Why is June an adulterer?

June, for instance, relates that she was forced to become a handmaid because Gilead outlawed divorce and invalidated any marriages in which one of the partners was divorced; she was thus deemed to be an adulteress because her husband, Luke, divorced his first wife to marry her.
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Can a handmaid become an Econowife?

The youngest members of Gilead, such as June's daughter, will eventually become Econowives or Wives, so long as they remain fertile and faithful.
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What did JUNE find under Omar's bed?

The next day the family goes to church, leaving June alone. When someone comes knocking at the door, June hides under their bed, where she finds a copy of the Qur'an and a prayer rug, indicating that Omar had been secretly practicing Islam.
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Does June have feelings for Nick?

She's in love with Nick." This underlines June's thinking in The Handmaid's Tale season 4 finale, which is that, while Luke can offer her so many great things, including a safe, happy family life - Moss herself admits that June "should" be with Luke - she has been changed too much by Gilead, and her and Nick share ...
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Is June a psycho?

If the series is positioning June to become the villain, then what does that mean for the future of the show? The final moments of the episode see June describing Serena Joy, when she could just as easily be describing herself: “She's pathological. She's a sociopath. She's toxic and abusive.
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How is June tortured?

The torture escalates with June being brought onto the roof of the facility, where two young women – no doubt also defectors – are standing on the edge of the roof. The deal is cruelly simple: either June talks, or the women get thrown off the building to their deaths.
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Why did JUNE say she would go?

As her final words of the season indicate when she tells husband Luke (O-T Fagbenle), “I'm sorry. Just give me five minutes with her [Nichole] and then I'll go,” she has potentially risked her freedom in order to further her war on the fascist regime of Gilead. “June says, 'A good mother would be able to let it go.
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Who does Luke love more nick or June?

Elisabeth Moss previously said June 'wants to be with Nick'

Luke found June in the nursery and appeared taken aback at what June did. Following the season finale, Moss was interviewed by ELLE. In the interview, Moss made it clear that June is in love with Nick, her Gilead lover, over Luke, her husband.
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How does Serena get pregnant?

In Gilead, Commander Fred Waterford and his wife Serena Joy had June as their Handmaid. As a Handmaid, it was one of June's duties to conceive for a seemingly infertile Serena.
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Who is the father of Serena Joy's baby?

Serena Joy Waterford and Mark Tuello have an emotional conversation in the season 4 finale of 'The Handmaid's Tale' In “The Wilderness,” the season 4 finale of The Handmaid's Tale, Fred begins acting as an intelligence asset in order to secure freedom for himself, Serena, and their son.
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Why is Omar's wife not a Handmaid?

"They are not handmaids because they committed no crimes and were in legitimate heterosexual marriages pre-Gilead." In the book, there are seemingly hints in the epilogue to econowives being pressured into a handmaid's role, but the show has yet to hint that this might be the case down the line.
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What does Blessed be the fruit mean?

In Margaret Atwood's „The Handmaid's Tale“, „Blessed be the Fruit“ is a form of greeting between the people of the Republic of Gilead. This encourages fertility in a society where women with healthy reproductive system must produce children for the ruling class of men „Commanders“.
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Why was Omar hung in Handmaid's Tale?

Alma was disfigured for life. And now this: Omar dead because of her. Another woman spending her life in sexual slavery, because of her.
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What is an Unbaby?

Unbaby, or shredder, is the term used in the Republic of Gilead to describe infants that are suffering from birth defects or physical deformities. These die shortly after birth due to their defects. They are usually taken away to be disposed of.
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Why are the Unwomen digging?

Emily and her fellow "unwomen" are supposedly removing the Colonies' radioactive soil so that Gilead can plant crops in the area — the idea is that removing pollution will help solve the fertility crisis — but their labor is just as much a solution as it is a political tool.
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Can Econowives have babies?

They are married women whose husbands rank lower than Commander or Professional, such as Guardians or Economen. Their husbands cannot be allocated a Handmaid if they prove infertile, nor can a Martha help around the house; thus Econowives must bear children and do domestic work.
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Do the Waterfords get June's baby?

Nichole Holly Osborne, temporarily named Nichole Waterford, is the biological baby daughter of Nick Blaine and June Osborne. She was initially named Holly by her mother when giving birth (after her maternal grandmother) and renamed Nichole by the Waterfords. June later approved the latter name.
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Does Serena Joy have a miscarriage?

The Handmaid's Tale season 4: Serena Joy loses her baby as star teases major spoiler? TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk.
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Does June get Hannah out of Gilead?

The audience received this gift at just the right time but one question remains: Will June ever truly find peace? "Not until she gets Hannah out of Gilead and home to her father," said Moss, who directed three of the episodes this season, in a recent interview.
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Will June get Hannah back?

And Hannah has been separated from her true family since the series' very beginning. This piece of the plot has driven a great deal of June's relentless will to persevere against the most harrowing odds. But, unfortunately, even with all that's happened, it's still pretty unlikely that June will ever get Hannah back.
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Who did Nick marry on the Handmaid's Tale?

Eden Blaine, née Spencer, is a recurring character in season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale, where she is married to Nick Blaine.
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Does June ever reunite with Luke?

Luke and June being reunited hasn't been an easy homecoming. But in the scene on the boat, when the two of you lay eyes on each other (in episode six), the unspoken love was palpable.
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Did June bite off Fred's tongue?

June also makes sure to bite off Fred's tongue, which speaks to their own relationship - the finale shows them in flashbacks at Jezebel's, and his sleazy behavior (which includes biting her neck and ear), that she has to resist biting back at. Now, she can literally bite back.
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Why does JUNE say give me 5 minutes?

It can go a lot of ways.” Rather than needing five minutes before she faces the authorities, five minutes before she goes on the run, or five minutes before her and Luke's marriage is over, Miller says that final moment was June wanting to remember her past self.
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What was written under Fred Waterfords body?

In a brief flash, Fred's headless body is shown hanging from a wall — like so many Gilead victims at his hand — with the key Handmaid's Tale phrase written in blood below him: “Nolite te bastardes carburondorum.” His ring finger was also mailed to his pregnant wife, Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski).
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