The cast and creators of Handmaid's Tale have been teasing a new tagline for Season 2: "Gilead is within you." And the new trailer hints at exactly what that disturbing phrase means.
"Is this what freedom looks like?" June/Offred asks, when we pick back up where the Season 1 cliffhanger left off -- as she escapes in a truck that looks more like a prison.
June realizes that there is no way out when "Gilead is within you." In a literal and metaphorical sense, as she carries both the trauma of it with her, and the child born of Gilead's regime.
The trailer is filled with more of the beautifully haunting images that made Season 1 such an evocative and groundbreaking show.
The handmaids move together as one, in a symmetry that reflects both their oppression and solidarity. From a scene of them being forced to kneel in the rain as punishment, and what appears to be a mass hanging akin to the Salem witch trial -- their defiance from Season 1 has left them in a dire situation.
The trailer also hints at the larger roles that more minor characters from last season will play. Rita (the "Martha" of the Waterford house) and Nick appear to be teaming up, while June's daughter Hannah also promises to make a return. Alexis Bledel is also thankfully reprising her Emmy-nominated role as Emily, after she's sent to the dreaded colonies.
Most tantalyzingly, we see a glimpse of June running away -- somewhere. Perhaps finally escaping Gilead. But, again, is there anyway to escape the horrors they experienced?
Handmaid's Tale Season 2 premieres on April 25, and you can learn more about every detail we already know about it here.
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