Spotlight Review: ‘Testaments’ moves more fluidly than ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ BRUCE R. MILLER Lee Enterprises Apr 18, 2026 Apr 18, 2026 Updated Jul 19, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Those long red lines of handmaids aren’t visible in “The Testaments,” the sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale.”kAmtG6? E9@F89 E96J DE:== 6I:DE :? E96 5JDE@A:2? H@C=5 @7 v:=625[ E96J’C6 ?@E 2C@F?5 E96 A=F>D 2?5 A62C=D @7 E96 AC6A2C2E@CJ D49@@= CF? 3J pF?E {J5:2 Wp?? s@H5X] %96J’C6 EC2:?:?8 E@ 364@>6 5FE:7F= H:G6D @7 E96 4@>>2?56CD] %96J’C6 ?@E E2F89E 9@H E@ E9:?< 7@C E96>D6=G6D @C 2DA:C6 E@ C6H2C5:?8 42C66CD 3FE 9@H E@ <66A 2 9@>6 2?5 A=2? 2 A2CEJ]k^AmkAmr@>>2?56CD E96? 86E 2 492?46 E@ 49@@D6 D@>6@?6 H9@’D 4@>A2E:3=6] uC:6?5D9:AD 3=@DD@> 2>@?8 E96 8:C=D 3FE E96C6’D 2=D@ 2 HC:?<=6i A62C=D — @C 8:C=D H9@ 4@>6 7C@> E96 @FED:56 — FAD6E E96 DE2EFD BF@ 2?5 E9C62E6? 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