Hackneyed and empty? Given that we know white supremacist groups have infiltrated the military and police forces around the country, and are using that power to slaughter black and brown people with complete impunity, it seems like they’re revealing nothing but the truth.

I thought the same -as well as the fact that the whole reason Joseph was going to leave was for his wife- to get her help! Wouldn’t killing her jeopardize that? Why would he still consider leaving now that she’s gone and so are the other commanders and he’s the top of the food chain again? But maybe that’s just it...…

Maybe he’ll marry her and June will become a commander’s wife! It’s insane but so is this show. 

I think it’s like you said, the Americans are playing Serena. Tuello’s overtly friendly treatment of her is part of that manipulation.

Men mostly experience sexual assault from other men, by the way.  I’m a little tired of the “men are raped too” canard without that essential fact added on -- people act like they’re all getting raped by women and that’s not even close to true.

These people live in a society where men will cut a woman’s hand off for reading (second offense, but still) or have her torn apart by dogs for taking a contraceptive pill and you’re asking where June’s moral compass went if she’s letting an unbalanced woman die to preserve her own life?  Don’t ask fictitious…

I think what’s more disconcerting is the staff. Like...seriously people? I can’t even fucking understand my own species anymore.

Guys. Guys. All along we thought this guy was a narcissist. But it’s entirely possible that he has histrionic personality disorder.

He really can’t do a single thing without having to make it all about himself and/or take a shit on anyone when he sees the opportunity.

Donald Trump can fuck up anything.  He has the Shit Midas touch.

While a good episode, there was a lot to unpack here:

I was both thrilled and chilled by Moira’s line “You’re the real gender traitor!” (especially as delivered by the always-stunning Wiley). Women are supposed to protect one another from harm - especially from predatory men. Women share in the experience of constantly being on guard (and often in outright fear) because…

Those were some gilded cages they put Fred and Serena Joy in. Very odd.

That was my concern as well! What happens if June stays behind to find Hannah as she intends? She will have no Commander and no Wife at the Lawrence home and will be reassigned or sent to the colonies or worse. She never seems to be able to think three steps ahead of her main immediate goal. Shouldn’t she assit the…

At the very least, he likely feels that June’s reprimand of Eleanor was the inciting event for this particular suicide attempt.

AND another thing about June’s (bad) decision here—June remaining in the Lawrence household was dependent on Eleanor remaining alive! Commanders without wives are not issued handmaids! I was half expecting that Aunt Lydia’s reason for being at the funeral was to whisk June away to the Red Center until she could be…

You’re giving Lawrence way too much credit. He’s a monster that took away the rights of millions. The only reason he was willing to help those children was to get his wife meds. She’s dead now, and any guiding morals that might have steered him are gone, too. He doesn’t know what happened between Eleanor and June in…

But that’s not how they felt in the moment—instead, it felt like the show taking a breath to celebrate the power of its heroine.

I also think that a great last season would be Nuremberg style trials (or Truth and Reconciliation type testimonies) for the survivors.

Oh man....was I ever disappointed by this episode. They should have allowed Luke to at least break that smug son of a bitch Waterford’s nose but instead he gets a slap across the face, a cushy ‘cell’, and his own clothing. Moira got better digs into Serena but missed the ‘You aren’t her mother. This kid is NOTHING to…