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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]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.[/quote]

Was going to say exactly this. She often got some perks from Serena as I recall. Didn’t they bond a bit during Serena’s gardening days? [/quote]

Yes. The show has been very purposeful in showing that June and Serena are actually very similar, their paths just took them in different directions and placed them in an adversarial position with one another. In a different context, June and Serena are both forceful, intelligent, strong women. The circumstances of Gilead stripped those attributes from both of them and reduced them to their capacity to act as a vessel: Serena’s inability to conceive and June’s ability to conceive were their only defining characteristics and were dehumanizing to both.[/quote]

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