The 5 Most Important Moments From The Handmaid's Tale's Grim Trailer

One of the earlier moments in the trailer shows a large group of handmaids kneeling in some kind of square. They seem to be soaking wet and holding rocks in their fully extended hands. The scene must be a clear reference to the season one finale, when the handmaids are ordered to stone Janine to death. Offred, aka June, leads the crew in an act of defiance: she holds her rock out with an extended arm, says, "Sorry, Aunt Lydia," and drops the rock.

This seems like the perfect "eye-for-an-eye" punishment: force the handmaids to hold the rocks they've cast away. Make them feel the weight of that decision. Have you ever held something with a fully extended arm like that? It's surprisingly tough.