The show's premise is that, given half a chance, a critical mass of men would descend into some terrible oppressive cult dominating a resource of fertile women and controlling them to a pious pseudo religion. To me, all great fiction needs to stand on the ground of "Who we are...now lets change something (no matter how obscure) and literally examine what comes next". The vision of the writer seems completely askew in that regard... I would dare say it's actually misandristic. Apart from that, the writing is very well done. The show is painful to watch as these women are forced into situations not of their choice. They are subjected to a rigid protocol of behavior while being monitored by, essentially, a secret police force and their informants. This hard hitting fiction is severe to say the least. If it wasn't for the premise being so askew, it would be one of the best.
The idea that an insane pseudo religious cult would catch on so completely and with enough numbers that they would overwhelm all opposition and the rule of law and the US military overnight is ludicrous. When you start with such an askew premise, you might as well call it an "alternative reality". This show seems designed to demonize patriarchy and religion...two subjects (essentially) an Atheist and a militant feminist, like Margaret Atwood, clearly has strong feelings about. The show also seems to drag on and on. The actual book had a beginning and an end. It wasn't supposed to be a constant homage to sadism. At this point I'm ready to wait until the final season and just watch that because all the rest of it can be summarized with the words "The Religious Patriarchal Cult is Evil" which doesn't seem to be a good enough reason to waste another 40 hours witnessing. I've got better things to do with my time.
The idea that an insane pseudo religious cult would catch on so completely and with enough numbers that they would overwhelm all opposition and the rule of law and the US military overnight is ludicrous. When you start with such an askew premise, you might as well call it an "alternative reality". This show seems designed to demonize patriarchy and religion...two subjects (essentially) an Atheist and a militant feminist, like Margaret Atwood, clearly has strong feelings about. The show also seems to drag on and on. The actual book had a beginning and an end. It wasn't supposed to be a constant homage to sadism. At this point I'm ready to wait until the final season and just watch that because all the rest of it can be summarized with the words "The Religious Patriarchal Cult is Evil" which doesn't seem to be a good enough reason to waste another 40 hours witnessing. I've got better things to do with my time.
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