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The Best Episodes of The Handmaid's Tale Season 4

Every episode of The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Handmaid's Tale Season 4!

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Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 1 - Pigs
    7.8/10(3705 votes)

    #1 - Pigs

    S4:E1

    On the run, June and the fugitive Handmaids seek refuge. In Gilead, Aunt Lydia reels from the loss of 86 children on Angels’ Flight. The combative Waterfords, in custody in Toronto, learn of June’s feat.

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  2. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 2 - Nightshade
    7.9/10(3265 votes)

    #2 - Nightshade

    S4:E2

    June plots revenge at the local Jezebels, before she and the Handmaids plan to leave the farm for the next safe house. In Toronto, Moira deals with the fallout of June’s choices, and Serena and Fred are bound together by a miracle.

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  3. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 3 - The Crossing
    8.4/10(4354 votes)

    #3 - The Crossing

    S4:E3

    Captured by Gilead, June faces a vengeful Aunt Lydia and endures a torturous interrogation. Nick and Lawrence collaborate to protect June. In Toronto, Luke struggles with how to help June and Hannah.

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  4. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 4 - Milk
    7.7/10(3248 votes)

    #4 - Milk

    S4:E4

    June takes a harrowing journey with Janine, trying to escape Gilead, as Janine remembers a stressful experience in her past. In Toronto, Serena tries to manipulate Rita, who seeks advice from Moira.

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  5. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 5 - Chicago
    7.9/10(3270 votes)

    #5 - Chicago

    S4:E5

    June seeks out more active rebels in the Chicago war zone, while Janine tries to help her fit in with their new group of survivors. Moira goes on her first field aid mission.

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  6. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 6 - Vows
    7.6/10(3396 votes)

    #6 - Vows

    S4:E6

    After a shocking reunion with a dear friend, June contemplates the possibility of freedom, and confronts the unfulfilled promises she’s made to herself and to Luke.

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  8. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 7 - Home
    8.4/10(3418 votes)

    #7 - Home

    S4:E7

    June contends with joy, pain and rage as she acclimates herself to vastly changed circumstances.

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  9. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 8 - Testimony
    8.3/10(3047 votes)

    #8 - Testimony

    S4:E8

    June confronts Fred and Serena in court and challenges Emily to face a painful reminder of her Gilead past. Lawrence presents Aunt Lydia with a newly captured, familiar handmaid.

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  10. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 9 - Progress
    8.0/10(2874 votes)

    #9 - Progress

    S4:E9

    June and Luke work together to save Hannah, reaching out to Lawrence and Nick for help. Serena and Fred greet unexpected visitors from Gilead. Janine tries to assist Aunt Lydia when a Handmaid-in-training goes on a hunger strike at the Red Center.

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  11. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 10 - The Wilderness
    8.6/10(4567 votes)

    #10 - The Wilderness

    S4:E10

    June draws on all her resources and relationships, risking everything to ensure her own kind of justice.

    Director:Liz Garbus

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Pigs" is the best rated episode of "The Handmaid's Tale" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 3705 votes. Directed by Colin Watkinson and written by Bruce Miller, it aired on 4/28/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Nightshade".