![]() Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) and Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes). June laughs with the sheer relief of hearing that top-world knows something of the horror behind Gilead’s borders. On the car radio, a forbidden radio channel broadcasts news about Britain imposing sanctions on Gilead – like we would ever have the guts – and plays Bruce Springsteen. Why hasn’t she opened the door? In a suspenseful episode, the bounds of my patience with June’s decision-making was tested to the limit. When June finds the car and revs the engine, all I can think about is the door. ![]() And the childish painting depicting her new family – a black-clad commander and his turquoise wife – is particularly poignant. Gileadīack inside the deserted house, June sees evidence of Hannah’s life with her new parents. ![]() And we also have a reminder of June’s relationship with her own mother, who turns out to be named Holly.īelieving Holly Snr to be long-since dead in the Colonies, it is a touching moment when she tells her new baby her name is Holly. In flashbacks this week, we see the early bond between mother and daughter – Hannah and June. The writers are also clearly apologising to anyone who has remained faithful to this series, acknowledging the agony they have put us through. Is she talking to us? At the end of the episode, she does it again, reminding us this is her tale and she wants us to know everything, even though it is painful. “I’m sorry there’s so much pain in this story,” says June.
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