In my entirely personal opinion, as someone who enjoyed the book but was weary on the idea of watching many seasons of a TV show adaptation of this particular story: short answer, yes.
Longer answer: I think seasons 1-3 are definitely much slower and sadder than they need to be, a long trauma parade, which does have good character arcs, but it's kind of a slog. But Seasons 4-5 really pick up and take a new direction that to me is much more exciting and engaging and very worth it. I rarely tell people to skip episodes when watching shows but this is one where I'd say you could skip some of seasons 2-3 if you're feeling burnt on the trauma of Gilead but want to see the story move forward.
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Reply to Is the handmaids tale worth watching past Season 1? by RudeEtuxtable
In my entirely personal opinion, as someone who enjoyed the book but was weary on the idea of watching many seasons of a TV show adaptation of this particular story: short answer, yes.
Longer answer: I think seasons 1-3 are definitely much slower and sadder than they need to be, a long trauma parade, which does have good character arcs, but it's kind of a slog. But Seasons 4-5 really pick up and take a new direction that to me is much more exciting and engaging and very worth it. I rarely tell people to skip episodes when watching shows but this is one where I'd say you could skip some of seasons 2-3 if you're feeling burnt on the trauma of Gilead but want to see the story move forward.