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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 10 - The Wilderness
    8.6/10(4866 votes)

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Liz Garbus
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  2. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 3 - The Crossing
    8.4/10(4666 votes)

    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.

    Director:Elisabeth Moss
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  3. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 7 - Home
    8.4/10(3676 votes)

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Richard Shepard
    Writer:Yahlin Chang

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  4. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 8 - Testimony
    8.3/10(3305 votes)

    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.

    Director:Elisabeth Moss
    Writer:Kira Snyder

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  5. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 9 - Progress
    8.0/10(3124 votes)

    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.

    Director:Elisabeth Moss
    Writers:Eric Tuchman, Aly Monroe

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  6. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 2 - Nightshade
    7.9/10(3519 votes)

    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.

    Director:Colin Watkinson
    Writer:Kira Snyder

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  7. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 5 - Chicago
    7.9/10(3529 votes)

    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.

    Director:Christina Choe
    Writers:Nina Fiore, John Herrera

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  8. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 1 - Pigs
    7.8/10(3997 votes)

    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.

    Director:Colin Watkinson
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  9. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 4 - Milk
    7.7/10(3507 votes)

    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.

    Director:Christina Choe
    Writer:Jacey Heldrich

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  10. The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Episode 6 - Vows
    7.6/10(3658 votes)

    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.

    Director:Richard Shepard
    Writer:Dorothy Fortenberry

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Wilderness" is the best rated episode of "The Handmaid's Tale" season 4. It scored 8.6/10 based on 4866 votes. Directed by Liz Garbus and written by Bruce Miller, it aired on 6/16/2021. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Crossing".