The brand new season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” is right here — and the primary three episodes that dropped on Hulu at midnight didn’t disappoint with a recent chaotic plan to take down commanders, a glance backstage into New Bethlehem and an offended coup that just about wipes out a most important character.
Warning: spoilers for Episodes 1 by means of 3 of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 6 under.
Episode 1: June and Serena reunite, chaos ensues
Season 6 kicks off the place Season 5 ended: with June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) locking eyes with Serena Pleasure Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski) on a prepare with refugees trying to begin a brand new life after escaping Gilead.
The archenemies/occasional allies play catchup, with June instantly hesitant to share something with Serena, who has the kid in her arms that the previous handmaid helped her carry into the world.
June is suspicious of Serena’s conduct, with the latter doing annoying issues like repeating Gilead phrases, typically saying issues like “praise be” that even viewers can’t ignore, and one way or the other, offensively forgetting that June’s oldest baby, Hannah, remains to be trapped within the patriarchal society.
June’s arm is damaged from being hit by the automobile in Season 5, an “accident” that Serena seems shocked by; nevertheless, June’s harm quickly offers hassle for Mrs. Waterford.
Overstepping per normal, Serena takes it upon herself to hunt out a health care provider to take a look at June’s damaged arm, nevertheless it backfires when the medical skilled acknowledges her as late Commander Fred Waterford’s spouse. The physician creates chaos when he studies her to a struggle prison officer and outs her identification to the refugee ladies, who instantly activate her.
Serena doesn’t make issues any higher for herself when she begins hurling slurs on the girls, calling them “whores” and saying that “God took the country and saved your babies,” referring to Gilead in a constructive gentle. June jumps in to guard Serena, begging the struggle prison officer to arrest her, however he refuses and leaves the offended mob to find out her destiny.
As soon as once more, June saves the day by pulling the emergency brake after the ladies take Serena’s child and begin attacking her in an try and kill her. June then makes the snap resolution to push Serena and her baby off the shifting prepare.
The prepare doesn’t find yourself going to Vancouver as promised however results in Alaska, the place June and the daughter she shares with Commander Nick Blaine (Max Minghella) reunite with (shocker) her mom, Holly (Cherry Jones).
Nick additionally makes an look throughout Episode 1 in New Bethlehem, the world created by Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) for Gilead refugees, which guarantees extra leniencies however nonetheless has guidelines in place that uphold the previous nation’s borders.
Nick arrives at his new house to his pregnant spouse, Rose (Carey Cox), who’s pissed as a result of he attacked Commander Lawrence after June’s arrest final season.
Episode 2: Mayday in movement
Episode 2 reveals that Serena has landed on her ft and in a brand new village, by which she rebrands herself as a caring lady named Rachel. She appears to be residing peacefully underneath her pseudonym till she’s warned that harmful individuals know the place she is and can come on the lookout for her. She’s satisfied to depart the village and start a life in New Bethlehem.
Mayday is once more launched as the key resistance group with a huge plan to take out Gilead’s high commanders, with June’s husband, Luke Bankole (O-T Fagbenle), and her greatest good friend, Moira Strand (Samira Wiley), main the cost.
By this episode, Luke and Myra are already in New Bethlehem, making an attempt to place the wheels of Mayday in movement. June leaves her daughter Nicole, whom she shares with Nick, together with her mom and goes off in an try to speak them off the ledge.
Whereas Episode 2 is a bit boring, it’s additionally telling because it reveals the variations between June and Serena. They’re each happening new adventures, however Serena is doing so together with her child on a non-public jet. She will get not solely her baby but additionally one other candy lifetime of riches in New Bethlehem with acquainted faces like Nick and Commander Lawrence. It’s really easy to hate Serena, as her character is given as many probabilities to reinvent herself like a cat with 9 lives.
Episode 3: action-packed, reunions and returning characters
June goes to New Bethlehem and learns that Serena is there. Married Nick, with a child on the way in which, meets his long-lost love, June, within the woods, and she or he fills him in on Luke and Moira’s whereabouts regardless of him being a commander. When she tells him she’s going to rescue them, Nick presents to assist.
This episode highlights Serena’s funding in New Bethlehem. Regardless of simply getting there, she offers a robust speech and convinces the leaders of different states to purchase into the idea that the brand new world is totally different and higher than Gilead.
Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) makes her return in Episode 3, as does Janine (Madeline Brewer). Lydia is anticipating to be reunited with “her girls” after being promised they’d be residing a greater life post-Gilead — however what she finds is actually a intercourse dungeon filled with toys and medicines and her No. 1 woman, Janine.
Janine tells Lydia they’re intercourse slaves for the commanders within the new world, sparking confusion, with Lydia saying she was informed they’d be rewarded within the new colonies. Janine responds, “They lied to you,” and refuses Lydia’s assist.
Lydia later learns that Serena is “progressive” in New Bethlehem, however she doesn’t appear to purchase it.
Ultimately, June and Nick arrive at an deserted waterpark the place they imagine Luke and Moira are hiding, however safety is circling. They’ve a second the place Nick appears to remorse placing his life at risk for June, reflecting, “You chose him [Luke].” She responds that she nonetheless loves Nick however confesses she will be able to’t lose her husband and greatest good friend. June convinces Nick to proceed with the plan and assist her find them.
After they discover Luke and Moira within the empty waterpark, safety stops them, not realizing that June is public enemy primary. Nick instructs the trio to get into his automobile, and he makes a harmful resolution that would blow his cowl.
In that second, he dangers every little thing for June, together with outing himself that he’s secretly working with the US authorities.
Nick brings Luke, Moira and June to Mark Tuello (Sam Jaeger), the consultant of the U.S. government-in-exile, who warns Nick to not go “dark” on him once more or he’ll “expose” him.
The episode ends with the infuriating love triangle. Nick has to return to his pregnant spouse and his faux life. He says goodbye to June, however she gained’t let him. June tells him, “See ya later,” and the look she offers him presents the viewers all they should find out about who she actually loves.
Whereas the primary three episodes can be found now on Hulu, new episodes will probably be dropping on the streamer each Tuesday.
This marks the sixth and closing season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The drama, which first aired in 2017, has taken house 15 Academy Awards throughout its eight-year reign.
The final season premiere for the sequence happened in Hollywood, California, final week, by which The Publish spoke to stars Moss, Wiley and newcomer Timothy Simons, who shared what it was wish to movie the ultimate installment, in addition to the present’s creator and government producer, who spilled particulars concerning the upcoming spinoff, “The Testaments.”
