What they did to Emily's character is so fucked up after everything she went through. They could've addressed Alexis Bledel’s exit by having her character move elsewhere with her wife and son for a fresh start. But going back to Gilead? Hell no.
I gotta say the way they wrote Emily out of the show is out of character. I thought they will write that she stayed with her wife and son to move on and that's how her story would end with the new beginning, going back to Gilead is so wrong for her because not only she left the family she fought so hard for but we also don't know her faith, she's going back to the start. Going back after being one of the handmaids that killed the commander is a suicide and she is supposed to know this. She was always up for resistance but I thought she would find peace after s4 finale. It's like a chicken that ran off from slaughterhouse but came back because she thinks she'll do better this time.
What Alexis Bledel did on The Handmaid’s Tale was nothing short of exceptional. Such a haunting portrayal as a lesbian put through absolute hell under Gilead. Gave us some of the most memorable, powerful moments of the series in the performance of her life. Will be sorely missed on the show. ☹️
ETA: To be clear, she's just leaving the series. Nobody died, haha. And hopefully her character won't die on the show... but apparently this read like an obit, so I’ve updated. 😂
Chapters: 170/170
Fandom: The Handmaid's Tale (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Summary:
This enormous piece of crack fic is finally finished. we had a great time writing it, but it’s time to put this story to bed. Thanks to everyone for your support.
Everything changes for Serena Waterford the day Aunt Lydia decided to teach the Handmaids a lesson by staging a mass hanging in Fenway Park. Offred, (June), Serena's Handmaid, is pregnant, and Serena will stop at nothing to save her and her baby. Four days alone in a hospital room, and sharing Serena's bedroom at the Waterford's for several weeks, causes inevitable changes in their previously antagonistic and sometimes violent relationship. June holds a mirror up to Serena and she doesn't like what she sees. She sees what she might be without the need for bitterness and loneliness in her life. Gilead has lost it's shine, and they both need to escape, for themselves and the baby June carries. The story is long and takes them on a journey inside themselves, as well as outside the borders. Tragedy can't seem to escape them--but neither can the miracles.
This piece diverges from canon quite substantially, and that is the intention.
The way the “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds” quote was introduced in Oppenheimer during a sex scene is fucking hilarious. Christopher Nolan was so wild for choosing to do it like that.