Season 2 of Netflix's Nobody Wants This found an unexpected way to reference Timothy Simons' role on The Handmaid's Tale. During the sophomore season, which premiered on Thursday, October 23, Esther (Jackie Tohn) and Sasha (Simons) were discussing his mother Bina's (Tovah Feldshuh) investment in them expanding their family again. "She is f***king nuts if she thinks she is in charge of me having a whole ass baby," Esther told Sasha. "Is this The Handmaid's Tale?" She continued: "I never saw past season 1, but I don't think it gets any better for the gals.