Hmm...this is feeling less and less like a dire dystopian cautionary tale and more and more like a typically cliched female author's rape/sub fantasy (a la FSoG, but in this case written by a feminist who apparently also likes to be on top). Not having read the original, I'm wondering if it's just the screenplay, but whatever is the case, I'm rapidly losing interest.
Also Elisabeth Moss needs to see a vocal/diction coach. There were at least 3 lines of hers which remained totally incomprehensible no matter how many times I flicked back and re-listened, while at least another 4 required more than 2 replays to catch the intended dialogue. Actually, that's the director's fault really, but anyway, not great.
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@kanootcha comparing margaret atwood to e l james is the worst thing you could do. james is absolutely not a feminist, shes a shame to all women everywhere and her work is pure abuse, rape and fantasy. margaret atwood is a very highly and rightly praised author. shes graduated from harvard and her books shed light on womens issues. the openness of sex in this episode was just to show contrast with the new dystopian society. same as you, i havent read the book. i have read her other books, the one i have studied very deeply is oryx and crake which holds zero feminist agenda. shes very intelligent and if you watch her interviews you will see that shes very sophisticated and full of bright ideas. e l james is simply a horrible writer. i havent watched the movies because after i read the first book i felt disgusted. she writes like an 8 year old and her topic was simply created to please desperate stuck delusional domestic middle aged women. if margaret atwood is the joan rivers of female authors, james is an untalented uninteresting amy schumer
