Alexis Fly left "The Handmaid's Tale" In 2022 after four seasons as part of the HULU hit team. At the time, the announcement came as a shock because her character, Amyde-Za'lin Emily Malek, was a major part of the story, which is a pretty dark story for women who are subjected to terrible abuse in authoritarian dystopia known as Gilead. So what made him paddle away from one of the The best shows Hulu has announced to this day?

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In case someone wonders if he was fired, Badel revealed in a statement published Diversity That the decision to leave the "maid story" was completely her. That said, the actor did not explain what made him want to go beyond the series. In his own words:

"After a lot of thinking, I felt I had to step down from" The Handmaid's Tale "at this time. I am forever grateful to Bruce Miller for writing such true and resonant scenes for Emily and Julu, MGM, the cast and the crew for their support. "

Since then, the creator of "Handmaid's Tale", Bruce Miller, has supported Badel's comments. He assured fans that no one forced her to move away from the series, noticing That the actor went through a "complicated time" in her life when she retired. However, the outlet of Padel meant that the show's writers had to come up with a way to explain Emily's lack of season 5 and beyond, so how did they try about it?

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The Handmaid's Tale leaves Emily's open fate, but still gives her a little definitive sending when fans never see her again. The premiere of Season 5 sees June Osborne seeking his friend, only to learn from Emily's wife, Silvia (Clay Duval), that Emily returned to Gilead to find the wicked aunt Lydia Clements (Ann Daud) and continue to serve as a freedom fighter. The end.

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The conversation between June and Silvia is full of regret and unwillingness to go to Emily, as they accept that she probably does not return. Moreover, the exchange between June and Sylvia reflects how the creators of the show felt at the time, as Bruce Miller said. Hollywood reporter:

"What I tried to do was deal with the way we all felt at that moment. Like," Oh, sweetheart. " So I think, in a way, real emotions waving the dog. "

The Paddel's exit may not have been The hardest moment in The Handmaid's Tale's history, But the creators of the show still look pretty out of it. However, it is good to know that Emily has not been killed and is there somewhere, fighting for a noble cause.

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