“Holly” is obviously (somewhat painfully) a “filler” episode, shot very quickly, utilizing the location from “The Last Ceremony,” with three speaking parts and a celebrity cameo. Because the producers didn’t have a plan for the additional episode order, “Holly” becomes a tedious, minimalist exercise in “survival.” This is also when I notice that fans are becoming impatient with the show’s structure; to such a degree that they begin to question everything that had happened up to this point.
Previously on As Gilead Turns … when we last left June, she was trapped in an enormous, vacant house after a tearful reunion with her daughter, Hannah, and Nick was arrested and taken into custody. Will Luke admit that Nick loves June? Like sands in the hourglass … these are the Handmaids of our Lives … There was some speculation going around that the producers of The Handmaid’s Tale received a commitment for ten episodes (same as the previous year), but then Hulu asked for an additional three, which puts us now at episode eleven in this series. The problem is that when the Network asks for more episodes, they’re required to put up the money to produce those episodes. “Holly” is obviously (somewhat painfully) a “filler” episode, shot very quickly, utilizing the location from “The Last Ceremony,” with three speaking parts and a celebrity cameo. Because the producers didn’t…
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