‘The Handmaid’s Story’ Brings [Spoiler] Again for Collection Finale in Main Return

[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale series finale.]

The Handmaid’s Story introduced an unique star again within the collection finale in an enormous shock for followers. The transfer to convey this character again for one ultimate scene made for a pleasant second of reconnection within the after of Mayday’s liberation of Boston seen within the penultimate episode of the collection.

Alexis Bledel returned as Emily within the collection finale, titled “The Handmaid’s Story,” obtainable on Hulu as of Could 27 at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT. Emily was a fixture of The Handmaid’s Story from the very first episode up till her surprising exit within the Season 4 finale.

Season 5 started with a proof of Emily’s absence when June (Elisabeth Moss) reconnected with Emily’s spouse, Sylvia (Clea DuVall), who revealed that she had returned to Gilead to struggle for the resistance and seek out Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd). Emily was by no means heard from or seen once more. However that modified in The Handmaid’s Story collection finale. Bledel’s Emily seems in a scene with June within the episode.

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Bledel received an Emmy for her efficiency in The Handmaid’s Story Season 1, which noticed her character expertise among the present’s most annoying physique horror, such because the surgical removing of her clitoris as punishment for preventing again in opposition to these in Gilead making an attempt to interrupt her and the opposite trapped handmaids.

Emily went on to flee Gilead with June’s assist and make a brand new life in Canada, however reconnecting along with her spouse and their son was a protracted and tough course of. She dedicated herself to it nonetheless earlier than feeling the urge to return to Gilead and attempt to take down the regime from the within.

One other presumed-dead character got here again within the Season 6 premiere: Holly, June’s mom performed by Cherry Jones, who had beforehand solely been seen in flashbacks.

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