Madeline Brewer On The Endings of ‘You’ And ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

The post Madeline Brewer On The Endings of ‘You’ And ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Madeline Brewer understands why her character knowingly fell in love with a psychopath in ‘You’ on … More Netflix. PHOTO BY CLIFTON PRESCOD/NETFLIX. In real life, Madeline Brewer is in love and excitedly planning her summer nuptials, but on screen, she has been busy fighting off psychopathic men in two hit television series that are both coming to an end. Brewer has spent six seasons in the hell that is Gilead in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale as former Handmaid-turned-Jezebel-favorite, Janine, and she just starred in one of Netflix’s top series, You, as Joe Goldberg’s latest infatuation, Bronte aka Louise Flannery. In an interview pegged to You’s fifth and final season, Brewer told me that she understood how her character, who had spent years as an internet sleuth and knew exactly what and who Joe was, still managed to be seduced by him. “It is a testament to just how cunning and manipulative Joe is. Bronte has experienced grief and heartache. She’s alone in the world after being a caregiver for her mother for many years. This man sees and recognizes that and wants to take care of her. He wants to love her and give her something she’s been missing for so many years,” Brewer explained. Madeline Brewer and Penn Badgley in ‘You’ on Netflix. PHOTO BY CLIFTON PRESCOD/NETFLIX. Bronte’s vulnerability, combined with Joe’s cunning instincts, creates the perfect match in the nightmare that is falling in love with a psychopathic serial killer. “I don’t think the fault falls to Bronte for allowing herself to be loved and believing that love like this can exist. Of course, as a viewer, we’re saying, ‘You idiot! What’re you doing? You spent years researching this guy, and then fell for his pretty face?’ I think she accepts a love that she’s been wanting…

Apr 30, 2025 - 06:00
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Madeline Brewer On The Endings of ‘You’ And ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

The post Madeline Brewer On The Endings of ‘You’ And ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.

Madeline Brewer understands why her character knowingly fell in love with a psychopath in ‘You’ on … More Netflix. PHOTO BY CLIFTON PRESCOD/NETFLIX. In real life, Madeline Brewer is in love and excitedly planning her summer nuptials, but on screen, she has been busy fighting off psychopathic men in two hit television series that are both coming to an end. Brewer has spent six seasons in the hell that is Gilead in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale as former Handmaid-turned-Jezebel-favorite, Janine, and she just starred in one of Netflix’s top series, You, as Joe Goldberg’s latest infatuation, Bronte aka Louise Flannery. In an interview pegged to You’s fifth and final season, Brewer told me that she understood how her character, who had spent years as an internet sleuth and knew exactly what and who Joe was, still managed to be seduced by him. “It is a testament to just how cunning and manipulative Joe is. Bronte has experienced grief and heartache. She’s alone in the world after being a caregiver for her mother for many years. This man sees and recognizes that and wants to take care of her. He wants to love her and give her something she’s been missing for so many years,” Brewer explained. Madeline Brewer and Penn Badgley in ‘You’ on Netflix. PHOTO BY CLIFTON PRESCOD/NETFLIX. Bronte’s vulnerability, combined with Joe’s cunning instincts, creates the perfect match in the nightmare that is falling in love with a psychopathic serial killer. “I don’t think the fault falls to Bronte for allowing herself to be loved and believing that love like this can exist. Of course, as a viewer, we’re saying, ‘You idiot! What’re you doing? You spent years researching this guy, and then fell for his pretty face?’ I think she accepts a love that she’s been wanting…

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