What do you want to see in S5 of The Handmaid’s Tale?

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Anonymous wrote:The labor scene was too drawn out for me. Seems never delivered the afterbirth (rarely done in shows…but annoys me.)

How could she have literally torn a man apart with no regret and then helped Serena, who was awful to her? And not just awhile ago. Serena used Hannah at the ceremony that was teen used to send a message to June. Not realistic at all.

Then…Wasn’t Selena’s driver wearing a bullet proof vest? Why didn’t we see what was happening as he survived?

Maybe that’s why she had a fever? Retained placenta was a major cause of puerperal fever.

House of the Dragon shows a character delivering the afterbirth. Very well done.

Nah- then as a mom twice over, June would have said that’s the problem. Or Serena would have known from watching all the handmaid’s’ deliveries.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The labor scene was too drawn out for me. Seems never delivered the afterbirth (rarely done in shows…but annoys me.)

How could she have literally torn a man apart with no regret and then helped Serena, who was awful to her? And not just awhile ago. Serena used Hannah at the ceremony that was teen used to send a message to June. Not realistic at all.

Then…Wasn’t Selena’s driver wearing a bullet proof vest? Why didn’t we see what was happening as he survived?

Maybe that’s why she had a fever? Retained placenta was a major cause of puerperal fever.

House of the Dragon shows a character delivering the afterbirth. Very well done.

Nah- then as a mom twice over, June would have said that’s the problem. Or Serena would have known from watching all the handmaid’s’ deliveries.

I doubt either of them have seen a retained placenta.

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Anonymous wrote:I really liked this episode and would consider one of the best of the series BUT

BUT BUT BUT BUT

Did we get in a time machine and travel back to an alternate Gilead where Serena and June's backstory was one of mutual understanding and dare I say, friendship? Because I truly enjoyed the Serena who showed up to the birth party, humbly apologized for being late, awkwardly introduced June, who shared side glances with June, rolling her eyes at the wife's fake birth machinations, and then stood apart from the other wives to exchange a look to commiserate with June when the Handmaid died in childbirth? That was a great story.

But it's not the story/history of Serena and June.

I think it would have been brilliant to have a reveal in the flashback that the Handmaid with Serena wasn't June, but the Waterford's first Handmaid. It would have gone at least part of the way to develop Serena's character into the woman who did monstrous things in pursuit of a baby of her own after a Hamdmaid she considered something of a friend betrayed her and then killed herself.

Anyhoo, I did think the scenes between Serena and June in this episode were really well done and very touching. The redemptive-ish arc for both of them was nicely done. It will be interesting to see Serena now put in a position to desperately want to get her child back.

There have been many times in the series when June and Serena have friendly moments. It’s always been a one step forward, two steps back thing with them.

This. And I think those scenes with the dead handmaid during childbirth were not new. They aired in an earlier season.

No. This was totally new.

I don’t remember Serena and June ever rolling their eyes together at the ridiculousness of the religious ceremonies. That’s never been Serena’s position.

Yes, exactly. I thought it was out of character.

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Completely random observation - I am catching up on this season and jsut finished episode 7. I watched it through the credits. The name of the producer caught my attention - Michael Stoyanov. I got a little excited - could Blossom's brother really be producing Handmaid's Tale? Is that what happened to him?

Alas, no. After a quick Google/IMDB search, turns out there are two Michael Stoyanovs. Who knew. The Michal Stoyanov producing Handmaid's Tale is not Blossom's brother for anyone wondering.

Continue on.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really liked this episode and would consider one of the best of the series BUT

BUT BUT BUT BUT

Did we get in a time machine and travel back to an alternate Gilead where Serena and June's backstory was one of mutual understanding and dare I say, friendship? Because I truly enjoyed the Serena who showed up to the birth party, humbly apologized for being late, awkwardly introduced June, who shared side glances with June, rolling her eyes at the wife's fake birth machinations, and then stood apart from the other wives to exchange a look to commiserate with June when the Handmaid died in childbirth? That was a great story.

But it's not the story/history of Serena and June.

I think it would have been brilliant to have a reveal in the flashback that the Handmaid with Serena wasn't June, but the Waterford's first Handmaid. It would have gone at least part of the way to develop Serena's character into the woman who did monstrous things in pursuit of a baby of her own after a Hamdmaid she considered something of a friend betrayed her and then killed herself.

Anyhoo, I did think the scenes between Serena and June in this episode were really well done and very touching. The redemptive-ish arc for both of them was nicely done. It will be interesting to see Serena now put in a position to desperately want to get her child back.

There have been many times in the series when June and Serena have friendly moments. It’s always been a one step forward, two steps back thing with them.

This. And I think those scenes with the dead handmaid during childbirth were not new. They aired in an earlier season.

No. This was totally new.

I don’t remember Serena and June ever rolling their eyes together at the ridiculousness of the religious ceremonies. That’s never been Serena’s position.

Yes, exactly. I thought it was out of character.

Yes. Retro re write the relationship. They should have made this more subtle.

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So do they want us to forget that the local group of Commanders in Boston are not in charge of all of Gilead? We’ve seen the more powerful Commanders in DC in a previous season. That’s just all out the window and Lawrence is free to create New Bethlehem without their input?

And the Canadians turned mean! They really did turn the world upside down.

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I predict the Americans bomb Hannah’s school. They know they cannot extract her. They don’t want June to go back and the only way to prevent that is to take away her reason for returning. That’s why we heard the plane when Hannah looked up at the sky. Lawrence will confirm that Hannah survived and June will be angry at the Americans and go back to be with Hannah.

They will not follow the Testaments.

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Anonymous wrote:I predict the Americans bomb Hannah’s school. They know they cannot extract her. They don’t want June to go back and the only way to prevent that is to take away her reason for returning. That’s why we heard the plane when Hannah looked up at the sky. Lawrence will confirm that Hannah survived and June will be angry at the Americans and go back to be with Hannah.

They will not follow the Testaments.

Oh lord. I hope not. I’d like to see some kind of vindication for America at the end of all this. You can’t come back from bombing your own captive children. I don’t think their raid will succeed because we have another season to go. But it would be so disappointing to see her finally getting Hannah back only through the help of the architect of Gilead. Lawrence is a useful, interesting character, but there needs to be a reckoning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I predict the Americans bomb Hannah’s school. They know they cannot extract her. They don’t want June to go back and the only way to prevent that is to take away her reason for returning. That’s why we heard the plane when Hannah looked up at the sky. Lawrence will confirm that Hannah survived and June will be angry at the Americans and go back to be with Hannah.

They will not follow the Testaments.

I think that's what they want us to think, but goodness I hope that's not true. Bombing a bunch of young girls wouldn't exactly endear the Americans to the rest of the world.

[Anonymous]

Was Lawrence's guilt when talking about how he was just trying to save humanity real? Or was it a ploy to use June as a piece in his power-play? I have absolutely no idea.

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Maybe they will bomb New Bethlehem.

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Luke sounds off in this episode. Is he ill?

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Two moments in this episode really got me in the feels. First, when June was sobbing about how she needs to be with Hannah. As a mother, I felt that. I was crying right along with her.

Second, when she yelled at Luke for doing nothing for years. Damn! That was a long time coming. I’m surprised she didn’t say it sooner. He needed to hear it.

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand why June has no problem leaving Nichole behind? Does she not feel any maternal instinct for her? Only Hannah?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why June has no problem leaving Nichole behind? Does she not feel any maternal instinct for her? Only Hannah?

Nichole is safe for the time being. Hannah is on the verge of rape and a forced marriage, possibly teen pregnancy by her rapist.