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Oprah blesses The Handmaid’s Tale with a beacon of hope

By Erin Qualey

THE HANDMAID'S TALE -- "Holly" -- Episode 211 -- Offred faces a grueling challenge alone as she recalls her life as a mother. Serena Joy and the Commander deal with the fallout of their actions towards Offred. Offred (Elisabeth Moss), shown. (Photo by:George Kraychyk/Hulu)
THE HANDMAID'S TALE -- "Holly" -- Episode 211 -- Offred faces a grueling challenge alone as she recalls her life as a mother. Serena Joy and the Commander deal with the fallout of their actions towards Offred. Offred (Elisabeth Moss), shown. (Photo by:George Kraychyk/Hulu) /
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Yes, friends, that was Oprah on The Handmaid’s Tale this week. And she was exactly what we needed.

Praise be. Queen Oprah has arrived on The Handmaid’s Tale. Well, sort of.

This week the series delivered an extraordinary episode that chronicled the lone survival of a heavily pregnant June (Elisabeth Moss) after being abandoned at an unoccupied mansion in the middle of nowhere.

As June peruses the property, she stumbles upon an vintage muscle car in the garage. After a bit of snooping in the house, she locates the keys. Curious, she heads back to the car and flicks the keys in the ignition. It roars to life. Then, she tests out the radio. Lo and behold… Oprah.

Oprah’s full voice over can be read below:

"“Broadcasting from somewhere in the great white North. And now, this news. The American government in Anchorage today received promises of economic aid from India and China. In the United Kingdom, additional sanctions on Gilead were announced as well as plans to raise the cap on American refugees relocating from Canada. Now a tune to remind everyone who’s listening, American patriot or Gilead traitor, that we are still here. Stars and stripes forever, baby.”"

Then, the opening notes of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Hungry Heart’ cheerily blare from the radio. June cracks a rare smile.

Oprah and Springsteen. The only thing more American is apple pie.

Upon hearing this transmission – indicating that are people fighting for justice and sanity beyond Gilead’s borders – June is energized to plot an escape. She encounters obstacle after obstacle in her quest for freedom, but she’s been possessed by the holy spirit of Oprah, and so she soldiers on despite all the odds being stacked against her.

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Oddly enough, this message comes at a time where The Handmaid’s Tale is eerily mirroring the humanitarian crisis created by our own government. And, while there may be slim chance of an Oprah 2020 ticket, her dulcet voice and stoic manner forever power us toward a brighter future.

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ premieres new episodes every Wednesday on Hulu. 

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