Handmaid's Tale Season 2

[Anonymous]

I think it the book they said that there was some sort of accident in germ warfare experimentation that made a lot of the top governmental men sterile, in addition to all the bad environmental stuff generally. So the commanders were especially likely to be infertile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was an AA commander at the celebration of birth (the birth that didn't yet happen) and he had got his own wife pregnant, "no handmaid for you then" I think they said.

Did anyone catch the strange look on Waterford’s face when interacting with this guy? At first I thought it was because he was African American but it seemed to be more about the fact they didn’t need a handmaid and had their own baby biologically. Was Waterford jealous? Annoyed? Angry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was an AA commander at the celebration of birth (the birth that didn't yet happen) and he had got his own wife pregnant, "no handmaid for you then" I think they said.

Did anyone catch the strange look on Waterford’s face when interacting with this guy? At first I thought it was because he was African American but it seemed to be more about the fact they didn’t need a handmaid and had their own baby biologically. Was Waterford jealous? Annoyed? Angry?

I thought it was because he was jealous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was an AA commander at the celebration of birth (the birth that didn't yet happen) and he had got his own wife pregnant, "no handmaid for you then" I think they said.

Did anyone catch the strange look on Waterford’s face when interacting with this guy? At first I thought it was because he was African American but it seemed to be more about the fact they didn’t need a handmaid and had their own baby biologically. Was Waterford jealous? Annoyed? Angry?

I thought it was because he was jealous.

Yes, obviously jealous and emasculated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There was an AA commander at the celebration of birth (the birth that didn't yet happen) and he had got his own wife pregnant, "no handmaid for you then" I think they said.

Did anyone catch the strange look on Waterford’s face when interacting with this guy? At first I thought it was because he was African American but it seemed to be more about the fact they didn’t need a handmaid and had their own baby biologically. Was Waterford jealous? Annoyed? Angry?

He got promoted into the job Waterford wanted.

[Anonymous]

Not sympathetic towards Waterford, but that guy is having a rough season. Got bombed. His Canada trade trip ended horribly. Didn’t get that promotion. Isn’t the biological father to the child.

And what’s going to happen when this baby (who probably won’t be born in the Waterford house) is just like her birth mother June.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It takes a lot for me to cry watching tv, but this week did it. The Hannah scene was heartbreaking. The only light point in it all seemed to be that her Martha seemed to really be nice and care for her.

The rape scene was by far the worst.

I also didn’t think Nick got hit, but they carried him away. And I could totally see the commander setting the whole thing up.

Finally - why the heck didn’t Nick just shoot the other eye and take Hannah and head north? They had a 3 hour window before they were do home. That could’ve gotten them pretty far into Vermont before anyone reported them missing.

I've always wondered why the cars don't apparently have tracking devices on them. Nick was able to transport her before...

Do they trust the drivers and Eyes that much?

[Anonymous]

I’m hoping the baby is noticeably a few shades darker. Though I don’t think the Waterfords will ever have the child in their possession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m hoping the baby is noticeably a few shades darker. Though I don’t think the Waterfords will ever have the child in their possession.

Why would the baby be darker?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was an AA commander at the celebration of birth (the birth that didn't yet happen) and he had got his own wife pregnant, "no handmaid for you then" I think they said.

I wonder if his wife really got pregnant by someone else, like their driver or Eye?? And he (AA husband) just thinks it's his biological child when it's really not?

[Anonymous]

Brutal episode. I don’t think Waterford set Nick up. If he did he wouldn’t have arranged Hannah to be there or risked June going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brutal episode. I don’t think Waterford set Nick up. If he did he wouldn’t have arranged Hannah to be there or risked June going.

I agree with you. I think Waterford used his power to buy June’s silence with seeing Hannah. Surely Aunt Lydia and Gilead wouldn’t support an unnesscary ceremony on a pregnant woman, even if it was to progress the labor along, she isn’t overdue yet. Then, because it was all hastily arranged, the other district’s Gaurdians saw the activity at the abandoned home and they don’t have to answer to an unidientied driver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sympathetic towards Waterford, but that guy is having a rough season. Got bombed. His Canada trade trip ended horribly. Didn’t get that promotion. Isn’t the biological father to the child.

And what’s going to happen when this baby (who probably won’t be born in the Waterford house) is just like her birth mother June.

You know what will happen.. they will hit, spank and beat the kid into submission or sent the child away or if a girl, marry her off very young. Funny, they aren't worried about genetics which makes no sense not to do IVF with their own genetics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brutal episode. I don’t think Waterford set Nick up. If he did he wouldn’t have arranged Hannah to be there or risked June going.

I agree with you. I think Waterford used his power to buy June’s silence with seeing Hannah. Surely Aunt Lydia and Gilead wouldn’t support an unnesscary ceremony on a pregnant woman, even if it was to progress the labor along, she isn’t overdue yet. Then, because it was all hastily arranged, the other district’s Gaurdians saw the activity at the abandoned home and they don’t have to answer to an unidientied driver.

This makes sense, especially given the promo for next week’s episode.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brutal episode. I don’t think Waterford set Nick up. If he did he wouldn’t have arranged Hannah to be there or risked June going.

I agree with you. I think Waterford used his power to buy June’s silence with seeing Hannah. Surely Aunt Lydia and Gilead wouldn’t support an unnesscary ceremony on a pregnant woman, even if it was to progress the labor along, she isn’t overdue yet. Then, because it was all hastily arranged, the other district’s Gaurdians saw the activity at the abandoned home and they don’t have to answer to an unidientied driver.

This makes sense, especially given the promo for next week’s episode.

The rape was about power and control. Serena lost control and felt degraded after Waterford beat her and wanted revenge even though the actions were due to her own behavior. Waterford wasn't going to beat June pregnant, but he clearly could find a way to rationalize raping her. I read one article that said he felt guilty for raping her which is why he allowed her to see Hannah. We'll find out..