? The sixth and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale is everything (most) fans wanted. June Osborne (Elizabeth Moss) returns to the screen with quite the flaming vengeance, determined to take down Gilead, the country that held her — and still holds her daughter — prisoner.

We’ve been sent good weather. The sixth season of The Handmaid’s Tale picks up right where season five left off, down to the very scene — though three years had passed between the release of both seasons, as avid viewers would be quick to remind you. The season kicks off strong with tensions running high between June and Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) — triggering a chain of anxiety-inducing events that ultimately lead to Serena’s return to Gilead… or rather, a more “lenient” version of the totalitarian patriarchal theocracy keeping women and children prisoners.

There aren’t any filler scenes. With just 10 episodes left to wrap up the 2017 Hulu Drama, every scene in the season delivers a much-needed revelation. The season — while hallmarked by the severely disturbing scenes we’ve come to expect of the show — proves difficult to not binge. With every episode ending on a high note, the show keeps you on the edge of your seat and reaching for the remote to play the episode after.

Praise be. Moss delivers an exemplary performance as June Osborne in season six, but Madeline Brewer (Janine) shined the brightest this season. The entire cast appears to have made use of the show’s three-year hiatus, seeing as everyone delivered stellar performances all around — we’re looking at you, Ann Dowd.

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum — Don’t let the bastards grind you down. And June Osborne certainly did not. Though plans often went awry, our crew of Mayday rebels don’t give up so easily. As certain revolutionary plans come into fruition, the season reaches its dramatic zenith on its 9th episode — which is aptly the top-rated episode of the season, with the finale providing closure on our favorite characters — a few of whom might not make it out alive, but we’ll keep our mouths sealed.

There’s… more? Following the series finale, a number of fans took to social media to let their frustrations known regarding the obscure fates of a select few, yet were quickly reminded that this is not exactly the end of The Handmaid’s Tale. Though curtains did indeed fall on the main series, the spin-off show, The Testaments, — based on Margaret Atwood’s sequel novel of the same name — is already in the works. Blessed be.

WHERE TO WATCH - All six seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale are available to stream on OSN+ and you can find the season six trailer on YouTube (runtime: 2:03).

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