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The Handmaid’s Tail

Season Six Episode Eight Exodus

June and Moira are at the Red Center sewing weapons into the red dresses. Looks like all the handmaids are receiving new dresses for the wedding. Once dressed, June and Moira meet the other handmaids out front.

The handmaids from the Red Center enter the church and sit in the back. The commanders come in first then wives and their handmaid’s follow them. Nick comes in with Rose. Then comes the groom Commander Wharton and Nick is waiting for him at the altar. Serena Joy comes in with her lavish wedding gown on. What color is that thing. I must say, it was gorgeous. What martha against her will had to sew that thing. Serena Joy holds her head up high as she walks down the aisle. The handmaid’s start passing the blades around to each other. Nick gives a speech, really. Does he really believe half the garbage that is coming out of his mouth. And for the record, I always thought he was a snake.

After the ceremony, the reception begins. The first dance is Commander Wharton and Serena Joy. Then all the other commanders with their wives join in. Just like most weddings. The Red Center handmaid’s start handing out blades to the outpost handmaid’s.

Serena Joy makes her way over to the handmaid’s and wants to give them a speech. She thanked them for their service and sacrifice. Really. Like they had a choice. She promises them things would be different going forward. Rita comes over to get her because it’s time to cut the cake. Commander Wharton and Serena Joy cut the cake. How precious.

The cake is distributed to everyone. They are eating enjoying the cake and wine not knowing the cake has a sedative in it. The sedative will take one to two hours to start working. The only ones not eating the cake are Commander Lawrence, Rita and of course the handmaid’s. Aunt Phoebe lets them know it’s time to leave. They all slide their cake under the covered seats and get up to leave. June tells Moira she is headed to Commander Bell’s house. Aunt Lydia comes in while they are leaving and thinks she sees June. Commander Lawerence and Aunt Phoebe tell her she is seeing things and that she is confused. Aunt Phoebe gets Aunt Lydia food, wine and a piece of cake.

Serena Joy and Commander Wharton enter their new home. Excuse me, their mansion. Commander Wharton goes on to introduce Serena Joy to her new handmaid. Serena Joy is devastated. She then expressed that she did not need a handmaid in her house. There were a lot of words exchanged between them. Serena Joy tries to leave but the guardian is in the way. Eventually, Commander Wharton tells the guardian to leave and Serena Joy flees the house carring Noah.

While Aunt Lydia is eating she notices something under one of the chairs. She ask the waiter who sat there and he tells her the handmaid’s. Aunt Lydia goes over lifts the covered chairs and sees all the cake not eaten by the handmaid’s. She then knows something is up. She is so nosey.

June and the outpost handmaid’s are headed back to their assigned houses. At the end, June heads toward Commander Bells’ house.

Aunt Lydia goes to the Red Center and sees Aunt Phoebe, who takes her to see the handmaid’s. Aunt Lydia looks around suspiciously, and pulls back the covers of one of them to see the handmaid is fully dressed.

June gets inside of Commander Bell’s house. She lets him see her and then stabs him. Janine comes into the room, sees he is dead and thanks June.

Aunt Lydia is in a rage and theatens to have Aunt Phoebe shot. Moira stands up and confronts Aunt Lydia. Aunt Lydia does not recognize her but knows that June is involved somehow. June comes in the room. She talks directly to Aunt Lydia. Then Janine comes in the room. Eventually, Aunt Lydia lets the girls go. The handmaid’s rush out of the Red Center into the night. Where are they going?

Wow, a lot happened this episode. I was on the edge of my seat when the handmaid’s were passing the blades to one another. I just knew someone would see them. The next episode is out but I’m trying my best not to watch it yet. Let’s see how long I last. Hope you enjoyed this episode.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Seven Shattered

The episodes get keep getting better and better. In this one, June is all in her feelings and she should be.

June and Nick are still in the closet. She can’t even look at him. He is so disappointed he got caught. That’s what you get, Nick.

They show Jezebels when the guardians come in and push the girls into the bathroom showers. Janine gets in the way. and tries to stop the guardians. They grab her out of the way and start shooting the girls. Janine looks on screaming.

Finally, Commander Wharton leaves. June and Nick come out of the closet. Nick knows he can’t make it right, so he acts like he didn’t know, but states that the girls at Jezebels would be slaughtered. June ask Nick to take her back. Halfway there, June ask him to stop the car. June gets out and starts walking. Nick yells for her to stop; and then says some harsh words to her. Really Nick. You expect her to be that forgiving.

Aunt Lydia goes to visit Jezebels and sees where the girls were slaughtered. She is so emotional. She finds the picture that Angela drew for Janine and starts to cry. Why are you crying? You are to blame for this too.

June gets back to the command center. Luck sees her and lets her know about what happened at Jezebels. June then tells Luke that Nick knows. Luke ask her how; and she says she told him. She thought she could trust him. Luke goes off on her. June takes in all in. No one will trust her now.

Rita goes to ask Nick if June made it back okay. Nick is in a foul mood and states he will never see her again. and that June thinks he is a monster. Rita tries to convince him he will see June again. She also mentions that they were friends way before June, and he will be fine. Nick goes on to say, they were never friends. Nick states that Rita is only being nice to him so he can help her get her family out of Gilead. Really Nick, you had to go there. Rita states she was counting on him. Nick is such a jerk.

Serena Joy has a bridal shower in Gilead with the wives. The wives are talking down about New Bethlehem. Serena Joy ensures them that New Bethlehem is a safe place. She is also irritated with them. Serena Joy lets them know there will be no handmaids in New Bethlehem and they seem applauded. Not a good bridal shower at all. Commander Wharton comes to see Serena Joy and sees how upset she is. After she tells him what happened, Commander Wharton states they will treat her with respect. Serena Joy then proceeds to ask if she can have a proper wedding. Commander Wharton tells her that it would have to be in Gilead with everyone in attendance, including the handmaids. She didn’t seem to happy about that, but that’s not going to stop her from having the perfect wedding. Serena Joy selling her soul. She just wants the wives to be jeaslous of her.

Aunt Lydia gets back to the Red Center and is told that Janine had been spared. Aunt Phoebe tells her Janine is now a handmaid for Commander Bell; and has requested a new cloak for her. Aunt Lydia is overjoyed.

June is now the outcast at the command center. Everyone is giving her looks, and whispering to each other. Moira comes to see her. June tells Moira that she thought she could trust Nick. Moira gives June some encouraging words. June goes outside and tries to talk to Ellen, but she refuses to even look at her. June sees Luke and tries to give him an out but he doesn’t want out of the marriage.

Aunt Lydia goes to deliver the cloak for Janine. Commander Bell answers the door, and refuses to let her in. Aunt Lydia ask if she could see Janine; and Commander Bells states she’s not available at the moment. Aunt Lydia says she will see her at the wedding. Commander Bell then states Janine will not be there. Aunt Lydia ask him why, and he states she will not be ready for public viewing. Then he practically slams the door in her face. As Aunt Lydia is walking away, she sees Janine in a window upstairs. Janine is bruised from beatings she is getting. Aunt Lydia is very upset from what she sees.

June is packing her clothes and crying when she sees a car pull up. It’s Commander Lawrence. He is with Mark. Commander Lawrence sees June in the window and goes to see her. He is there to help he states. Commander Lawrence talks about trusting Nick. He then convinces June to get rid of the commanders. He also mentions that Serena Joy will be broadcasting her wedding live. Commander Lawrence then goes to tell June that Janine is not dead but is a handmaid for Commander Bell. June then convinces everyone that she has a new plan. and it is sure to work.

Commander Lawrence goes to see Aunt Lydia. He wants her to get out of Gilead during the wedding. Lets face it, Aunt Lydia is very noisy and will mess everything up. Aunt Lydia is only convince because Commander Lawerence is making her the ambassador for the new wellness clinic in New Bethlehem. New ally, Aunt Phoebe gets June and Moira out of the trunk of Commander Lawrence’s car; and takes them to the basement of the Red Center. June and Moira are very nervous as they should be. June says a prayer and they are hoping for the best.

I’m curious to see if new plan will work. The resistance has some good people helping them this time. Gilead has always won the battles. Keep your fingers crossed.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Six Surprise

This episode will make you want to slap someone. You always have to be careful who you tell your business to. Sometimes you can’t even trust the people closest to you to keep their mouth closed.

Commander Lawrence stops on the way and question June why she is back in Gilead. She tells him, and he then confess to her that he overheard the commanders wanting to put him on the wall. That gives him good reason now to help the resistance. Commander Lawrence takes them back to his house and have them stay in his basement. As you can remember, that’s where all the martha’s got together for their meetings. Naomi hears him and comes down asking him what he is doing and to be quiet.

June ask Commander Lawrence to take her back to Jezebel’s because they accidently left the letters behind. Commander Lawrence informs her that he cannot do that. June then calls NIck to see if he can go to Jezebel’s and he agrees to do so. When Nick is there, he runs into Commander Bell. Nick makes up an excuse as to why he is there. Nick later comes to Commander Lawrence’s house to give her the letters. Nick wants June to go spend time with him at his house in New Bethlehem, since Rose and Commander Wharton have gone to DC. June agrees to go. June. You have a whole husband waiting for you in No Man’s Land. What are you doing, girl.

Aunt Lydia goes to see Janine to give her the good news that she is getting her out of Jezebel’s. They have a few words and Janine tells Aunt Lydia to leave. Janine states that if she can’t get her Charlotte, then there is nothing she can do to help her. After Aunt Lydia leaves, Janine looks at the cookies and starts throwing things. Okay, we all need to have a meltdown every now and again.

Nick gets to his house and sees Commander Wharton in the window. Commander Wharton is not supposed to be there, so Nick tells June to wait in the car, so he found out while he is there. Nick tells June if it takes more than ten minutes to go to Serena Joy’s house down the street.

Commander Wharton confronts Nick and ask him what he was doing at Jezebel’s. Nick makes up all kind of excuses but Commander Wharton does not believe him. He thinks Nick is cheating on Rose. Commander Wharton then tells Nick to tell him the truth because his life depended on it. Nick be strong and don’t spell the beans. He looked scared at that moment that something could really happen to him.

June sees that Nick is not coming out, so she gets out of the car and goes to Serena Joy’s house. Serena Joy is shocked to see her but lets her in. June ask if she can stay the night there with her until Nick can come get her. Serena Joy tries to get the real reason out of June, but it did not work. They have an intense conversation but in the end, Serena Joy gives in to June staying there.

The next day, Serena Joy surprises June with a visit from Rita. Rita is so happy to see June, and they have breakfast together. Ritas tells June that she works at the bakery and is happy but is only there to get her family out of Gilead. June ask for Rita’s help with the resistance but Rita declines. June understands and only want the best for Rita.

After his interesting night, Commander Lawrence is trying to teach Angela how to play chess. He is feeling confident that the resistance will take down all the commanders, and it will leave him in charge. Naomi comes in to get Angela for her art class. Naomi is so annoying. And Commander Lawrence can’t stand her.

Nick comes over and ask June to come to Paris with him. June is confused and really does not know what to say. There a knock at the door and they look and see Commander Wharton. Serena Joy comes in the room; and then makes June and Nick hide in the closet. June and Nick listen as Commander Wharton talks saying he learned some news that the resistance were going to attack Jezebel’s. He goes on to say proudly that he shut Jezebel’s down. He also praises Nick for telling him. June can’t believe what she just heard. Her Nick. Told the enemy. June can’t even look at him and she can’t move. What has Nick done.

As you can see, Nick saved himself not even thinking about anyone else. His world was about to come crumbling down; and he was not going to have that. This episode shocked me the most so far. I did not see that coming. June thought she could trust Nick with her life, so telling him the plan didn’t seem out of the norm for her. She needs to get out of there and go back to No Man’s Land. No Paris for you, Nick.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Five Janine

My girl Janine is back and ready to take action. As in episode four, June warned Moira and Luke that things can turn bad in Gilead in a split second. The journey they take in the episode will have your very nervous.

June and Moira are put into a hiding place on the truck that will go to Jezebel’s. When they get there, June and Moira get out and agree to meet Luke and Ellen back at the location in two hours. June and Moira head to the girls’ dressing room looking for Janine. They are told that she is up in the penthouse.

Commander Wharton ask Nick about the two guardians that were shot. He also informs Nick that one of them is in a coma. Nick is now worried that the guardian will remember who shot him.

Aunt Lydia is at Serena Joy’s house in New Bethlehem asking about the retired handmaids and where they should go. Serena Joy has not clue nor is she concerned about what should happen to them. Aunt Lydia is upset. Serena Joy then suggest opening a fertility center where the retired handmaid’s could work. Serena Joy is probably just saying that to calm Aunt Lydia.

June and Moira go up to the penthouse stating they need to freshen up the room before the commanders come in. They go inside and see Janine from across the room. She is singing and dancing with some of the other girls. She is probably drunk out of her mind. Wouldn’t you be too. Janine sees them and goes over pretending like she does not know them. Janine gives them a key to one of the rooms for them to meet her there. Before June and Moira try to leave, one of the commander spills his drink and demands that June come over to clean it up. Commander Lawrence comes in and excuses the martha, not knowing it was June.

June and Moira make it to the room and wait for Janine. Janine comes in so happy to see them. June tells her about the plan and Janine states that the girls are ready. They stay ready she says. Janine has to leave and June tells her she will see them in a week. Janine gives June letters that the girls wrote for their families. June suggest that Janine leaves with them, but she says she has to stay with the girls to get them ready. June and Moira start arguing about who suffered the most in Gilead. June and Moira are getting ready to leave the room when a commander comes in asking why they are in there. The commander asks lots of questions and threatens them. He forces Moira on the bed and before he can do anything, June and Moira start fighting him. They get him down and that’s the end of him. Now they have to figure out what to do with the body. They go get a cart and struggle to get him in there; then they wheel him to the inferno. Alarms are starting to go off because they figure out the commander is missing. How did they figure that out so quickly. Moira is freaking out and June is trying to stay calm.

Nick goes to the hospital to visit the guardian and find his mother there. Nick suggest he can sit with him since she has to leave. The guardian wakes up and Nick ask him some questions and sees he can’t remember much. Nick turns to leave the room, but then changes his mind. Nick closes the door to the room. Well, you know what will happened next.

Commander Lawrence is just walking around while the other commanders are having fun with the girls. Janine flirts with Commander Lawrence and Commander Bell threatens to beat her. Commander Lawrence agrees to take Janine in a room with him again saving her from torture. Janine says she has to leave. Before she leaves, she shows Commander Lawrence a peep hole the girls use to spy on the commanders. Lawrence hears the commanders talking about him. They are talking about closing New Bethlehem and putting him on the wall. He is shocked and concerned at what he has heard.

Commander Wharton goes to meet Serena Joy in some library. He has a surprise for her. He ask Serena Joy to marry him. This women just always pops up and wins in the end. I just knew he was interested in her. So much for being an independent woman, Serena Joy.

After June and Moira get the body into the inferno, they try to make it to the location where they are to meet Luke and Ellen. They get there but can’t get to the van, because there is a guardian standing there talking to Luke telling him they need to leave. June has Moira follow her into the parking lot where they see Commander Lawrence getting into his car. As Lawrence drives, June stands in front of his car. Commander Lawrence does not seem surprised to see June. June pleads with him to put them in his car so they can escape the parking lot.

What an episode. It had me on the edge of my seat. Moira was freaking out just like June said she would and almost got them in trouble. It’s too late to turn back now. Will they make it back to No Man’s Land? Will Commander Lawrence join the resistance now?

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Four Promotion

We are starting to get into the resistant part now. Everyone is stepping up to try to take Gilead down. May Day does not have a large number of people in the resistance, but they all seem ready for the challenge.

Luke and Moira seem to be the stars at the May Day headquarters. Luke is making maps and helping to plan the attacks. June is looking on concerned and trying to be supportive, but she wants the three of them to go to Alaska. Mark comes in to let them know that the charges against Luke have been dropped. Mark states he can get them to Alaska sooner than later. Luke doesn’t look pleased with the news or about going to Alaska. Luke finally tells June he is staying behind to drive the bombs into DC. June tries to talk him out of it.

Commander Lawrence is seen getting ready for his promotion. He will be sworn in as a High Commander, whatever that is. Naomi is fussing around him making compliments on how handsome he looks. Commander Lawrence does not seem excited about the new position. Angela is also playing around him and brings him a picture she drew for him. Commander Lawrence is impressed. I think he is growing very fond of Angela. Later in the episode, he is shown reading a book to Angela.

Rita gets off a bus in New Bethlehem. She is nervous because she is being reunited with the sister. Serena Joy tries to talk to Rita acting happy to see her, but Rita is not paying her much attention. Rita sees her sister and they run towards each other and hug. They are both crying and excited to see each other. Later, Rita goes to visit Nick. Nick ask if she was thinking of staying in New Bethlehem . Rita states only long enough to get her family out of Gilead. Nick has agreed to help her.

Ellen at the May Day headquarters is holding a meeting. She talks about what site they will be attacking first and it will be Jezebels. June is very concerned about what their plans are, and if they will be able to pull it off. Ellen says that they are doing a test run before implementing the plan. Moira agrees to go in and check everything out first. June being concerned does not want Moira to do the test run. Moira tells June in so many words to mind her business. While they are arguing, a picture of Janine comes out on the printer. June doesn’t take that well, because now she knows Janine is at Jezebels.

Commander Lawrence has his ceremony to become a High Commander. Afterwards, the commanders decides to take Commander Lawrence to Jezebels to party. Commander Lawrence does not look happy to go but could not get out of it. When he gets there, Janine is one of the party girls for the group. Janine does not look happy to see him since he is the reason why she is at Jezebels. Janine is chosen to be a companion for Lawrence, and they go into a bedroom together. Of course, Commander Lawrence is not into that kind of thing, and lets Janine just hide out there for a while. Janine tells him how angry she is and he agrees. Commander Lawrence remembers he had the picture that Angela had given him in his coat pocket. He pulls it out and gives it to Janine.

June goes to Ellen to let her know she will be taking Moira’s place for the test run. Ellen agrees but is not too happy since Moira wants to go. June goes to find Moira to let her know, but it’s too late. Moira found out and is furious with June. June then gets into it with Moira and Luke. I think June is right. Moira and Luke have no experience dealing with the people of Gilead. We will see what happens.

Serena Joy shows up with a pie to give to Rose. Commander Wharton greats her and agrees to share a piece of pie with her. He is throwing up all the hints that he is interested in Serena Joy. Does she not see this? She has to know he is flirting with her. She is just enjoying all the attention since she barely got any from Fred. Commander Wharton walks her back to her house and they stop on the way to dance in the street. Really? This is not what we are use to. Are we dreaming? While they are dancing, Serena Joy sees Aunt Lydia watching them and stops. Serena Joy tries to act innocent. That is one thing she is not.

June and Luke come to a truce and talk about the mission ahead of them. June knows how dangerous it will be. Luke is in fairytale land thinking the plan will go as planned. And with Gilead, you never know what will happen.

This was a good episode. I’m a little nervous about these civilians going into Gilead like they have been trained in the Army. I know everyone is mad and want revenge, but I’m not sure things will go as planned. What do you think?

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Three

This episode was combined with episode two. I’m watching these episodes so fast that I was getting ahead of myself.

After the arrangements are made by Mark, June arrives at the May Day headquarters, and starts to put a plan together to find Luke and Moira. And of course, she calls Nick to help her out. At first, he is hesitant, but he finally gives in.

Serena Joy is back in New Bethelhem and she is pleased with the changes that have been made. She runs into Commander Wharton and Serena Joy is surprised to see him. What is happening here? Serena Joy is smiling.

Nick meets June in No Man’s Land. At first, Nick does not want June to go with him. But you know June. She convinces him to let her come along. They search several places and finally comes across one where Luke and Moira have been hiding. Luke and Moira are happy to see June but hesitant when Nick comes in behind her. Nick insist they must leave because there were guardians checking for activities in the buildings. They do run into two guardians, and Nick tries to explain that he had everything under control. One of the guardians insist that they have to call in any activity. Nick sends June to his car. While June, Nick and Moira are out of site, Nick shoots both guardians. And Nick just leaves them there.

Aunt Lydia finds Janine at Jezebels and is shocked to see her there. Janine is not happy to see her. Aunt Lydia states she was told that Janine would be sent somewhere to rest. Janine tells Aunt Lydia to look around. A lot of her handmaid’s were sent to Jezebels to live the rest of their life there. Aunt Lydia is so disappointed and leaves very upset. Why is Aunt Lydia trying to have a heart now. Too late for that. Aunt Lydia goes straight to Commander Lawrence’s house to ask why Janine was sent to Jezebels. Aunt Lydia was not happy with the conversation she had with Commander Lawrence. Aunt Lydia is also told that Serena Joy is back living in New Bethlehem.

Everyone is praising Serena Joy after the visit with the diplomats. She is pleased with herself. My question is, does she really believe half the garbage that comes out of mouth. I will say she is true survivor. Does she really think she is doing God’s work? Later Commander Wharton walks her back to her house. On the way, he admits he has always admired her. He brings up the dance she did with Fred in DC and then ask her to dance. While they are dancing, Aunt Lydia sees them and calls her name. She stops dancing instantly looking embarrassed that Aunt Lydia saw her. Aunt Lydia looked surprised to see Serena Joy so relaxed.

Nick drives June, Luke, and Moira back to No Man’s Land where Mark is waiting for them. Luke and Moira thank Nick and they walk away. June stays behind to has an exchange with Nick and then he leaves headed back to New Bethlehem.

What an episode! There is a lot going on in this one. I’m sure I left a few details out. I don’t want Serena Joy to end up on the safe side of this; she needs to really know and remember how the handmaid’s were treated. She really thinks she is safe in this new community. And as you can see, June is in fight mode again. Poor Luke and Moira have no idea what they are doing and may get hurt in the end. Things are starting to shake up a little. Hope you liked the episode.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode Two Exile and Three Devotion

Episode two starts out with the reunion of mother and daughter. Could you imagine finding your mother again. How that would feel especially after you thought she had died. What a great reunion. There is alot going on in this episode but very interesting.

Now, what happened to Serena Joy. Well, after she jumps off the train, Serena Joy is found getting up from the ground and starts to look for a place to help her. Noah is crying a little and she seems desperate. The irony of this is so good. Are you feeling sorry for her. Don’t. Serena Joy comes across a church, but it is closed. Serena Joy then sees a woman who drives her to a camp for women and children. Serena Joy was asked her name and of course she gives them a false one. Serena Joy is helping in the garden at her new camp. She starts to have flashbacks about her father when she use to help him in the garden.

June wakes up in her mother’s house. She hears Holly playing with Nichole. Holly tells June how she survived the colony, which it states it helped being a doctor so she helped take care of the guardians. She tells June she held on hoping she would find June again. Holly was convinced that June was still alive.

Luke is released from jail due to Mark getting him out. Luke looks rough but he is ready to go to work with helping to get Hannah back. Mark tells him his trail was not for two months. Luke being impatient joins May Day with Moira and ask Mark what he needs to do. Luke and Moira are getting supplies together so they can go to the May Day headquarters, when Rita tells them that she is going to visit New Bethlehem. Rita has been told that they can help her be united with her family.

Commander Lawrence has a meeting with Nick and Nick’s father-in-law, Commander Wharton. Lawrence praises New Bethlehem and speaks to how previous residents are wanting to return to the new part outside of Gilead. Commander Wharton ask where Serena Joy is and why she is not welcoming the new arrivals in New Bethlehem. Commander Lawrence makes the excuse she is taking a break, but he has no clue where she is. After Commander Wharton leaves, he tasks Nick to locate her.

June is trying to get used to her new life at the refugee camp. And she is worried about Luke who at this point she thinks he is still in jail. We all know June, she cannot stay still for very long. She finally gets up Moira and finds out that Luke is out of jail now. June is so happy that Luke has been released. June putts Holly on the phone and Luke is very happy that she is alive. Luke and Moira choose not to tell June that they have joined May Day.

TWO MONTHS LATER

Serena Joy gets a visitor from Commander Lawrence. His sleek car pulls up at the camp and he gets out and so does Naomi. What a pair. He has a conversation and a meal with Serena and the other women; in an attempt to get Serena Joy to join them in New Bethlehem.

June continues to call Luke every week, but her calls go silent, and she gets worried. She finally gets up with Mark who tells her that Luke and Moira are somewhere in No Man’s Land had haven’t made it back to the headquarters. At this point, June goes into rescue mode. June gets into it with Holly when she tells her she must get Luke and Moira out of No Man’s Land. Holly finally understands and agrees to have Nichole stay with her.

Serena Joy decides to go New Bethlehem and so far, things are going as she has hoped. She does not have any restrictions being a woman. She meets with other diplomats, and tries to convince them to send people there. She paints the perfect picture, and everyone looks interested. Commander Wharton has his eye on Serena Joy, and seems interested into going out with her.

After the arrangements are made by Mark, June arrives at the May Day headquarters, and starts to put a plan together to find Luke and Moira. And of course, she calls Nick to help her out. At first, he is hesitant, but he finally gives in.

Nick meets June in No Man’s Land. At first, Nick does not want June to go with him. But you know June. She convinces him to let her come along. They search several places and finally comes across one where Luke and Moira have been hiding. Luke and Moira are happy to see June but hesitant when Nick comes in behind her. Nick insist they must leave because there were guardians checking for activities in the buildings. They do run into two guardians, and Nick tries to explain that he had everything under control. One of the guardians insist that they have to call in any activity. Nick sends June to his car. While June, Nick and Moira are out of site, Nick shoots both guardians. And Nick just leaves them there.

Everyone is praising Serena Joy after the visit with the diplomats. She is pleased with herself. My question is, does she really believe half the garbage that comes out of mouth. I will say she is true survivor. Does she really think she is doing God’s work? Later Commander Wharton walks her back to her house. On the way, he admits he has always admired her. He brings up the dance she did with Fred in DC and then ask her to dance. While they are dancing, Aunt Lydia sees them and calls her name. She stops dancing instantly looking embarrassed that Aunt Lydia saw her. Aunt Lydia looked surprised to see Serena Joy so relaxed.

Nick drives June, Luke, and Moira back to No Man’s Land where Mark is waiting for them. Luke and Moira thank Nick and they walk away. June stays behind to has an exchange with Nick and then he leaves headed back to New Bethlehem.

What an episode! There is a lot going on in this one. I’m sure I left a few details out. I don’t want Serena Joy to end up on the safe side of this; she needs to really know and remember how the handmaid’s were treated. She really thinks she is safe in this new community. And as you can see, June is in fight mode again. Poor Luke and Moira have no idea what they are doing and may get hurt in the end. Things are starting to shake up a little. Hope you liked the episode.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Six Episode One – Train

The show is finally back after being off the air since November 2022. I have waited a long time for the return, and it was worth the wait. If you haven’t finished the other seasons, you may want to watch them and get caught up on what’s going on.

June and Serena Joy are on a train going to Alaska. They had no idea that they both were on the same train. June is very cold to Serena Joy at first. Serena Joy is doing everything to be overly friendly to June. Serena Joy knows she needs June’s help to survive in the new world she has chosen to be part of. June does not want Serena Joy following her around.

The train is chugging along, and June wakes up and does not found Nicole in her stroller. She panics and finds her with Serena Joy. She snaps at Serena Joy and then realizes she does not feel well. Serena Joy tries to help June, but the help is not welcomed.

Eventually, Serena Joy goes to get a doctor and he helps June. In the process, Dr Brandt has a strange look on his face. He sees that June has an infection and treats it. In the meantime, Serena Joy is telling the doctor to help other women in need.

The women are talking amongst themselves about the horror they faced in Gilead. Serena Joy tries to act like she had some horror stories. Dr. Brandt comes back to check on June and whispers to her that Serena Joy is a war criminal. and he has called the authorities to arrest her. Everyone overhears the conversation and realize they recognize Serena Joy. The authorities come and look over her paperwork but do not arrest her. He knows who she is and leaves her surrounded by angry ex Gilead victims. They start to attack her. June tries to protect Serena Joy because of Noah, but they start hitting and pushing her.

June must think of something, so she pulls the emergency handle to stop the train. It only helps for a few seconds and those women are all over Serena Joy. June takes Serena Joy into an empty cargo and then tells Serena Joy she has to jump off the train before Noel gets hurt. She hesitates and June pushed her off.

When June wakes up, the train is empty, and everyone is gone. June gets off the train and is directed towards the refugee camp. She is amazed that she finally made it but also a little concerned she is by herself. June is standing in line, and she hears someone calling her name. It’s Holly, her mother. June walks over to Holly and they embrace.

Where has Holly been? Is she doctor at the camp. Where is Serena Joy?

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Season One Episode VII

This episode brings everything together and the question is if it’s true or not. You will hear Catherine’s side of the story and it was not what I was expecting.

Catherine is at Stephen’s house, and she begins to tell her story as to what really happened in Italy. She admits that she fell asleep at the beach because they were sick the day before and she was very tired. Nicholas insisted on going to the beach, so she took him. When she woke up, Nicholas was in the water on his raft and had no idea he was in danger. Catherine goes to the edge of the water but could not bring herself to go that far out to get him. Catherine is yelling asking for help. Catherine sees the stranger going into the water to rescue her son. Two other men come to bring Nickolas back to the shore. Everyone was concentrating on bringing Nickolas to safety that no one saw the stranger in the water struggling. But she did. Why didn’t she let anyone know he was out that. Here’s why.

Catherine talks about how she got back into her room after having a drink with the stranger. She says she must have left the key in the lock and suddenly, she sees the stranger in her room. Catherine states that he was very violent talking and had a knife to her throat. Catherine is screaming and wakes Nickolas up. The stranger hears Nicholas, and she begs him to let her go to his room. The stranger follows her into Nicholas’ room to make sure she gets him back to sleep. Afterwards, the stranger followers Catherine back to her room and begins to tell her to take her clothes off to pose for him. The stranger becomes aroused, and Catherine is hoping that’s all he wanted. The stranger then proceeds to rape her. Catherine does everything he ask and after three hours, the stranger stops and gets up to leave. The stranger thanks Catherine and tells her it was nice.

Of course, Stephen is in denial. After finishing her story, she realized that Stephen has put something in her tea. She proceeds to get up but falls before passing out. Catherine wakes up several hours later and realizes that Stephen is gone. She calls for a ride to go to the hospital. She also calls Robert to warn him that Stephen is on the way, but he denies the call.

While Catherine is passed out, Stephen gets a cab and to return to the hospital. Stephen gets to the hospital and proceeds to see Nicholas. Stephen gets to his bedside and proceeds to put the syringe in the IV. He stops. Nicholas is calling for his mom and saying he wants to go. Stephen freezes and becomes very emotional and walks away. At this time, Robert walks and sees Stephen upset. Stephen then tells Robert that everything he said is a lie.

Catherine gets to the hospital and when she gets up to the floor, she sees Stephen coming out of the room saying to her that he is sorry. Catherine immediately breaks down crying falling to the floor. Robert rushes over to her saying how sorry he was, but that Nicholas is fine and awake. Catherine gets up and runs to be by Nicholas’ side.

After everything has calmed down, Robert and Catherine are sitting in the lounge area. Robert continues to talk about how sorry he was and ask Catherine why she didn’t say thing. Catherine explains that at the time she didn’t want Robert to look at her differently so she kept it to herself. Then Robert asks her why she didn’t say anything when the book came out. Catherine reminds Robert that she did try to tell him; he didn’t her out; and that he made her feel guilty all over again. Robert ask Catherine to forgive him. Catherine says she could not forgive him. Catherine states that Robert seemed relieved and wanted to forgive her since she had been raped instead of her having the affair. Catherine says could not forgive him for that reason.

Stephen goes home and into the backyard to burn all the books he had left along with the manuscript and photos. He looks into the flames and notices a picture he had not recognized before and pulls it out. It reflected Nicholas standing outside his room looking at his mother being raped. Stephen could not believe what he was seeing and then throws the photo back into the flames.

Catherine and Robert get a divorce. Nicholas comes home and Catherine tells him what happened to her. Nicholas is so ashamed and apologizes to his mom, but he does not remember what happened. Now Catherine will have to figure out what’s next with her life.

So, what do you think? Stephen has ruined peoples’ lives based on a novel written by his dead wife. Who is telling the truth? Like Catherine said, pictures did not tell the entire story of what had happened. Then, Jonathan is not there to defend himself either. Nancy was so upset about her son drowning that she had to blame someone. And who does not look at their children and think they can do no wrong. Has Jonathan done something like this in the past. Remember how upset Nancy was from the phone call she received from Sasha’s mom. Did Jonathan also rape her? Stephen didn’t seem too surprised after Catherine told her side of the story. Is that why Stephen didn’t proceed with the syringe injection. So many questions and speculations.

This is a show that I will go back to watch later just to see if a missed something. I enjoyed the show and I hope you get a chance to watch it too. You will come away upset and angry but things like this happen in real life. Not sure if this will be worth a season two. What do you think?

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Season One VI

In this episode, I don’t see Stephen as a victim. He is after any revenge he can get that will cause Catherine harm. The sad part is, he is hurting other people in the process.

Flashback. Catherine is watching Robert get into the cab to leave the hotel. She is sad to see him go. Now it’s just her and Nicholas alone which makes her a little nervous.

Nicholas is dropped off that the emergency room door as a car speeds away. Whoever drops him off does not want to get blamed for what has happened to him.

Catherine goes over to her house to look for Nicholas after the phone call she received. She goes into her bedroom to wake Robert up. Robert has no clue what is going on. Catherine is worried sick about Nicholas. Catherine goes into Nicholas’ room and looks around for clues that could lead her to where he is. While Catherine is looking, she receives a phone call letting her know Nicholas is in the hospital.

Flashback. Stephen hears Helen on the phone with Sasha’s mom. Her mom is letting Helen know that the two had a fight and that Sasha came back early. Helen gets upset over the conversation with Sasha’s mom and hangs up angry. What did Sasha’s mom say to Helen to make her so upset? According to the flashbacks early on, Sasha left because her aunt was in an accident. What really happened between Sasha and Jonathan? We will never know.

Catherine and Robert are at the hospital talking with the doctor. Nicholas had a stroke and is in a coma. Even at the hospital, Robert is acting funny, so they take turns visiting Nicholas in ICU instead of going in together. Robert is still hurt and does not want to be around Catherine at all.

Stephen deletes his Instagram account. Robert calls Stephen to let him know that Nicholas is in the hospital in a coma. After the call, Stephen is pleased but not too happy that Nicholas is still alive. He prepares to go to the hospital to see Nicholas with a syringe filled with drain cleaner.

Flashback. Catherine is at the beach and sees a young man watching her. She gets very uncomfortable and gets up to leave with Nicholas. She was thinking it was nice to have someone look at her but that was her only thought. Catherine puts Nicholas to bed and decides to finish her night with a glass of wine. She goes downstairs to the bar to get a glass to go. When she looks up, the same young man is staring at her. She smiles politely but he then invites her to sit and have a drink with him. She doesn’t want to be rude, so she sits down for one drink. Now, does this sound like someone who is trying to seduce anyone?

Stephen gets to the hospital and after getting directions, he goes to see Nicholas. Just as he is about to put the syringe in his IV, Catherine comes up asking why he is there. Catherine pushes him away from Nicholas’ bed and Stephen falls over and hits his head. Catherine is escorted out and the nurses run to Stephen to help him up. After getting patched up, the nurse gives him some sleeping pills before letting him go.

Stephen gets home and later that night; he wakes up because he hears someone in his house. He goes to the door and the window is busted. He walks around to look for an intruder. He sees the patio door open, and there stands Catherine. She comes inside and takes a sit at the table while Stephen fixes them some tea. Stephen puts a sleeping pill in her cup before giving it to her. Catherine does not notice. She is there to tell her side of the story.

Has Stephen gone too far with his grief? What is he planning to do once Catherine continues to drink her tea and passes out? What does Catherine have to say to Stephen? She is not leaving his house until she tells her side of the story so let’s get to it!