The level of calm and rational thought some viewers expect from a lead character who was abducted and had her daughter stolen, and then was raped, brutalised and beaten for years on end is simply astonishing. Also the claims that she is 'selfish' are so ridiculous it's actually funny - did she not just save 83 children from a life spent in a violent, patriarchal tyranny? Would a selfish character not have taken advantage of an opportunity to escape Gilead? EITHER time?
Sure there are moments where you're left frustrated and shouting at the screen due to the occasional poor judgement of her character - but again, why on God's green earth would you expect someone who's endured what she's endured to always be in a totally rational and calm state of mind? It would be far more unrealistic if she was still thinking totally clearly all the time. She's obviously unstable, but has still managed to free many children. And yes, people have died along the way, sometimes as a result of her actions, but again, we're back to 'maybe there's a teeny tiny chance that all of those years of rape, brutalisation and violence has had somewhat of an effect on her mental state'... Some people...
Sure there are moments where you're left frustrated and shouting at the screen due to the occasional poor judgement of her character - but again, why on God's green earth would you expect someone who's endured what she's endured to always be in a totally rational and calm state of mind? It would be far more unrealistic if she was still thinking totally clearly all the time. She's obviously unstable, but has still managed to free many children. And yes, people have died along the way, sometimes as a result of her actions, but again, we're back to 'maybe there's a teeny tiny chance that all of those years of rape, brutalisation and violence has had somewhat of an effect on her mental state'... Some people...
