Sometimes we look in the past to make sense of the present, and perhaps that's the case with The Handmaid's Tale. When author Margaret Atwood wrote her book in 1985, her motivation was to speculate where the panic over women's empowerment movements would lead the religious right of the United States. When the TV show adaptation was released by Hulu, it seemed to reflect the worst of religious extremism once again. Perhaps it's a sad thing that depictions of dystopias where women are subjugated remain relevant. Yet, it's also important that women-led shows like The Handmaid's Tale can talk about the subject and explore it without fear of being silenced.