THE HANDMAID'S TALE: JUNE AND NICK

Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, this series depicts scene after scene of horrifying rape. That’s why, in season one, episode five, when June (Elisabeth Moss) sneaks out for a romp with Nick (Max Minghella), it’s downright celebratory. The sex in the series had been happening to June, and was devoid of any pleasure at all. So when she chooses to hook up with Nick, she’s taking her pleasure back. She lets her hair down, and the two go at it, making for one of the more powerful sex scenes in recent TV history.