For what it's worth, Fear The Walking Dead made the same dumb mistake. They were abandoning sick teenage kids about an hour after the outbreak, like they already knew the entire zombie virus pathology.

I think on some level she felt shame. She was forcing herself to go through with the punishment for Janine because she told herself it was the only thing she could do, and then she saw her "girls" had the courage that she lacked.

I'm pretty sure the Eyes are not there to kill June. Aside from Nick's whispered words of encouragement, the expression on the face of the Eye who escorted her out seemed kind, like he wanted her not to be terrified. They also didn't manhandle her (though I guess that could have been because of the pregnancy).

What do you think Rita will do with the letters?

I wonder if even commanders and wives have a handmaid limit - maybe if you lose 2 or 3 of them to suicide, Gilead won't want to blow any more fertile women on you.

The social worker also mentioned that some refugees were being relocated to other countries (actually, as a fertile woman, Moira would likely be a desirable immigrant), so it's possible she might be able to move to Ireland or the UK too.

I can't believe I am typing a sentence like this, but I hope they sell her to Mexico.

I know, I was ready to head for the border after that.(I don't like mac and cheese, though, so sue me)

This makes me a little sad, since I've been shipping Tom and Zendaya like a person a quarter of my age since watching them on Lip Sync Battle.

Rita knows it's an act too. (So does Serena, in fact. "You're a smart girl." I liked Serena's expression when the bitchier wife (Naomi?) said she was lucky to have such an obedient handmaid.)

This episode made me think about everyday resistance in fascist/slave-holding regimes. I've made comments, and seen others, expressing surprise at how seemingly free some handmaids are to bitch or gossip or what have you. But I realize now that even people living in totalitarian states like this one must understand…

In that sense, a wife and Martha sharing a glass of Calvados (or whatever it was) in the kitchen is rather rebellious.

My laugh in the episode was when June simpered to Alma "We've been given good weather," and Alma hissed something like "Whatever, it's freezing out here," before dragging June off for some Mayday plotting.

I hope June ate that note afterward, or she's going to lose a finger.

Also emphasized the Econowife's lower status. No baby touching for you, barren wretch.

She also got her revenge on Putnam. Jerk. At least we know Janine wasn't inventing their "special" relationship.

Even if she's not a Mayday agent herself, she clearly has experience with smuggling contraband. She might have just done Moira a favor (maybe in return for more oxy or unlocked iPhones or whatever else Moira can source)

On any given subway car, a dog is likely to be one of the least annoying living creatures.

OK, the flap over that James Beard comment is annoying me more than it should. So: the James Beard Awards have a category called Rising Chef, and the winner is usually someone in their mid-to-late 20s. So let's say Sassy Martha won the very last James Beard award at the age of 27, and that she's a young-looking 37,…

Sassy sex club Martha definitely has the best job I've seen so far in Gilead. She gets to hang out in an empty kitchen without wives and icky Commanders breathing down her neck, make pesto, flirt with decent-looking Eyes, and pop Xanax.