6. The Handmaid's Tale (Serena Joy Waterford)

Within The Handmaid's Tale, Serena Joy (played by Yvonne Strahovski) serves as an intriguing villain because she both maintains and accepts the authoritarian system her original contributions shaped. During a meaningful review, she presents a hidden religious scripture to inform the handmaids of her underlying struggle. The show examines power dynamics through the dual nature of Serena Joy, who combines harshness with weak moments, which contrasts against Offred's central storyline. Serena Joy's conflicting traits of tenderness and brutality complicate Gilead's power structures.
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Edited by Sangeeta Mathew