(ESP-ENG) The Testaments | A glimpse into the daughters of Gilead - Serie Review!
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
What is Gilead, you might ask? To answer that question, it would be good to start by watching The Handmaid's Tale, which ended last year after six seasons. For me, it's one of the best series I've ever seen and deserves to be seen by everyone. I feel it's a bit underrated and not as well-known as it should be. The Testaments is a sequel to that series, a work by the same author, Margaret Atwood, which tells the story of the younger women's lives within the hell that is Gilead. This story begins a few years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale season finale, so yes, it's essential to watch it.
But I'll also quickly explain what Gilead is. It's what used to be the United States, a nation born after a coup d'état against the Americans by an authoritarian and, above all, theocratic regime. This is triggered by a profound fertility crisis. The irony is that here, women are considered worthless, with no rights whatsoever, yet they are seen as the most precious commodity because of the constant pressure to produce children. Knowing this, The Testaments tells us about the lives of girls and teenagers and their experience of puberty, all within the context of events from previous years.
What's truly impressive about this story is how raw it is. We're dealing with a full-blown dystopia, although some might say that these things can be seen in the world today, which I agree with. If we look closely, we can find societies where women are considered nothing. It's not a matter of feminism or machismo; it's a matter of basic and existential rights, so don't think this is related to the struggles we see in the news today. It's a much deeper and more delicate issue. The context of this story is very broad, but basically, it's the commanders who rule this country, aided by the "aunties"—women who decided to abandon everything they were for the sake of the system. Something I liked about this sequel, this first season (because the second has already been announced), is that it followed in the footsteps of its predecessor in terms of tension, suspense, and anxiety.
It maintains the fighting spirit of those who oppose Gilead, a movement called "Mayday" led by June (Elisabeth Moss), who also appears here; it maintains the raw and brutal oppression of the system towards, in this case, "the daughters of Gilead"; everything related to the visuals and cinematography is a total spectacle, one of the best aspects of the series, and the essence of it all feels like something is always about to happen. It's a regime that imposes extreme surveillance and control, so it's really difficult to know where the oppression might come from. What has also made this plot so successful, among those of us who follow it, is that at times it's extremely difficult to watch because of how surreal everything can become, always for the worse.
The actresses are top-notch. Agnes (Chase Infinity), Daisy (Lucy Haliday), and Becca (Mattea Conforti) are stunning. Actually, they're all amazing, but as the leads, they carry more weight in their performances, and honestly, they're a 10/10. Watching how young women can't be young because they're subject to "God's work," which in the end is simply the decisions of these commanders, is, as I said, very dystopian. The series immerses us so well in that society that we feel genuine revulsion for some characters and empathy for others. I highly recommend it; for me, it's an 8/10. This sequel is well on its way, and since it's connected to The Handmaid's Tale, I can tell you it is and will be a sure success. It has 10 episodes and it's on Disney. Here's the trailer.
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Well folks, that's all for today. I hope you enjoyed it.
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