While the wives gush over Serena, Commander Waterford and the husbands shoot clay pigeons and drink whiskey (of course). Other Women ended with June at her lowest point. Unfortunately no one ever came, because Rita gives the letters back to June because she's worried about getting caught with them. We didn’t realize this was turning into a dystopian Stepford Wives society. 8 hours ago, by Karen Snyder Duke This week's flashback is all about Luke and June's marriage, or rather, how their relationship begins. This mournful and uncomfortable episode tracked June’s deterioration. Serena invites the gals over for a baby shower. He hangs up the phone when he notices June entering the apartment. Back in the Waterford home, Offred snaps out of her reverie as Serena looks over all the gifts she received. Aunt Lydia tells her that they’re celebrating Offred’s “miracle” return today…with a baby shower for Serena. Series 2. Serena Joy enters the room in good spirits, saying, “And the ransom of the lord will return. His boss looks skeptical and questions whether his house is in order. Episodes. The Handmaid's Tale is not as in-your-face brutal this season as it was in the first one. Their erasure is another thing Offred perceives is her fault, and she repeats “my fault” incessantly while flashing back to a memory of Luke’s wife stalking her. 8 hours ago, by Alessia Santoro Aunt Lydia takes June down by the river for a walk, which is also the place where Gilead hangs its criminals. Hockey coach? Praise be.” Offred is hesitant to respond with a “Praise Be,” but Aunt Lydia makes it clear she must. By Lex Goodman | 05-09-2018 | 1:00 AM *Warning: Spoilers ahead* Offred settles back into life as a handmaid, and this time around it’s even more unnerving. She also shares that Ofglen’s (Tattiawna Jones) tongue was cut off after she stood up for Janine (Madeline Brewer). Aunt Lydia confronts her and says she’s worked with many wives and handmaids. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for Gilead – all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her. © 2010-2020 Wow Media Products, Inc doing business as PureWow. “Don't let the bastards grind you down.” Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. She showed up at June’s yoga class to ask her to back off and give them space to fix their marriage. She bristles at hearing her Gilead-given name and tells Aunt Lydia that her name is June. Unaware, Aunt Lydia forces Offred to gulp down a green juice, which she promptly vomits all over the kitchen table. Surprise, surprise: she's not thrilled! “Just think about the baby. Episode 1 - Offred. Know what this is about? So far there's been nothing on par with the visceral images of "Birth Day." S4, Ep2. After being captured in episode three, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) returns to Gilead, and it’s not a happy homecoming to say the least. Description. After assaulting Rita, Serena marches into the Commander’s office and demands that Offred be removed from their house and sent to the Red Center. But instead of listening to him she simply says, “We’ve been sent good weather” and waits outside the gates for her handmaid compatriot like the good girl Aunt Lydia wants her to be. Remember the nice truck driver, Omar, who helps shelter June in episode three? For Season One, click here. The Handmaid's Tale; The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Episode 4 Recap The Handmaid's Tale: The 7 Most Important Things That Happen in Episode 4. 1 day ago, by Monica Sisavat The flashbacks—sometimes gulps of fresh air away from the stifling atmosphere of Gilead—offered no relief this time. She explains that she’s trying to give Offred the best life she can have in Gilead, at least as a former adulteress. All manner of things will be well.” If that’s not creepy enough, she whispers, “Mamma loves you,” before leaving the room. Be the first one to add a plot. In the middle of the soiree, Serena goes outside to smoke a cigarette. Our lead was given the choice between living as Offred, free of sin, or dying as June, mired in the stuff. Though clearly their love is genuine, the affair is frowned upon by quite a few people (June's mom voices her disapproval in episode three, for instance). The Handmaid's Tale (2017– ) Episode List. When Serena finally lets go and walks away to leave, Offred reminds her “as long as my baby is safe, so is yours.”. The Commander welcomes Offred back home and tells her that while it was difficult to find her, he and Serena were adamant about rescuing her from her kidnappers. If you thought June was finally in the clear in season two of The Handmaid's Tale, think again. Season 4. Now we get to see what Luke's wife thought of the whole thing. The way she hesitated at boundaries in the Waterford place though, pausing at the foot of the stairs and before the threshold of her former bedroom, showed up the trauma of her return. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: There’s No Place Like Gilead. 11 hours ago, by Kelsie Gibson Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized 'return to traditional values'. .cls-2{mix-blend-mode:screen}.cls-3{fill:none;stroke:red;stroke-miterlimit:10;stroke-width:4px}.cls-4{fill:red}, The Handmaid’s Tale returns to the Waterford home for yet another distressing but compelling hour. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. The fourth episode, "Other Women," might start off with June vowing not to let her deeply unfortunate circumstances break her, but by the end, her immense guilt has ravaged her emotional state. The women chirp about how nervous they’d be if they missed the first trimester, and when Naomi Putnam (Ever Carradine) says she didn’t sleep until baby Angela kicked, Offred can’t hold back anymore. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: There’s No Place Like Gilead, Grown-Up Inflatable Pools Exist...and They're Actually Really Cute (Read: Instagram-Worthy). Aunt Lydia rushes in to assure her everything is fine and gives her a rag to wash “down there.” Then Aunt Lydia tells her it’s time for bed, because she has absolutely no autonomy anymore. We watched as her early defiance turn to deference. Kidnapping is a story everyone can live with. S4, Ep3. In this episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, June’s transformation from defiance to docility involved nothing so lurid. Offred is washing off the pain of the encounter in the bath, when the lights suddenly go out. Sign up for PureWow to get more ideas like these (It’s free!). As Offred walks up to her room, she considers the Waterfords’ decision to cover up her escape: “Kidnapping, of course. After Elisabeth Moss, Ann Dowd is this show’s most compelling screen presence. Sign up for PureWow to get more daily discoveries sent straight to your inbox. Someone so traumatised by her previous life that Gilead seems like glorious utopia in comparison? Just what is going on behind that redoubtable face? Series 1. (Hint: There are 71.) It’s ceremony time. She confronted June with the symbol of her enslavement—the handmaid’s gown—and made it seem like a lifeline. Re-adopting Gilead jargon is better than execution, after all. She stops June in front of a man's body that's dangling from a noose, and informs her that it's Omar (apparently his wife was forced into becoming a handmaid, and their son was given to another family). It’s a good pitch and easy to understand how, alongside the brainwashing repetition of Lydia’s cheery infantalised language (“rub-a-dub-dub!”), it could work even on someone as disdainful of Gilead as June. S4, Ep4. “92 days,” she practically spits in Offred’s face. Never created a password? By the end of the hour, June bent her head automatically. Yep, they’re calling it a kidnapping as opposed to an escape. That doesn't mean all is forgiven, however. With Aunt Lydia lurking around, this bundle of letters is the last thing Offred needs. Louisa Mellor | The Waterfords can keep the baby. *Sigh*. Her incredulity at the kidnapping lie and breezily delivered “No, I’m having a great time” at the baby shower (for a fundamentalist Christian regime, Gilead certainly has a thing for occultish ritual) were pure June – clever, dangerous, drily witty. Serena and June also tussled for power. Aunt Lydia broke June by making her feel such shame and worthlessness that she divorced herself from herself and willingly took up the identity of Offred. Late that night, Serena smokes in the baby’s nursery and then climbs the stairs to Offred’s room to try to feel her baby kick. The Handmaid's Tale. Yikes. Freedom was so close for June, but not anymore. Serena says a prayer asking “the little children to come to [her],” to which everyone responds, “for such is the kingdom of heaven.”, Offred flashes back to her pre-Gilead life when she unexpectedly met Luke’s (O.T. by Murphy Moroney Season two, episode five of The Handmaid’s Tale hits Hulu next Wednesday, May 16. 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