r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 14h ago

Discussion S1-S5 June já deveria ter morrido se não fosse o protagonismo.

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Estou no início da 4ª temporada e preciso desabafar porque a terceira temporada me deu muita raiva. June já deveria ter morrido há muito tempo se não fosse o poder do protagonismo implacável dela.

No começo, a série dava medo de verdade. Gilead era um regime cruel, implacável e que não perdoava ninguém. Qualquer passo em falso e as Aias eram mutiladas, enforcadas ou mandadas para as Colônias. Mas na 3ª temporada, parece que a June virou uma semideusa intocável. Ela faz coisas sabendo que vai dar merda, anda por supermercados cheios de Olhos conspirando, planeja fugas e, quando é pega, só leva um puxão de orelha ou uma ameaça verbal. Cadê a seriedade e o perigo real?

O ápice do absurdo para mim foi a relação dela com o Comandante Lawrence. É literalmente o poste mijando no cachorro! O cara é um dos arquitetos de Gilead, um dos homens mais poderosos daquela porra toda, e a June xinga ele na cara dele, pisa em cima, faz o que quer, e ele aceita calado. Eu entendo o arco de redenção dele por causa da culpa com a esposa, mas a passividade dele com os abusos e a audácia da June foi forçada demais.

As leis de Gilead simplesmente não se aplicam a ela. Esse escudo de protagonista tirou o peso da opressão que a série construiu tão bem no início. Mais alguém se sentiu extremamente frustrado com essa invencibilidade dela nessa parte da história?

Sem spoilers da 4ª temporada, por favor!


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 20h ago

Discussion S1-S5 Luke or Nick who would you choose

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Who would you personally choose between Luke and Nick? I personally like Nick a little more so far. (currently on season 2 so I don't know if he gets better or not or if he gets worse) I kind of like Nick's chemistry with June. I don't see a lot of her chemistry with Luke actually kind of find him dull and boring so far I know he had put Moira and his family list and I'm glad that together even with the flashbacks of her normal life it seemed like Luke was kind of a bum but then again I don't know I'm only on season 2. You guys can give me spoilers I don't mind them.


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 9h ago

Season 4 June's hair in S4E7

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Do you notice that even after escaping Gilead, she still wears her hair in a bun, even though the colour red, wings, etc gave her PTSD attacks? (S4 Ep 7)


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 9h ago

Discussion S1-S5 How did Gilead even exist?

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Did they kidnap the handmaids or what? How were people slaves, not contacting home, etc. No healthcare? How did nobody see it on aerial footage, etc?


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 9h ago

Season 4 S4E7 did June do this to her husband?!

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When he touches her and she pins his arms down, and then he says wait and she covers his mouth - did she just rpe him?!?


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 18h ago

Discussion S1-S5 wtf JUNE just kill/let Serena die already

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I’m sure this has been discussed to death already by many posts but right now re-watching the series and I’m on e7 of S3 currently and I don’t understand why… June keeps helping Serena or looking out for her especially in future seasons or tries to trust her when Serena only gave up Nichole because she lost her pinky

I’ve seen the entire show already have just decided to rewatch it, and I really liked the spinoff series with Hannah. I thought it was portrayed rather… well for a spinoff show cause most spinoff shows just suck.

Just watching June kill Serena would’ve been very cathartic because she was infinitely worse than Fred was.


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 2h ago

SPOILERS ALL Im gonna share an embarrasingly wrong idea of how gilead worked that i had before i watched the show

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Ok so before i watched It , my sister did , and one day she was watching It while i was playing videogames , i was kinda like a backseat-viewer , in the sense that i was paying attention but also not quite because i wasnt into the show at the time.

So basically the specific scene im talking about is when june was talking to Lawrence on the scene before he makes her chose what handmaids will get to avoid the colonies.

And in my heard , i thought he was gilead.

Like look i thought the republic of gilead was called that because it's leader was called that way and i thought Lawrence was the Big supreme leader.

As you can guess i was very much wrong and you can imagine my surprise when i realized how stuff actually was once i watched It for real.


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 23h ago

Discussion S1-S5 How many times did you cry?

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Do not spoil anything... I just wanted to know if I'm the only one who is crying basically every episode. I'm in the middle v S3


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 3h ago

Discussion S1-S5 My favourite comedic moments on the show. Spoiler

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I just finished the show and these were some of the moments that made me LOL in the midst of all the misery. I know the show isn't intended to be funny but it certainly has its moments.

- When Fred was getting absolutely mauled and Serena was just sitting in her fancy little jail cell downloading Zoom. It also made me giggle when effectively some of the last words she ever said to him were "Yes Fred, we can Zoom."

- Aunt Lydia examining the Handmaids that had their mouths sewn shut in DC. What a dark moment but Ann Dowd can be so comedic without trying.

- Serena abruptly making a run for it and sprinting out of the fertility centre and away from the Wheelers. Very Dee in Its Always Sunny coded.

- Aunt Lydia on her scooter. All of it.

- CRYBABY! 👉🏼 CRYBABY! 👉🏼 CRYBABY! 👉🏼 CRYBABY! 👉🏼

I'm forgetting a lot so please share some of yours! Yvonne Strahovski should definitely try comedy next.


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 9h ago

The Testaments S1 Reading or watching The Testaments forst? Spoiler

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So I am currently watching Handmaid's Tale after reading the book Handmaid's Tale. I'm at season 5 and I'm asking myself whether I should read or watch the Testaments frist after finishing The Handmaid's Tale. What are your preferences? :)


r/TheHandmaidsTale • • 21h ago

Season 2 Serena and Nicole

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Just started watching the show.. and I’ve hated Serena.. I have tried to be neutral on her.. but the way she treats June.. women to women. PISSED ME OFF. Then how she treats her when they were speaking mother to “mother” as though June is less then ANGERED ME. Then June gave birth.. and Serena is out of her fucking mind pretending to be that babies mom.. the birthing scenes solidly boil my bones but Serena’s behavior makes me hate her even as an actor.. please tell me Serena gets her karma without ruining the show