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But she couldnt do it.

Ann Dowd’s Lydia in The Handmaid’s Tale, pre-Gilead.

After he leaves, she weeps in her bathroom and shatters the mirror with her hands.

That doesnt make her a good person.

But it certainly is interesting.

A blissful, pre-Gilead Christmas.

We are required by law to report moral weakness.

You have to wait for marriage.

Its the work of the devil.

Women take a backseat.

Theres shame that she did it because shes the woman and she shouldnt have done it.

I will continue to teach.

Not every household and handmaid is a good fit, says Aunt Lydia, turning the wheel.

Environment cannot be underestimated as an influence.

Sometimes its the apple and sometimes its the barrel.

Something about that depresses me.

I know its kind of stupid, but then to see them sitting around and drinking sherry and gossiping?

Thank you very much, I love it.

It was also Dowds first time trying karaoke in her life.

We had to jump in with everything we had, she said.

John and I got on immediately and it was so fun, as mortifying as karaoke is.

Plus, you gotta practice that harmony, man, and there was none of that going on.

It was fast and it was just a blast.

Youre not wondering when theyll snap, just what will happen when they do.

And so, I thought it would have been hard for Ofmatthew.

Besides, there is another compelling reason to keep Aunt Lydia around longer, Miller says.

So shes central to ours.

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