Yes, for me too.

Her face! So lost. So overwhelmed. You are so right - that quiet corner to read moment was huge.

Easily an A. This episode managed pathos and humor all wrapped in existential angst with a side of steadfastness. Hard combination to pull off, and they did it very well.

This, from the discussion "Was The Handmaid's Tale's departure from Gilead a Success?" got me thinking about other little things that bothered me about how we ventured into Luke's POV:

I didn't care for this episode either, for similar reasons to those you've shared. I found this episode jarring.

This. So very freakin' much this. Topped with Cirie's no-vote ouster, I've been more frustrated than I had to be with this season.

Hell, I'm just the audience and haven't been screwed over by Sarah, and I wouldn't vote for her.

It would be nice to see some real old school, without the special advantages and a very limited number of idols.

AGGGGHHHHHHHHHH

I still have yet to decide if the assistant's move annoys me or not.

I babbled this out in a comment up thread, but the gist - from what I remember - the infertility rate that the series alludes to is not the same level as the infertility rate that the book alludes to.

I think one thing that feels more pronounced in the book but less so (or perhaps not at all) in the series is the way the fringe group uses the pockets of infertility as a recruiting tool, pulling itself into the mainstream. By the time the fringe bombs the government (and blames it on outside forces) the fringe is no…

Almost every male boss I've ever had wore that look at some point. Just loving the control of yes sir no sir thank you sir I appreciate it sir. That scene left me cold with anger.

And like a giant ass's head, I just realized that he's Nick Sibotka. And Liev Schreiber's half-brother. I really should get out more.

For someone who hates to be pigeonholed, you sure do a fine job of pigeonholing others. Excel at it, even.

Oh bless your heart.

You'd like me to list sources as you vomit unsubstantiated nonsense up and down this thread? It's almost laughable, except you are serious. Again, let's just say that I may have worked in a industry that deals directly with litigating inequities. So I may know a thing or two about practical application of perceived…

I seem to remember a throwaway in the novel about the journalists being sent to the colonies. The first person POV limits us to only Offred's quite limited knowledge.

Is this a Christian persecution complex I hear?

I don't think you understand that Western women FOUGHT not to be stoned, persecuted, beaten or have our heads cut off. It wasn't gifted to us. It was hard won with real blood and real loss.