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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Loved the scene with June, Moira, Emily, and Rita and cried when June and Rita reunited. My only complaint was that it was way too short. I could have watched an entire episode that was just their conversation that night.

I'd also love to see more of Emily and Rita on their own, not just as supporting character's to June's story. Rita, especially, seems interesting and complicated. [/quote]

+1 to all of this, especially Rita. It was implied that Rita's son served in the military - I had always assumed the military of Gilead, but the fact that Marthas were essentially chattel made me re-think that. I want Rita's backstory so badly now.  I feel like they've started with re-imagining the relationship between Rita and the Waterfords. In previous seasons [b]I had always taken it that Rita wanted to, or was ok with being there, but in truth it may be much more like June's experience.[/b]

We had so much of Emily's backstory that I would really like an update - where has she landed professionally? And she's the only one that has rejoined her intact family who left before Gilead really became Gilead. I feel like devoting some time to that would be worth it. Like an episode or part of one with Clea Duvall trying to find Emily, did she know she was a Handmaid or not know anything?[/quote]

I think Rita is just a really kind, gentle soul who doesn't antagonize people by nature and thus didn't give Serena easy reasons to abuse her. Her life was coerced but she didn't outwardly challenge it but prayed . June is just a tougher, more assertive person. I also think Rita is a naturally forgiving person who tends to see the good in people, so she struggles with her anger toward Serena and Gilead more than June. June is comfortable with her anger and desire for vengeance and unapologetic for it. For Rita, those feelings are more foreign and she probably struggles with that. When she met and prayed with Serena, she struck me as genuinely Christ-like. She is the anti-Serena, and that scene showed how false Serena's and Gilead's claim to Christianity really is. [/quote]

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