The Handmaid's Tale Star Calls the Final Season a "War Cry of Hope" (Exclusive)

The Handmaid’s Tale provides a terrible reflection of today’s worldbut also a beacon of hope.

Amanda Brugel: They’re not kind of a beacon of hope.

They are a clear, direct, sort of just war cry of hope.

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They need to see action.

I think that they need to see a little more fight and less flight.

And it’s shown through a lot of different ways.

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It doesn’t necessarily mean aggressive fight[ing].

It can mean all sorts of different ways of fighting and standing up, of quietly resisting.

I say that as Rita, as being sort of a secret assassin, silent, quiet enemy.

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And we didn’t let people think that for a long time.

This is a human story.

There are no superheroes.

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It’s about, what would we do if we were in this situation?

And that’s the through-line of our show.

It’s finding empathy with people in the worst of situations.

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Amanda Brugel: Fans haven’t seen Rita’s gangster side, really.

[You get] little glimpses, little snippets, but full gangster Rita?

They haven’t seen her, but they will in Season 6.

I was very, I was very surprised.

Comedy people are so much more serious than drama actors.

And I had the time of my life.

I will miss forever laughing and being just fools together with this beautiful, wonderful, talented cast.