The Handmaid's Tale: Shock as Channel 4 airs X-RATED sex scenes in graphic adaptation
THE HANDMAID’S TALE continued last night with an X-rated brothel scene that left Channel 4 viewers surprised.
Raunchy scene shocks viewers of The Handmaid's Tale
Ending with high emotions, the show also hinted at Offred’s (played by Elisabeth Moss) death “on the wall”.
This evening, the Commander (played by Joseph Fiennes) surprised Offred with a secret adventure to a brothel in Gilead.
The episode also saw how Nick's (Max Minghella) troubled past prompted his recruitment by the Sons of Jacob, but that his relationship with Offred could see her killed if news was to get out.
Channel 4’s US drama series is set in a dystopian society that treats women as property of the state, forcing those who are fertile into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world.
#HandmaidsTale the visual description of the brothel Jezabel is more disturbing than the book
With a graphic hanging scene followed by Offred making her way through a scary brothel, fans praised the broadcaster for making the visuals “more disturbing” than Margaret Atwood’s book.
One viewer tweeted: “#HandmaidsTale the visual description of the brothel Jezabel is more disturbing than the book.”
“Perfectly cast. The best thing on telly #handmaidstale,” posted another.
A third wrote: “Bl**dy adoring the #HandmaidsTale. Please can this series never end. I felt the same reading the book... numerous times. @Channel4.”
“Nick's an eye. Never explicit in novel where loyalty really lies and if Offred can trust him, but he's her ally, he cares for her #handmaidstale,” noted another.
Speaking about the brothel scene, a fifth added: “This is the scariest place & now she's gone walkabout. Very brave but my nerves can't take it! #handmaidstale.”
The Handmaid’s Tale continues next Sunday on Channel 4 at 10pm.