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His&Hers

Season One Episode Four

Anna is on news reporting the body that was found before the sheriff gets to St Hillary. The body they found is Helen’s. When Priya gets there, she interviews Anna. Anna says she got a call from Helen to meet her at the school that morning. Anna says when she gets there, she finds Helen dead. After speaking to Priya, Jack questions Anna and tells her not to leave. Does he really think Anna is going to listen to him.

Priya and Jack are looking around Helen’s office. They see Anna and Richard outside talking. Jack ask Priya if she got the report back on Richard. Priya says Richard was arrested for assault; he broke a woman’s jaw. Jack goes outside to look for Anna but she is gone. He ask Richard where Anna went and they have a heated conversation. Jack walks away. Probably for the best.

Anna had gone outside to call Jim, who wants her to get a good story to use so that she can get her anchor seat back. Anna goes to the mayors office and convinces him to have a town hall meeting that evening.

Jack and Priya get to the morgue . The forehead of the body had the word LIAR written out in staples. Jack and Priya are sure that the killer is the same person. They found the same bracelet in the mouth of the victim. Where are all these bracelets coming from.

Jack goes home and goes through Zoe’s dresser to see if she has the same bracelet as the victims. He finds it in her dresser as Zoe walks in asking Jack why he is going through her things. Zoe goes on the say that Rachel made them. Jack then gets a call from his boss that he has to attend the town hall meeting. Jack is not happy because he does not want anything leaked out from the investigation.

Anna is in her room when she gets a voicemail from the police station who leaves a message that they were checking up on Alice from the night before. Anna goes to see her Alice. Anna tells Alice that when the story she is doing is over, Alice will have to move to Atlanta with her. Alice is not happy about the conversation. Anna sternly tells Alice that she will have to get her some help.

Back at the station, Priya calls to get an update on the phone records for Rachel’s phone. She is told that Jack cancelled the request but Priya put in a new request. What is going on here. Did Jack not think she would not call to check on the request. He is getting sloppy.

The town hall meeting takes place and turns out to be a disaster. No one would listen to anyone and it became a big argument with everyone pushing each other. Anna gets this all on tape and Jim is happy with the results. This is what Anna needs to get her career started back up. Zoe runs into Anna after the meeting and accuses her of making it look like she had something to do with it. Anna tells her to go home because it was not safe out there. Zoe is scared and leaves.

Anna finally replies to the text that Jack had sent the day before. They agree to meet at a familiar location. When they get there, they have a heart to heart talk about why Anna left town. They end of having sex in Jack’s truck. Will this reunite them.

Lexy is on her way into town to meet with Clyde for an interview. At the end of the interview, Clyde puts out a 50,000 reward to find Rachel’s killer. Lexy is pleased with her accomplishment at getting ratings. Richard accuses her of trying to out shine Anna. Lexy tells him she can’t have what’s hers.

Priya looks through the yearbook she took from Helen’s office. She finds all kind of pictures of the group hanging out together. Then she notices that they were all wearing the same bracelet that was found on the victims.

I must say, Priya is doing more investigative work that Jack, who is so busy trying to cover his tracks. Priya may be the one to solve this investigation. I’m still not sure who the killer is. Maybe you have figured it out already.

His&Hers

Season One Episode Three

Maybe this episode we will give us some more answers about who the killer is. Maybe this is to throw us off on who the real killer is. I was also thinking it could be Anna but now I’m not so sure.

Anna gets the opportunity to return to the anchor desk. She is all dressed and getting her make up done. When Anna gets ready to go on air, in walks Lexy at the last minute. Lexy tells everyone that she had to babysit for her sister at the last minute. I bet Lexy did that on purpose because she thinks Anna is after her husband. Anna leaves both hurt and embarrassed. She takes the eggs Alice had made for her and puts them all over Lexy’s car. Lexy will come out to a stinky mess.

Jack is home looking through Rachel’s phone. He comes across a sex video of Clyde. Meg comes in the room and startles Jack so he quickly closes the phone. Jack tells Meg to go downstairs and that he is coming. Jack goes downstairs to eat. Zoe starts asking Jack questions about Rachel and if he had anything to do with her death. Zoe ask him if he was sleeping with Rachel and Jack finally confesses. Zoe also lets him know about the DNA swab he did on Meg. Jack tries to convinces Zoe he had nothing to do with Rachel’s death. This also tells us that Rachel and Zoe were no longer friends. So what’s up with that.

Priya goes to the morgue to drop off some DNA samples and is asked by the attendant if Jack found his wedding ring. Priya looks very confused. Priya calls Jack when she gets home and wants to know if he wanted to go visit Helen at her house. Jack tells her no because he is already on his way to Helen’s house. Priya mentions the foot print report to Jack. Priya also ask Jack why he went back to the morgue looking for his wedding ring. Priya mentions she has never seen him wear a ring and was wondering why he was looking for it. Jack gets upset and changes the subject. Jack then asks Priya to follow Clyde. When Priya follows Clyde, she sees him go to a dumpster and puts a bag in it. After Clyde leaves, Priya goes to the dumpster and gets the bag out. When Priya opens the bag, she finds sex toys inside.

Since Jack is already at Helen’s house he looks around the yard. The housekeeper comes to the door and tells Jack that Helen works late on Fridays and she should be at the school. Jack goes to school but does not find Helen there. He leaves there, goes to the grocery store. He sees Richard there in line in front of him. They make eye contact but neither of them says a word. With his purchases Jack ask for extra plastic bags. Jack goes to the crime scene and uses the extra plastic bags he got from the grocery store to put over his shoes. Now he is covering his tracks. Jack looks around and ends up near the cemetery. He gets startled by someone yelling at him to stop. He recognizes the man as Coach Willie and ask him why he was there. Coach Willis says he works there now and ask Jack if was looking around the crime scene. Jack finds out from Coach Willie that there are security cameras and ask to see them. Looking at the footage Jack sees someone and recognizes that it may be Anna visiting a grave. Jack goes to the tombstone and knows its his daughter’s. Her name is Charlotte.

Anna is driving back to town and has a flashback about their daughter. The baby is crying and not feeling well. Anna ask Jack if they could stay in that night since the baby was fussy. Jack convinces Anna to leave while Alice watches the baby. Anna gets back to the hotel and Richard comes to her room. Richard had heard the story of Lexy showing up at the last minute. Richard tells Anna that Lexy does not have a sister in law or a sister. Anna looks confused but lets it go.

Jack is called to get Alice who has wander out of house naked again. Jack comes to take Alice home. Alice knows she is forgetting things but changes the subject and ask Jack about Anna. Jack says he still loves Anna and Alice suggest he text Anna and tell her they need to talk.

Jack gets to his truck, text Anna and then goes home. When he gets home he falls asleep in the chair. When he wakes up the next morning, Priya has called him several times. There is a second body. Jack gets to St Hillary and there’s a woman laying on top of a table. It is Helen. Priya tells Jack who found the body. Then Jack looks over and sees Anna standing by the door.

Now why is Anna there and why is she the one that found the body. Is Anna the killer. Now I’m all confused. Is it Jack or Anna. Who do you think it is?

His&Hers

Season One Episode Two

This episode is starting to put the pieces together on the relationship that Jack and Anna has. All they do is fight but you can see they are both hurt. Let’s figure out what happened. I know Anna left but why.

Jack is furious and he drives to Anna’s hotel room. Anna is doing research on her old classmates when she hears Jack’s truck pull up. Jack goes up and bangs on Anna’s room door. Anna answers the door and Jack accuses her of revealing who the body of the dead woman was. Anna says he didn’t say to her not to tell anyone but Jack assumed she would not. They go at it and both agree to stay out of each other’s way. They will coexist while Anna is in town. Jack begins to leave and Anna ask if the husband is a suspect. Jack says a few words then leaves.

Jack and Priya go back to the morgue and the coroner shows them the a bracelet that was pulled out of Rachel’s mouth. The coroner once again ask for DNA samples from them. Jack blows her off again and says that they have to get to the husband’s house.

Jack and Priya go to the husband’s house. He is understandably crying and upset. They ask him questions and he openly tells them about his marriage to Rachel. Clyde, the husband shows them the outside cameras; and they see Rachel on the phone talking to someone on her way out the door. Jack looks very uncomfortable. Clyde also tells them he took the dog for a walk in the rain that night. Jack ask for his clothes from that night and Clyde says he washed them. They thought that was strange and question him about it. Clyde states his shoes were muddy and he just washed everything. Is he trying to hide evidence. What does he think they are going to do with clean clothes. Clyde has also been calling Rachel’s phone; and Jack ask him to stop doing that to not wear the battery down. One the way out the door, Jack and Priya find out that Anna had been to the house questioning him. Why would Anna go question Clyde.

When Jack and Priya get outside, Jack ask her to take pictures of the outside cameras. Jack gets in his car and calls Helen, Rachel’s best friend. After he gets off the phone, he hears a ringing. He searches his truck and finds Rachel’s phone. Rachel was in his truck the night before. He sees that it’s Clyde calling Rachel’s phone. Jack panics and hides the phone as Priya gets back into the truck. They head back to the station. Jack goes in his office and closes his door. Jack tries to unlock Rachel’s phone with no success. What is on that phone that Jack needs to see. I’m sure his contact information is in there.

Anna goes to the St. Hillary, private school where Helen is the head master. Anna has a flashback of her starting school there and her first meeting with Rachel. Anna is there to find out if Helen knows who Rachel was with that night. Helen is very short with Anna as she questions her and does not give Anna any answers. Now what is Helen hiding. They were childhood friends. Helen mentions a 20 year secret the friends had. What is the secret. Helen was not very helpful at all.

Jack goes home and sees his neice, Meg, home alone. He ask Meg where her mother was but she does not know. Why in the world would Zoe leave Meg there alone. Jack then ask Meg if she wants to play a detective game. He takes his DNA sample and swabs Meg’s mouth. What is he doing? Hiding evidence. Jack does not want the sheriff to find out that he slept with Rachel.

Anna is sitting outside Zoe’s house just looking. She has a flashback of her and Jack looking at a house for sale. This is where Anna tells Jack she is pregnant. This was good times between them. We can assume that bought the house. Zoe pulls up in her car and gives Anna the finger. You can see the tension between them two. And that’s Anna’s sister in law.

Priya does her research and finds out that Clyde had been calling Rachel’s phone over and over. Why is he trying to die down the battery. What does he have to hide. Priya also gets the report of the footprint found at the murder scene. It was a boot print that they cannot identify.

Anna goes to her Mom’s house with groceries. Anna ask her Mom how she is doing and then ask her to go to the doctor. Alice changes the subject as she cooks eggs for Alice. Anna gets a call from Jim who wants her to come back to Atlanta to cover the news since he can’t locate Lexy. Alice gives Anna the plate of eggs and it has egg shells in it. Anna looks at the plate and says she has to go back to Atlanta for work. Alice brings the eggs out to Anna in a plastic bag for Anna to eat later. Anna thanks Alice and then leaves. Maybe something is wrong with Alice.

Zoe is home with Meg and almost trips over Jack’s boots that were left on the kitchen floor. Zoe tells Meg to take Jack’s shoes to his room. Meg takes them upstairs and when she puts them down, the bottom of the boots are shown. Could they be a match for the print Priya just got from the report. Jack is becoming a suspect in my eyes.

Jack goes to the morgue again. Jack tells the attendant that he lost his wedding ring and if anyone had located it. Jack has the guy call the housekeeping staff to see if they found it. While the attendant is out of the room, Jack goes into the freezer trying to locate Rachel’s body. Jack finds her and tries to do facial recognition with Rachel phone. At first it does not work until he opens Rachel’s eyes and the phone unlocks. Jack looks at the last text and discovers that Helen knows Rachel was seeing Jack. Jack panics and deletes his contact information.

Helen calls the Sheriff’s office to ask for the sheriff. She leaves a message for the sheriff to call her back. Is she calling to report Jack?

This show is staring to get interesting. I think Jack is the killer and is covering his tracks. So far, everything points to him.

His&Hers

Season One Episode One

If you like whodunit shows, you will love this one. I’m only on the first episode and ready to see what happens next.

This episode starts with a woman bleeding out on top of a car; and it’s raining. Then, it shows Anna running in the rain, coming into her house with muddy shoes and wet clothes on. She washes her hands and throws away a table full of mail. She then looks in her mouth and she seem to have a sour gum.

Anna goes to the dentist the next day and is told she has in infection. The dentist gives her an antibiotic. From there she goes into a building, which seems to be where she works because she has a badge. The badge does not scan her past security and has to get the guard to help her. Turns out, the guard says her badge had not worked in a over a year, so he reactivates it. Okay, what is going on here. And where has she been for a year.

Anna is walking up the stairs and comes across a woman who seems to be a coworker. They exchange a few words, and she continues up the stairs. Anna ends up in an office of a man that may be her boss. After their conversation, he is her boss, Jim, and she has been gone for over a year. Anna is a news anchor and is now back for her job. Jim tells her that they had to replace her with Lexy, who was the lady on the stairs. Anna is upset that Jim gave her job to Lexy. Jim says Anna just disappeared and he didn’t even know if she was coming back.

Anna hears about a story of a dead woman and now wants Jim to let her be a field reporter to cover it. There are no details out yet about the story and Jim is wondering why she is so interested. Jim gives her to chance to make a story out of it. Jim gives Anna this one chance and Anna takes it. Anna request Richard as her camera man. He just happens to be Lexy’s husband. Look at Anna being sneaky and trying to make Lexy jealous. Be careful, Anna. That may backfire on you.

Jack wakes up to a child bouncing on his bed. He plays with the child and then sends her downstairs for breakfast. Jack gets dressed and heads downstairs to help the child get some breakfast. He asks the woman in the kitchen if she had his phone charger because his phone was dead. The woman just grunts. Jack then promises the child he would take her to soccer practice later. Jack leaves the house and heads to work which happens to be the Sheriff’s office. When Jack pulls up, he is greeted by someone he gets into his car and tells him she’s been trying to call him about an anonymous call they received about a dead body.

Jack and the women, Priya, get to the crime scene to see who the person is. After reviewing the body, Jack tells everyone at the scene that the woman is someone they know, and to keep her identity private until he tells the husband. And Jack wants everyone to look for her phone.

Anna gets to the small town and goes straight to the crime scene. Jack tells Priya to let the reporters know to stay back. Priya is not getting anyone to listen to her, so Jack comes to help her out. Out of the blue, Anna yells at Jack “Is it true you know her.” Jack turns around and sees Anna and then walks away. Priya asks if he knows the woman and Jack just brushes it off.

Jack is waiting outside the hotel where Anna is having breakfast with her camera man, Richard. Jack then goes into the hotel later and ask what room Anna is in and goes to her door. Jack starts banging on the door but then hears noises coming from inside the room. It sounded like Anna is having sex. Jack bangs on the door again and then leaves.

Anna doesn’t answer at first but then realizes it may be Jack by the way the person was banging on the door. Anna opens the door and sees Jack walking down the stairs. Richard asks Anna if she knows who was knocking. Anna looks at Richard and says it’s Jack, her husband.

Anna gets dressed and heads to her car. Anna gets to a house that turns out to be where her mom, Alice, lives. Jack shows up and Alice lets him in. Jack begins cleaning up and asking Alice how she is doing. Anna interrupts him, ask why he is there. Anna and Jack exchange a few words. Anna gets the identity of the body and it turns out to be Anna’s old friend, Rachel. Jack informs Anna that no one knows who the woman is; that it’s not public knowledge. Out of the blue, Alice asks Jack when did he get there. Anna looks at Alice and says that Jack has been in the house awhile and that she was talking to him earlier. That’s when Anna assumes something is wrong with her mother. Jack takes Anna to the porch and tells her Alice may be getting dementia and that they found her walking down the highway naked. Anna does not want to believe him. When was the last time she saw her mother.

Anna goes into her old bedroom where Alice is adding fresh sheets to her bed. After Alice leaves, Anna goes into her closet and pulls out a box. The box contains an old video camera and some pictures of her friends, including Rachel. Anna reaches down in the box and pulls out a bracelet.

Jack goes to the morgue and Priya is there waiting on him. The coroner tells them that the stab wounds killed Rachel; she was stabbed 40 times. The coroner also states she found semen and that she had sex. The coroner then goes on to say she needs DNA samples from everyone at the crime scene. Jack tells her he will get the DNA sample to her later. Why won’t Jack give a DNA sample. After Jack and Priya leave, the coroner pulls a woven bracelet out of Rachel’s mouth.

Jack and Priya go to Rachel’s house to tell the husband that she is dead. There is no answer at the door, but you can see someone looking out the window.

Jack goes home where his living with his sister, Zoe. The little girl must be his niece. Jack looks at the counter and realized that he forgot to come take the little girl to soccer practice like he promised. Zoe sees Anna on tv and asks Jack if he knew she was back. Anna is doing a broadcast and made the announcement that the identity of the woman was Rachel. Jack is furious because he told Anna that was not public knowledge. Jack leaves the house.

Anna has a flashback. Anna sees Jack and Rachel in the backseat of his truck having sex. They show Anna’s face and it’s the same clothes she had on the beginning of the episode.

Now what is going on. Is Anna the killer. Or is Jack the killer This explains why Jack has been so jumpy about this investigation so far. This is a slow start, but it’s putting all the characters in place.

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 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 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.

Disclaimer

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!

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Season One Episode Five V

This season will make you want to jump through the screen. I had to watch it again to make sure I didn’t miss anything or that I didn’t interpret anything the wrong way.

It starts with Catherine getting out of the taxi where she ends up at her mother’s house. Her mother has dementia and is thinking she is there because Robert was on a trip. After the incident with Robert kicking her out of the house, Catherine is drained and only wants to sleep so she goes to get into her mother’s bed. She wakes up in the middle of the night and begins to tell her sleeping mother the story of her time in Italy.

In the meantime, Stephen is watching the young college student set his computer up. Instead of setting up Facebook, the student sets him up with an Instagram account. Afterwards, Stephen is very pleased with himself.

Nicholas is shown at his parents’ house where he has just moved back in. He knows something is wrong between his parents but does not question it. He seems to be such an unhappy and angry person all the time. Not sure what that’s all about. He realizes that his parents do not have a clue who he really is and for now that’s okay. After dinner he watches Robert wash dishes but does not help. His father checks on him before bed and afterwards, Nicholas sneaks out of the house.

The next morning, Stephen waits outside of Catherine’s work looking for her assistant Jisoo. He sees her and walks into the office behind her. He gets her attention and starts ranting about how Catherine is a mean person and how she is harassing him. This sparks Jisoo’s attention and wants to know everything. Stephen gets up to leave acting like he does not want to explain himself. Stephen brought with him a bag of his book for everyone in the office. He leaves the bag behind. On his way home, he receives a friend request from Nicholas. Stephen is pleased.

Catherine takes the bus to work. On her way to work, she calls Nicholas who does not want to talk to her. Nicholas is very disrespectful to his mom. She gets there and everyone is cold towards her and staring. She sees some of them reading the book. She has a conversation with a coworker over the book and it does not go very well. As she walks out, she accidentally slaps him. Everyone is on their phone taking pictures. And the post goes viral. Catherine can’t catch a break right now. She is correct when she said that no one has the right to ask her about her personal life. Mind your business.

Nicholas receives a friend request on Instagram and accepts it. He reviews the page and is interested in Jonathan. He starts messaging him and excited that Jonathan is asking him for advice. Nicholas is also excited now because he thinks he has found a friend.

After Catherine leaves work, she goes to Stephen’s house. Catherine wants Stephen to hear her side of the story. He does not answer the door, so she leaves. Catherine goes back to her mother’s. Later that night, Nicholas calls her crying and then hangs up. She tries to call him back, but he does not answer.

Stephen does everything he can to keep Nicholas engaged on Instagram. He gets a knock on the door and it’s Catherine asking to speak with him. Stephen hides and does not answer the door. He then goes back to his Instagram page. Stephen is stringing Nicolas along and is ready to take the plunge. He starts asking Nicholas about the book. Jonathan replies with some comments. Stephen then tells Nicolas that he is the boy in the book. Nicolas is confused. Stephen starts sending him nude pictures of his Mom.

Stephen then goes out to meet Robert for dinner. Roberts starts apologizing to Stephen and how awful Catherine is. Stephen says he forgives him. Not sure why Stephen wanted to meet with Robert. Maybe Stephen went to see where Robert stood with his relationship was with Catherine. Stephen did learn that Robert put Catherine out of the house. That pleases Stephen.

After Nicholas sees the pictures, he goes back to the place where he gets his drugs from. He calls his mom crying and she cannot understand a word he is saying. He leaves his phone in the bathroom and goes to take his drugs. Nicholas passes out. What has happened to Nicholas? Did he overdose?

Stephen is getting his revenge but at what cost. Stephen is pleased with himself. Does he have the right to try to take revenge on Catherine after all these years. He never would have done this until he found that manuscript that Helen had written. Stephen is taking Helen’s word instead of knowing the entire story. How fair is that.

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Episode Three III

Robert leaves the house and is drinking heavily. The next morning, he wakes up in his car and realizes he cannot drive to work, so he takes the bus. Instead of going to work, he goes to a cafe and starts reading the book.

Flashback. Stephen is cooking and the grill as Nancy reads the paper. Someone rings the doorbell, and the police are at the door. He calls Nancy into the house. The police are there to let them know that Jonathan has died, and they will need to come identify the body. Stephen and Nancy make the trip to Italy and are taking to the morgue to identify the body. This is a very emotional scene. I could not image having to go to the morgue and identify my child. That would break my heart; and I’m sure they are feeling the same way. From there Stephen and Nancy go to hotel where Jonathan was staying to gather his things. Later, Nancy wants to go to the place where Jonathan died; and to get more details about the accident.

Catherine spends the morning trying to contact Robert. She then proceeds to try to write an apology letter to Robert. Later she reaches out to Stephen, and leaves him a voicemail that she had read the book gave her opinion of it. Why is Catherine calling Stephen? Will her family and friends read the book?

Stephen gets the voicemail from Catherine and is stunned. He doesn’t answer to phone and is very angry she called. He later meets his friend Justin who takes him to a bookstore where his book is on display. The owner of the shop tells him how good the book is, and that she recommends it to her customers. Now that the book is on the shelves, there’s no telling who will read it. Stephen didn’t even write the book and is getting all the credit for it.

Flashback. Jonathan walks Catherine back to her hotel. Catherine invites him for a drink for helping her with Nicolas. She goes to put Nicolas to bed and meets Jonathan in the lounge. Catherine asks Jonathan intimate questions, and he becomes nervous. After a while. Catherine decides to go to her room and leaves her room key on the table. Jonathan goes to her room where Catherine seduces him. What is Catherine doing? Her son is in the next room.

Flashback. Stephen and Nancy are in the water where Jonathan had died. They wanted to feel close to him. They are just standing there looking out into the sea. How did this young man drown especially since Nancy is saying he is a great swimmer. Was this an accident? They need to really get to the point and let us know what happened to Jonathan.