Yvonne Strahovski is saying goodbye to The Handmaid’s Tale — and to one of TV’s most complex characters, Serena Joy. In a recent interview, she admitted, “I desperately wanted her to be a better human.” Strahovski reflected on Serena’s painful contradictions: a woman who fought for power, then begged for mercy; a mother wrapped in cruelty and vulnerability. “There were moments I thought she might redeem herself… but she never fully did,” she said. Fans have long debated whether Serena is a villain, a victim, or both — and Strahovski’s raw honesty added fuel to that fire. One fan wrote, “She made me hate Serena… and then feel sorry for her.” As the series ends, so does one of its most haunting journeys.

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Yvonne Strahovski on Ending ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Serena Joy’s Journey: ‘I Desperately Wanted Her to Be a Better Human’ Disney SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Exodus,” Season 6, Episode 8 of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” now streaming on Hulu. Perhaps no character has symbolized the evolution — and the tricky moral complexity — of “The … Read more