The Rubicon is crossed: the main characters of 'The Handmaid's Tale' have begun a fight to the death, staking not only their future but also that of their loved ones. The story of the most unyielding handmaid, June Osborne, continues, and in the fift...
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Pray for Me
To the atmospheric track of Joy Division, June (Elisabeth Moss) and Moira (Samira Wiley), dressed in gray 'Marthas,' silently load into a car. Luke (O.T. Fagbenle) is to deliver them along with supplies into Gilead territory. The 'Mayday' group's plan is simple and precarious: infiltrate the Jezebel's brothel, warn the workers of danger, evacuate them to safety, and then blow up the public house, taking out all the Commanders. What could possibly go wrong?
Nick (Max Minghella) has problems: saving Luke and Moira in Gilead, he kills two Guardians, but it turns out one survived and is regaining consciousness. Commander Wharton (the one persistently courting Serena Waterford) warns Nick of the consequences of his mistake, and Nick, in turn, promises to pray for the surviving Guardian's health. Spoiler: he won't pray for him, but will be forced to kill him right in the hospital bed.
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An astonishing conversation (within the show's lore) took place between Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) and Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd), as if the first seasons, where both with equal cruelty and fanaticism tormented the handmaids, never happened. Aunt Lydia is outraged that handmaids, for fulfilling their 'sacred duty,' do not receive a place in decent society but are forced to serve men in brothels or, worse, end up in hard labor.
It seems quite absurd that for so many years Lydia was unaware of this. Serena shares this view, for whom the plight of handmaids is not a priority (unsurprisingly); their ceiling in Serena's universe is working as orderlies at the New Bethlehem medical center. The women's conversation is interrupted by the arrival of a luxurious bouquet from Commander Wharton (Josh Charles); Aunt Lydia unequivocally emphasizes the importance of accepting courtship from such a man.
As you can see, little has changed in Gilead.
Moira and June successfully infiltrate the brothel and look for their old friend Janine (Madeline Brewer) to warn her about the upcoming operation. Meanwhile, Janine finds herself alone again with Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford), who, in her words, 'compared to others, is not so bad' (i.e., not a pig), and hands him a trump card: Lawrence, through a hole in the wall, overhears a conversation among other Commanders. They speak, not hiding much: Lawrence is to be sent to the Wall (i.e., hanged), and his New Bethlehem is to be shut down in 3-4 years. The true purpose of promoting this Bethlehem is interestingly highlighted: Gilead 'lures' a large number of people back, only to never let them go free.
Time to Pay the Piper
Janine comes to June and Moira in one of the brothel rooms and gives them letters from the workers to pass on to their families, and also shares invaluable information about the Commanders' route from the city center to the brothel. June, in an emotional fervor (remember from the previous episode that she is no longer as calculating as before, and for her, the fight is not a priority), suggests her friend escape with them immediately, but Janine decides to stay and help the other workers.
Undoubtedly, this action causes a quarrel between June and Moira, and, to be fair, it is staged wonderfully. Mutual accusations of selfishness eventually dissolve in the realization of what both have been through, and PTSD is finally acknowledged and accepted at the level of reality. And all would be well, but suddenly a Guardian bursts into the room, hides the found papers (letters and a route map) in a safe, and forces Moira into violence. In the end, both kill the man, hide him in a cart, and wheel him to the boiler room.
One of the most disturbing and truthful scenes in the context of the plot is the scene of burning the corpse.
The Guardian's disappearance is discovered almost immediately, and the girls no longer have time to return to Luke's truck; there are few options—on the parking lot under the brothel, the glowing headlights of Lawrence's car. June goes all in and asks him for help.
Meanwhile! Commander Wharton, the greatest romantic in Gilead, proposes (!) to Serena in the new library he built himself. His promises sound loud and not very plausible: he needs Serena just as she is (let her write, teach, realize herself, lead, as long as she is near), love will conquer all. Indeed a very sweet scene, but the love story itself still strongly contrasts with what is happening. It seems there is meaning in this.
The plot rapidly twists, gaining incredible momentum. All that remains is to wait and hope that 'Mayday' can carry out their plan.
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