Yvonne Strahovski sees the cracks starting to form for Serena in 'The Handmaid's Tale'

[@lucylamazares4687]

I think she'll be nominated for an Emmy and/or Golden Globe for her role as Serena. She's been truly magnificent.

[@shlidgn90]

Lucy Lamazares I think she might win this year. After watching this years screener, I have her and Elizabeth Moss as the favorites.

[@lucylamazares4687]

Where did you watch the screener? Thanks!

[@GeekFurious]

You just put Emmy and Golden Globe in the same sentence like... one is close to the other. A Golden Globe is a joke award. She'll be up for an Emmy... and she should win. The Golden Globes can go launch themselves into space.

[@stelladt2532]

not only nominated but she HAS TO WIN! She deserves all the awards

[@maggiemcfly5267]

Nominated for a golden Globe, praise be

[@hulyepicsa]

Serena is definitely the most interesting character on the show and I’m obsessed with the relationship between her and June. However this interviewer makes these interviews feel like such a drag, so miserable and low energy 🙄🔫

[@lanecrescent4161]

diaur Agree! He's SUCH a drag. Crashing great bloody bore. He needs a new job.

[@kali7906]

diaur I disagree.. I think he really gets into the show and understands the characters. I like him.

[@brianyell3511]

The interviewer isn’t upbeat at all. I like that he is very into the show, but he doesn’t have a very upbeat personality, so it makes it a bit uncomfortable to watch at times

[@theadoreealexis]

Watching at a 1.5x speed helps a lot.

[@rayjaymor8754]

How did this interviewer get this job? I really commend Yvonne for managing to not fall asleep... I needed two cups of coffee to get through this...

[@toddsperling2047]

He sounds like some NPR dude.

[@rebeccadvnprt85]

Right

[@vanessagibson6893]

lol its so bad

[@bonbonS1969]

I don't think he watched the show

[@1958darkstar]

God, she’s beautiful! And holy shit is he a terrible interviewer. Yvonne actually carries the interview.

[@Other3.5]

It's funny how the interviewer says he doesn't want to refer to June as Offred, yet calling Serena Joy "Mrs Fred Waterford" is the same thing (her own name is erased and she is reduced to being "of Fred" as well). Some viewers may not immediately realize this, as one usage of this re-naming of women as symbolic property of their husbands is still very common.

[@LexiUnicorn]

what an amazing actress, so happy she has been able to show she is more than beautiful face! I see her in oscar winning films in the future. Serena is the most interesting character and now in episode 9, season 2, you can see her humanity and guilt seeping through, without her even saying a word.... What an actress!

[@kali7906]

She’s so beautiful! Well spoken, intelligent, talented, she’s pretty much got it all. I could listen to her talk all day.

[@Mrcelebrity07]

Praise Be.

[@nightslasher9384]

Praise be.

[@TeroTheShortOne]

Under His eye.

[@camilleyaelgotthart3228]

under his eye.

[@shakedhn]

Mey the force be with you

[@xunchen1838]

Under his eye

[@jscho8674]

Terrific interview. If she isn't nominated for an Emmy it will be highway robbery.

[@-jiyuujin-]

Such a likeable person. It's a pleasure to listen to her her speak. She's also...absolutely stunning!

[@fredflintstone9657]

Absolutely stunning? Never noticed....🤪😍

[@Investigativebean]

All of the acting is pretty incredible. The last scene in episode 9 took my breath away. Moss is brilliant.

[@npeace312]

She is amazing as Serena. I just want to see June reunited with her daughter.

[@lj0339]

Have you seen the trailer for the next episode (ep 10) ?? 😵 Now, I have literally no idea for sure, but I really think that that’s what the Commander gives her as a ‘gift’: a short visit with Hannah before she’s due to give birth (which she’s sooo having a girl I bet)

[@cathieharris6122]

Serena advocated for Gilead and it's rules. Now that she's living it, I would LOVE to see her lead the revolution.

[@josephtaylor1009]

Cathie Harris oh she’s at the point where she is going to join the revolt against Gildead they took her finger for standing up for what she believed and that very powerful scene where she says goodbye to holly is the nail in the coffin for her

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

She’s the most complicated character on the series. A flashback of #SerenaSurfing would be merely: Utterly #delightful!

[@lemsip207]

She was the architect of Gilead but hadn't planned for it to turn out like that. All she wanted was a return to the 1950's USA not be like the Christian equivalent of the Taliban.

[@nathy0308]

Why haven't they talked about the fact that it's so obvious how serena WANTED offred to come in? When she covers her mouth and starts crying...

[@kali7906]

Nathy F. That was such a gut wrenching scene. It would have been so touching if Serena had let her in. What a shame.

[@mawell9442]

Fussy Puss I agree!!😞, but I think serene had to maintain her authority even after what just happened.

[@veggiesarefruits]

Exactly. It's so sad. However, she did elude to it when she mentioned that they WANT to be friends, but they can't, due to their circumstances. If you think about it, everyone in Gilead is trying to survive, but depending on their status, the way they survive has to be different. So for Serena, she survives by keeping control over the household and keeping boundaries between herself and June and Rita. If she loosens up and allows them too much freedom, it could end in the Guardians thinking she is part of the resistance and hanging her from the wall. Serena craves connection so much because she can't even be with her husband anymore, and she can't have any real friends, so the only way for her to be able to connect is to have a baby. So it's no wonder that she's so obsessed with controlling June and getting that baby.

[@dougwilson1058]

Horrible interviewer who makes the viewer wonder, "Does his dad own the paper?" That is simply not where my head should be during an interview with a star like this.

[@grammapug]

She is so beautiful. Amazing actress!

[@celticgypsy6067]

Fred's not emotionally involved , he has alot of resentment because he knows the baby is not his. We'll probably see some of that manifest in further episodes.

[@TheBlusin]

My dear Yvonne...it s impossible to explain how much I love you....please smile smile and smile again because you make our world a better world

[@ChanelCoco-pk7mp]

Aww congratulations to the beautiful Yvonne on her pregnancy she is going to be such an amazing Mum 😘 I love her in The Handmaid’s Tale she is an awesome actress. She’s going to be such a yummy mummy too and you just know her baby is going to look absolutely adorable 💕

[@patriciagriswold6060]

Chanel Coco I thought her face looked fuller, I didn't know she was pregnant.

[@AmethystEyes]

She has such a cute baby bump. Congrats on the baby! Yvonne is an amazing actress and her talent and hard work really show.

[@user-qb1nw1zi3f]

Tell your interviewer to learn to listen.

[@lauriegamble6060]

She seems so grounded and likeable. I'd also like to know how she unwinds on a day to day basis.

[@fredflintstone9657]

Well, she's pregnant here, so....😍

[@Sara-md8nu]

I wouldve never guessed she is Australian. I never picked that accent up from the show.

[@toddsperling2047]

Every now and then it slips.

[@lj0339]

A lot of the main actors on the show have accents irl (Nick, Luke, Serena, and I think Waterford, to name a few!)

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

Apparently they couldn't get Rebel Wilson

[@josephtaylor1009]

She’s lived in America for 10 years and has played multiple Americans so her accent is very americanized

[@jessicalt4121]

Why some nasty and disrespectful comments? Is it easier nowadays to insult others than to think and articulate complex and descriptive thoughts and words. When men talk the same to women, the reactions by women are not what I read here. Thinking and articulating one’s thoughts in a more respectful manner Would have a positive effect on society rather slowly destroying it with a lack of common courtesies.

[@nicholashilton2514]

Jessica LT Agreed! He isn’t a terrible interviewer, maybe just new. I agree with some people - he needs to wait his turn and learn to listen to his guest but he did just fine. Why do we have to insult each other? Ugh.

[@kali7906]

Jessica LT agreed!

[@carpediem8395]

She and June are the metaphors for middleeast women still having the similar difficulties and hopelessness in our real time. I hope that every woman in every corner of the world be free and safe 🙏

[@mjinba07]

One of the extraordinary strengths of Atwood's novel was the message it delivered. In order to move beyond the book, the series has stepped away from that message, either to delay it or to change it altogether. I really hope the series is developing towards an end point and doesn't go the way of TWD - just milking season after season of dark drama, recycling the same plot devices over and over. What a disservice that would be to the viewers, to women, to America.

[@hinahinananoha7783]

mjinba07 Wow, fresh point. The book is definitely saying that the world BEFORE was nothing to be desired. In the movie we don't see that.

[@veggiesarefruits]

TWD?

[@nichellepeters5195]

So freakin awesome! She is AMAZING as an actress and I love all these comments!!! So intense you seriously just love to hate her but mostly hate her lol

[@JamieBarrington]

They need to just give her all the Emmy's. She has and continues to blow me away with her talent.

[@asliyase]

Interviewer cuts her off WAY TOO MUCH

[@rayjaymor8754]

Which is a massive problem 'cos she is by far the more interesting talker of the two...

[@santiagodemarte]

What's really interesting about Serena's journey, for me, is the fact that she's so picky with why, when and who's receiving her empathy. And the story pushes her to the limit with it. Be a mother was all about what REALLY matters to Serena. I can't wait to see who she will with all that stuff out of her system. She kinda lost everything. It's also interesting how Yvone Strahovki is synked with the whole narrative. She seems to know where is everything at, through the entire second season episodes. Madeline Breewer always seems so detached from the whole plot which, I think, it's totally intentional. I'm think she's consciously unaware of everything in order to keep her acting 'clean' and true with the idea that Janine itself keeps her mind 'safe' from reality. What amazes me on the show is how everything seems to be perfectly calculated and the cast is soooo smart.

[@veggiesarefruits]

I got the feeling from Madeline Brewer that she is really not the brightest star in the sky, and that she really doesn't grasp how important this show is to the culture right now. She's kinda like her character, Janine, in a sense. Just skipping along, unaware of what's happening around her. I think she just sees this as a fun acting job, which I suppose is fine. But it definitely makes for bad interviews and therefore not good press for the show because she can't answer any of the questions and sounds like a bimbo.

[@aidan6480]

It so funny how she is the only cast member who refers to the character as Offred 😂

[@josephtaylor1009]

Aidan Carroll yea it’s like Yvonne her name is June

[@nathy0308]

Ooh I'm watching Wild Wild Country now too!!

[@bethanycook8124]

She s amazing!!

[@zammmerjammer]

13:45 -- "He's a tool." LOL 😆 Anyone else hear someone behind the scenes cracking up at that...??? Ha ha ha!

[@stelladt2532]

She needs to be nominated and WIN for the all season of awards, her Serena Joy is A M A Z I N G! And the scenes June/Serena are the best things this season

[@abemagic10]

*Go Yvonne!!

[@margotsiobhan]

Seh would‘ve been a perfect Captain Marvel. Love her acting in The Handmaid‘s Tale 👌🏼

[@kater6554]

I actually liked the interviewer

[@gizmaticopappy1524]

Awesome actress. Beautiful woman

[@fredflintstone9657]

Wow. She did two interviews with this guy. He's boring af. On the other hand, she's great. Still got the stems and everything. On the gripping hand, he DID get her to come back, somehow....

[@Alex-xh2tb]

Yes I noticed he interviewed her 2 consecutive years. Seems like she doesn’t think him the way we think. Definitely she has different thought process. Haha

[@MsJilsephonie]

God shes gorgeous!!! those Polish genes her and Emily are the most comlex characters on the show

[@DiamondTurtle]

Although this is a wonderful and thought provoking interview, the audio quality on this video sucks. I have the volume on my iPhone turned all the way up and I can barely hear them.

[@BostonAmy]

As reprehensible as Serena can be, I always come back to rooting for her.

[@toddsperling2047]

She was great on Dexter!

[@fredflintstone9657]

She was THE BEST on "Chuck".

[@camdenwhitman8988]

i think he meant to say *Sarah Walker*

[@FromHeaventoEarthTarot]

blessed be the 🍉🍎🍏🍐🍇🍍

[@RavinMode]

may the force be with you

[@josephtaylor1009]

Blessed be the fruitloops

[@millieknockit4916]

I've finished season 2 episode 9, and I don't feel for Serena. Sorry, but if she does a 180 at some time in the future...I just won't believe it. She's done too many cruel things even under Gilead rules that she hasn't had to do. And I've watched the promo for episode 10, and she's totally focused on being a mom and seems to have forgotten the lessons she should have learned in Canada. Serena is a damaged person...at least that's the way you're playing her, and this kind of damage starts in early childhood. I appreciate you as an actress. "Chuck", "Dexter" (both pretty violent women), and now this. Congrats on your baby.

[@IkonD98]

Queen

[@MissHilPaige]

This interviewer is making Yvonne work so hard! She seems uncomfortable from the very beginning.

[@dimitriosdesmos4699]

do i only find her really pretty?...maybe its the chuck influence

[@LadyJay882]

Interviewer seems unprepared

[@fredflintstone9657]

I thought he was prepared....he's just so boring....

[@nelsoncheng4638]

She has all the fingers on her hands. What a twisted cult this Sons of Jacob is. I hope fans don't believe the theology of this cult.

[@Uummannaqsong]

I wanted to watch this but the way she kept switching accents is so strange, I couldn't focus on what she says.

[@aldunlop4622]

That’s your problem.

[@shoshana8651]

Wygląda tu bardzo Polsko...

[@byzinski]

I’m in love 🥰 Absolutely stunning beautiful gorgeous woman 💓💓💓 “Sexist !!!!” Sorry, just telling a truth 😄

[@portiawest7762]

He's not a very good interviewer here.

[@caitlynmuniz3143]

So weird to see her pregnant when she's a Commander's wife...lol. But no seriously congrats

[@kathleena___]

lousy host sorry 🙏🏻

[@jonimoore5081]

😴

[@babyshark154]

he is not doin a great job

[@cscreative5460]

In this show just like in some aspects of life they take parts of the Bible and dramatize them, making them so literal and bad but other parts they ignore like kindness and lack of judgement. I’m just realizing Serena and Fred are not sleeping in the same room and seemingly don’t have sex. That’s an office, not a bedroom so why is he in there at night or all the time? It makes no sense.

[@buffy611]

Because, with the lack of sex in a marriage, comes the lack of intimacy and lack of unity. It separates a couple. And, with extremist groups that use religion as their way of making their deluded thoughts on how the world should be and only use what is good for them.