Alexis Bledel’s Emily Malek suffered mightily for 4 seasons of Hulu's Emmy-winning dystopian hit The Handmaid’s Tale.

The previous professor — whose identify shifts from Ofglen to Ofsteven to Ofroy to Ofjoseph over the course of the sequence — skilled a pressured clitoridectomy, dedicated a hit-and-run homicide, after which was exiled to the radioactive Colonies. And Bledel was instantly onboard for all of it.

"I used to be truly provided the position [of Emily/Ofglen]," Bledel told The Hollywood Reporter in a brand new uncommon interview. "And once I learn the pilot script I instantly mentioned sure. In some way, Bruce [Miller, the show’s creator] simply knew I had Ofglen in me."

The Gilmore Girls star, who took dwelling the Emmy for Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Sequence award in 2017 for her work on the present, mentioned she noticed the potential in her character's journey from the start.

"It was deeply upsetting to even think about Emily going by means of one thing like that — being captured, powerless, with no say over her physique," she recalled to THR.

After six bleak, bloody seasons, The Handmaid’s Story concludes its run on Could 27, revealing the ultimate fates of June (Elisabeth Moss), Janine (Madeline Brewer), and the opposite rebels. (No spoilers right here, however co-showrunner Eric Tuchman not too long ago unpacked that pitch-perfect Taylor Swift needle drop within the penultimate episode in an interview with Leisure Weekly.)

In 2018, as a part of the lead-up to season 2, Bledel instructed EW that she and Miller mentioned Emily's pre-Gilead life earlier than she set foot on set. "I cherished filming Emily's flashbacks," she mentioned. "I believe a lot of her worldview is knowledgeable by her earlier life as a professor of mobile biology. Life within the Colonies is a final cease. Emily doesn’t have a substantial amount of hope for a future there; she is aware of her days are numbered."

Like Emily, Bledel's days on The Handmaid’s Story have been numbered — she introduced her departure from the present after season 4 and and didn’t return for season 5.

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In an announcement shared with EW in Could 2022, Bledel mentioned she gave a substantial amount of thought to her choice to step away from the present. "I’m endlessly grateful to Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the forged, and crew for his or her help," she mentioned.

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Bledel’s absence from The Handmaid's Story was defined within the season 5 premiere when June learns that Emily left her spouse, Sylvia (Clea DuVall), and their son, Oliver (Charlie Zeltzer), in Canada and returned to Gilead to renew the combat.

Bledel, who divorced Mad Men star Vincent Kartheiser in 2022 after eight years of marriage, took a break from performing following her exit from Handmaid.

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