{"id":671638,"date":"2025-05-27T08:50:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T05:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-handmaids-tale-star-speaks-about-their-series-finale-return\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T08:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T05:50:36","slug":"the-handmaids-tale-star-speaks-about-their-series-finale-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-handmaids-tale-star-speaks-about-their-series-finale-return\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Star Speaks About Their Series Finale Return"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t[This story contains specific spoilers from The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> series<\/a> finale, titled \u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale.\u201d]<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tWhile looking into a window marked with the words, \u201cFreedom,\u201d June (Elisabeth Moss) and viewers of The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> heard a familiar voice.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBlessed be the fruit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe voice belonged to Alexis Bledel, who returned as Emily in the series finale of the Hulu series, which began streaming Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\n\tHer arrival was as much of a surprise to June (Elisabeth Moss) as it is to the audience who hasn\u2019t seen the OG handmaid since Bledel left the series after season four. Bledel, an original star who earned four nominations for her role on the Hulu dystopian series, departed without a specific explanation.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile the fifth season was in production, Bledel had said, \u201cAfter much thought, I felt I had to step away from\u00a0The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>\u00a0at this time. I am forever grateful to [showrunner]\u00a0Bruce Miller\u00a0for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the cast and crew for their support.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe series then explained her character Emily\u2019s absence in the fifth season premiere, when June is told by Emily\u2019s wife, Sylvia (Clea DuVall), that Emily decided to go back to Gilead to fight and find Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd), and that she called to say goodbye to her family, which included a young son. When June pushes to go save Emily, Sylvia tells June not to go after her, convinced they\u2019ll never see Emily again. \u201cIt\u2019s what she needed to do,\u201d says Sylvia. \u201cShe\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBledel spoke to The Hollywood Reporter <\/em>for a recent oral history on the series and about her return, which was an idea from series creator Bruce Miller, who wrote the final episode, \u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale,\u201d which was directed by Moss.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt was an immedia<\/a>te yes,\u201d she says of coming back for the series ending cameo. \u201cIt felt right to bring closure to Emily\u2019s journey and offer the audience a sense of completion. Bruce put together such a kind and talented group, and so many of the original crew were still there in season six. The production runs like a well-oiled machine \u2014 everyone brings their best. I\u2019m excited to see what they create in [sequel series]\u00a0The Testaments<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tAlexis Bledel, here with Moss, returned as Emily for the series finale.<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDisney\/Steve Wilkie<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tIn Emily\u2019s return, she and June continued the full-circle theme<\/a> of the final season by walking \u2014 in two \u2014 through the streets of a freed Boston after an embrace that called back their very first scene of the series (when, in voiceover, June called Emily a \u201cpious little shit\u201d). Long gone are their red cloaks as their city is now out from under Gilead\u2019s rule after success from the guerrilla resistance Mayday movement to take down the (fictional) fascist regime.<\/p>\n

\n\tEmily filled in the lost time, telling June she was a Martha for a Commander who was a friend and that she kept in touch with Sylvia and her son. \u201cSo, you weren\u2019t just gone?\u201d says June. \u201cOf course not,\u201d says Emily. \u201cThey\u2019re the reason I\u2019m fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe friends stopped in front of the wall and Emily pointed out the miracle of them being alive, together, to read the hopeful and inspiring words before them written<\/em> by women who are now free from Gilead. Next to the messages are two hanging guardians \u2014 instead of the familiar sight of two hanging handmaids, or Marthas, or \u201ctraitors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEmily urged June to adjust her definition of \u201cimpossible,\u201d and Bledel\u2019s cameo then ended with a dream sequence where June imagined if there never was a Gilead. June, Emily, Moira (Samira Wiley), a two-eyed Janine (Madeline Brewer), Rita (Amanda Brugel) and killed handmaids Alma (Nina Kiri) and Brianna (Bahia Watson) are seen laughing, embracing and singing Fleetwood Mac\u2019s \u201cLandslide\u201d in a karaoke bar.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI hope viewers take away to keep hope alive when things seem impossible,\u201d Bledel adds to THR<\/em> of her cameo. \u201cEven if it seems like seeds you plant couldn\u2019t possibly grow, plant seeds of hope anyway. You never know; they might find a way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tA dream sequence brought back several departed stars. Left to right: Madeline Brewer, Alexis Bledel, Nina Kiri, Amanda Brugel, Samira Wiley, Bahia Watson and Elisabeth Moss.<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDisney\/Steve Wilkie<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tWhen speaking to THR<\/em> about the series finale, Moss said that once Miller shared his early idea of bringing Bledel back for the final episode she was seton making it happen. Turns out, Bledel agreed. \u201cI said to him at the time, \u2018You realize now that you\u2019ve told me that, we have to do it.\u2019 It\u2019s not the easiest thing in the world to call an actor and be like, \u2018Can you come back for this one episode?\u2019 They\u2019re busy. \u2026 And she wanted to do it from the beginning. She didn\u2019t need convincing at all. My first official scene on day one [on set] was with Alexis. So it meant a lot to get to work with her again,\u201d said Moss.<\/p>\n

\n\tMiller added that her day back on set was a hug-fest.\u00a0\u201cShe cried and hugged people every four feet,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cit was wonderful to see her and Lizzie get right back into it after all that time. It\u2019s like watching the fucking Yankees bullpen every day with these guys. They\u2019re so good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Handmaid\u2019s Tale finale is now streaming on Hulu. Read THR\u2019s series oral history with the cast, creator and more, and our full series finale explainer with Bruce Miller and Elisabeth Moss.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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