The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 Premiere: Off The Book, The Series Still Unsettles
By Andrea Thompson
When I was waiting for my sister to give birth to her first child, I fell into conversation with a nurse, as often happens when you hang out at a hospital for a long time. She asked me whether I had any kids, and when I said no, if I was planning to. I answered once again in the negative. She then looked at me seriously and said, “You know, this is probably going to be the most meaningful thing your sister has ever done.”