![]() Given all that, Atwood’s choice to make Aunt Lydia the de facto protagonist of her just-released Handmaid’s Tale sequel, The Testaments, is a risky one. Bruce Miller’s Hulu adaptation of the novel has tried to add nuance to the character, even giving her an emotional backstory-but the show’s efforts can feel contrived as they aim at creating sympathy for a character who hardly seems to deserve it. She is a figure immune to cajoling or deceit she is ruthless. This post contains spoilers for The Testaments.įew figures in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale are as purely terrifying as Aunt Lydia, the imperious instructor who indoctrinates handmaids into Gilead’s new world order. ![]()
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