I'm obsessed with the series, even if it becomes increasingly uncomfortable to watch due to the amount of physical, emotional & mental torture the characters must go through. Season 2 is even gloomier and bleaker than Season 1 (and the mood is reflected in darker imagery), but it is also richer, larger in scale, more cinematic. It's also as brilliantly acted, directed & photographed as previous season and June gets the first taste of (limited & transient) freedom in "Unwoman". And there is a lot of really passionate sex in this episode and good erotic scenes are something I really appreciate in films.
I'm a big fan of the romance between June & Nick and think that it brings a bit of joy & warmth without which "The Handmaid's Tale" would become unbearable. I know that some viewers think that there is no place in such a grim and politically charged show for love triangles, steamy sex scenes & swooning over a hot actor (MM), but I'm one of those who love that. I actually think that the series would do better with a bit less of gruesomeness and a bit more of lighter themes.
I'm already beginning to get jaded when I read in reviews about the show as a metaphor for present time America, commentary on a situation of women and minorities and so on. I mean - there is some truth in these comparisons but all this stuff have been repeated too often and taken too far.
