A Woman's Place
- Episode aired May 17, 2017
- TV-MA
- 55m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
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When a trade delegation from Mexico comes to Gilead, June discovers several shocking secrets.When a trade delegation from Mexico comes to Gilead, June discovers several shocking secrets.When a trade delegation from Mexico comes to Gilead, June discovers several shocking secrets.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film the Waterfords go to see in the flashback is an MGM release; the signature lion's roar is quite audible as it starts. MGM is presenting this series.
- GoofsWhen Serena Joy is waiting for her husband in a hallway in a US government building, in a flashback 32 minutes into the episode, there is a huge antique brass mailbox next to her on the wall which very clearly has the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom, because the series is actually filmed in Canada.
- Quotes
Serena Joy Waterford: Please remove the damaged ones.
Aunt Lydia Clements: Mrs. Waterford, ma'am, whatever punishment these girls had to endure was for the greater good. They deserve to be honored just like everyone else.
Serena Joy Waterford: And we do honor them. But you don't put the bruised apples at the top of the crate. Do you?
- SoundtracksWild Is the Wind
Written by Dimitri Tiomkin (uncredited) and Ned Washington (uncredited)
Performed by Nina Simone
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Episode 6 'A Woman's Place' Review: A Chilling, Fantastic Spotlight On Serena Joy
There are multiple ways to make a TV show sensational. The director can choose to include dazzling action sequences, or he/she can mix genres, or they could craft a storyline pivotal to the show as a whole. However, one of the most essential aspects to making a good TV show is creating a strong, superior backstory for it's main characters, or supporting characters.
'A Woman's Place' the sixth episode of The Handmaid's Tale presents a remarkably melancholy backstory for Serena Joy and Commander Waterford, while at the same time continuing June's/Offred's storyline to great effect. Even though these two characters can be ruthless at times, you also can't help but feel bad for them after this momentous, phenomenal episode.
Sometimes the thing that can make a standalone episode mediocre is when the director chooses to focus on one or two characters too much. While 'A Woman's Place' definitely tends to focus more on the Waterford's, we also get some great moments between Nick and June/Offred following the immensely important finale of the last episode, 'Faithful'.
Overall, 'A Woman's Place' succeeds in every area, more so than 'Faithful'. It gives us incredible backstories, a much faster paced episode, and a fantastic monlogue delivered by Elisabeth Moss at the end of the episode. Continue the magnificent work everybody!
Episode 6: 'A Woman's Place' =98% -2 points taken off for being slow moving (much less though)
'A Woman's Place' the sixth episode of The Handmaid's Tale presents a remarkably melancholy backstory for Serena Joy and Commander Waterford, while at the same time continuing June's/Offred's storyline to great effect. Even though these two characters can be ruthless at times, you also can't help but feel bad for them after this momentous, phenomenal episode.
Sometimes the thing that can make a standalone episode mediocre is when the director chooses to focus on one or two characters too much. While 'A Woman's Place' definitely tends to focus more on the Waterford's, we also get some great moments between Nick and June/Offred following the immensely important finale of the last episode, 'Faithful'.
Overall, 'A Woman's Place' succeeds in every area, more so than 'Faithful'. It gives us incredible backstories, a much faster paced episode, and a fantastic monlogue delivered by Elisabeth Moss at the end of the episode. Continue the magnificent work everybody!
Episode 6: 'A Woman's Place' =98% -2 points taken off for being slow moving (much less though)
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