It's play on music and musical score is one of the reasons why I'm into "The Handmaid's Tale" a lot. They have this way of weaving in modern, pop music with the dark and dystopian feel of the series.
One of my favourite scenes is a study on how beautifully interwoven these 2 things are. It's the scene from Season 3 when Serena Waterford burns her house in a suicide attempt. June saves her from the fire, and the song that punctuates the blaze is just sheer genius.
It helps that this Boomtown Rats ditty is a such an iconic song, and also, one of Biboy's faves! I thought that song couldn't get any better, but when they placed it in front of those disturbing visuals - plus June's last line to camera - it was genius!
Yup, that scene was definitely made!
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