The premiere opens with June standing in front of a running shower, her hands and face still bloodied, as she revels in the memory of murdering her former commander, all while The Everly Brothers’ “All I Have to Do Is Dream” plays in the background. The fifth season of “Handmaid’s” picks up right where the fourth concluded, with June (Moss) returning home after killing Fred ( Joseph Fiennes) alongside a group of other former handmaids.

SEE Will ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ extend its Best Drama Supporting Actress Emmy reign? She’ll send me the temp tracks ahead of time and say, ‘This is what I was thinking.’ So, that really helps as far as setting the tone for the narrative of whatever the episode I’m working on.” She shoots intentionally - and with a theme, usually, and with music in her head. “I mean, I watch all my dailies, from top to bottom, and her vision is very apparent in her footage. “ comes on and absolutely kills it and has a vision herself,” Martin tells Gold Derby during a recent webchat ( watch the exclusive video interview above). Of the four episodes the Emmy-winning editor cut this season, Moss directed three, including the opening two hours, “Morning” and “Ballet.” While Martin did her fair share of preparation ahead of the fifth season to ensure she could draw viewers back into the intense situation on which the fourth one had left off, it is Moss’ vision, she highlights, that ultimately set the tone for the premiere. After cutting two episodes helmed by Elisabeth Moss - including the actor’s directorial debut, “The Crossing” - in the fourth season of “ The Handmaid’s Tale,” Wendy Hallam Martin collaborated with the series star once again in the Hulu drama’s fifth installment.

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