I love Ben and Kent. The Noodle Analogy is still one of my favourite moments from the series!

This season needed more Ben, too.

Gosh, Selina was beyond monstrous to Catherine (and Marjorie, and Richards Big and Little), but the fact that she seemed genuinely heartbroken by the break-up did a lot to humanise her. Ah, who am I kidding, she was probably crying about not getting to go gallavanting on the yacht anymore. But I did like Jaffar and it…

Thank you!! I've been curious about this, but not enough to go back and watch the scene again. I feel really silly now, but in a way it's comforting to know the punishment wasn't as harsh as I thought it was because I honestly thought it was a double amputation. Serves me right for not watching it properly!

I said the exact same thing! I know there's a huge split between people who believe she was lying and those who feel she was being truthful, but I settled on the story not being the *literal* truth. I still thought it was heartfelt and poignant and there was a kind of honesty in them finally recognising and accepting…

I have high hopes! How did you feel about the Leftovers finale, btw?

They're both tall, Australian blondes. It happens.

I like your interpretation of this. I feel less sure of my own take on it now but I saw it as another power move of sorts: isolating her in the backseat with the glass up, helpless and seething.

I can see that, and there ARE a lot of inconsistencies in this show. This particular one is really interesting though, for the reason you say - they were the architects of their own prisons, but maybe they have a key? I'm just enjoying (is that the right word?) the show so much that I'm overlooking a lot of things.…

Thank you for pointing this out, feel a little silly I didn't pick up on it. I get that it was a kind of consolation as well, and her reaction to reading the letters was really beautiful. Elisabeth Moss is so talented, one of the best of her generation. I love her.

Thanks! I missed this completely.

Thank you for your insight! I totally missed this, although it makes perfect sense. If only Moira knew, she could have taken them with her!

Okay, now I need to know for sure. I thought they were making him limbless? I definitely think that's worse… At least if I had a choice, as a woman, I know what I'd choose. Not that it's a great choice though *shudders*

Oh my god, was it just his left hand? As I said, I already didn't have my wits about me during that scene but I imagined something much worse: I thought I saw him cutting off a foot too.

One thing I don't get it is really what was so instrumental about those letters given that they seemed to be only circulating amongst the handmaids, not going outside of the country. I didn't get it.

Exactly. But I was also surprised to see the dynamic between him and June/Offred in the study. We don't know what transpired after she gave him that look. I wonder if what happened at the end was all Nick's doing, or if Fred was in on it somehow? I suppose they could take things anywhere next season.

That's what got me too. If it was in the context of being an actual medical procedure, for medical reasons, that would have been different. I actually thought they were going to do to him what they did to Emily, but that would have been merciful. I mean, I know all these men are evil and deserve some kind of…

Right? Just the whole context of it was so horrifying. It's a good thing I was already in tears and my glasses fogged up.

Firstly, apologies if this post appears multiple times. I'm relatively new to this and for some reason my post is getting detected as spam today so I deleted it. Here goes:

Someone needs to make a meme out of "I can't discuss that in an open setting"… it's going to be my new go-to response anytime I don't want to answer a question. It's the new "I wish to be excluded from this narrative."