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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Poor Luke. All understandable, but oof.[/quote]

Luke was really good in this episode. Gentle and understanding and really looking out for her-- like insisting she see Nicole right away and get debriefed later.

When June initiated the sex with him, I thought at first she was trying to reestablish sex as something loving and good instead of rape. As the scene unfolded, though, she was really just using Luke as a man she could show power over. The final scene of them happily playing in the snow with Nicole (thought maybe it was a flashback to pre-Gilead but realized it was a white baby and June's face was bruised) was so hopeful, both for Luke still being what June needed and June being able to be freely joyful.

My first reactions to that sex scene and her rage-filled displays of vengeance (scene with Serena, "make me proud" to the farmer's wife) made me uncomfortable and wish she were more "good" and not someone who's acquired the cruelty (for lack of a better word) of her abusers. But then I appreciate what the writers are doing with her character. It's truthful and just, and from a narrative standpoint, much more interesting.

As I've watched the whole series, I can't help but imagine how I would react in the handmaids' shoes. If I'm honest, I think I'd be more of a Janine-- gullible and too forgiving. I wouldn't have the physical courage of June, either. I'm emotionally strong but my pain threshold is pretty much a line painted on the floor.

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