'The Handmaid's Tale' Always Tests My Emotions, but This Moment Destroyed Me

There aren't many shows that can emotionally gut me like The Handmaid’s Tale. From the very beginning, it forced viewers to sit with deeply uncomfortable truths, exploring themes of power, oppression, and the desperate pursuit of freedom under a horrific regime. While the series is filled with brutal, unforgettable moments, one stands out as the most haunting for me: the death of Eleanor Lawrence (Julie Dretzin). In a world full of tragedy, Eleanor’s story remains one of the most quietly devastating. It wasn’t one of the show’s most graphic or dramatic deaths, but the circumstances around it and the emotional weight it carried have stayed with me all these years.