The Handmaid's Tale - Character Analysis: Aunt Lydia

Today we drop the latest episode of our character analysis series. On this episode, we’ll be discussing Aunt Lydia, one of the most…unique characters in The Handmaid’s Tale television show on Hulu, played by the incredible Ann Dowd. We were first introduced to Lydia in the very first episode of Season 1 as the terrifying “Aunt” who had Janine’s eye removed at the first sign of an attitude from her. That made quite the first impression and she has continued to make many more memorable impressions as the show has continued through Season 5 so far.Eventually though, eccentric as it was, in some ways her repetitive behavior allowed both June and the audience to get a little bit of a handle on her motivations. In this episode we discuss those in depth. While we endeavored not to discuss The Testaments plot for the sake of those who haven’t read it, we have read it, and there are inevitable implications for her future in our discussion - so please don’t listen to this episode if you don’t want any of those! Whether you agree or disagree with our discussion, come find us on social media and share YOUR thoughts! We’d love to hear them and we post new content weekly while we wait for Season 6. So come find us on Instagram and Twitter….err X! And come back in another month or so for our next episode analysis - on one Luke Bankhole.