The Handmaids Tale Season 2 Episode 8 Review

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Fred's continued absenteeism from the firm creates unlikely alliances in this week'southward Handmaid's Tale, as Serena grows bolder in her Gilead policy ghostwriting and June is all also happy to help her. Just one time the human being of the house returns, things get icky quickly. Warning: If you oasis't felt any sympathy for Serena up to this bespeak in the serial, you may after watching this episode.

In other news, Janine'due south baby isn't doing well, and Serena takes surprising steps to assist the little girl — patriarchy exist damned. Read on for the highlights of "Women's Work."

DYNAMIC DUO | When we rejoin Mrs. Waterford and her handmaid, they're kicking back in Fred's study, listening to Motown records and writing/editing their little hearts out. "She writes, I read. This is the new normal, and an criminal offense to God," June voiceovers, noting that her mistress "looks pretty f–king happy" about breaking so-called divine law.

The two women are kinda getting along — Serena fifty-fifty admits that she hates knitting — merely then Mrs. Waterford informs June that Fred will exist abode the next day. June offers up the flattest possible "Praise be" in response. And when the Commander does return, limping and using a cane, he speedily ushers his married woman from his office. Upstairs, June finds a music box and a rose on her bed. "It was nice working with you, likewise," she says via voiceover.

Infant IN TROUBLE! | While at the market place, June and the other handmaids hear a siren and instantly drop to their knees to pray: It's the baby ambulance, and cheers to Serena sharing some information, June knows information technology'south headed to see the Putnams — aka Janine's old commander and his wife, aka the ones raising her child, aka Janine's daughter is in trouble.

Janine, naturally, freaks. But June promises to detect out what'southward going on and report dorsum, which calms her a bit. Turns out no i knows what's up with the child, who is lethargic and won't stop vomiting — and there's a globe-class neonatologist in Gilead, but she's a woman and therefore no longer allowed to do. Enter, Serena's crusading pen!

Mrs. Waterford fakes a directive from her hubby, giving the neonatologist (who is now a Martha) a laissez passer to the hospital, where she is given a 1-24-hour interval reprieve. (Side annotation: Real talk? Watching the doctor cry as she puts her scrubs and coat on after so long in servitude nearly did me in.) Sadly, the doctor can't discover any earthly reason why trivial Angela (whom Janine calls Charlotte) is ill. And so Naomi and Warren Putnam, as well every bit Aunt Lydia, who ever seems to be around all the time, settle in for the heartbreaking wait for the baby to die.

MAMA KNOWS Best | In the meantime, June asks Serena to intercede on Janine's behalf, so she can see her daughter one final time before she goes. "Don't be stupid," Serena answers… but then, indeed, makes the female parent's visit happen. And when it's decided that nothing more than can be done for Angela/Charlotte, Janine is even allowed to hold her infant.

So the handmaid removes her mask and gloves and nuzzles the child with and then much love and joy that it hurts to picket them, knowing the eventual outcome. It's probably more unadulterated caring than the kid has gotten her entire brusque life, if the stinkface that Naomi sports all the damn fourth dimension is any indication, and it fabricated me cry when I watched information technology.

In the morn, though, a miracle: When Aunt Lydia wakes from where she's fallen asleep in a chair, she finds Janine and her daughter, both stripped to their undies, both happily cooing to each other by the window. Seems similar Angela/Charlotte has fabricated a full recovery! Also: OH Give thanks GOD. I can't handle Expressionless Baby Grief on top of all the other flavors of grief this prove bestows on a weekly basis.

Side note: Naomi was totally poisoning that child, wasn't she? Talk over.

THE BIBLE Belt | But let's support a second. When Serena and June return from the hospital later on leaving the Putnams and Janine the evening earlier the child's upswing, they share a warm goodnight that is interrupted by Fred ordering them to his office. He knows Serena has been forging his name on documents, and he slowly realizes that June has been helping her. "I did it for the kid. What greater responsibleness is there in Gilead?" Serena asks. "Obeying your husband," he answers gravely.

Then it's non long before he's quoting Scripture and loosening his chugalug, which he removes and uses to whip his married woman while June is forced to sentry. Alone in her room after that night, Serena sobs into her hand as she gets undressed, the welts from Fred'due south belt angry and ruby across her tush. "Can I do anything for you, Serena?" June asks gently from the other side of the door, but gets ordered back to her room for her troubles. Instead, she swings by the Commander'due south role to repent and bat her eyes. Does information technology work? Nosotros'll encounter.

LETTER BE | Over in Nick'south flat, Eden finds the pile of illicit letters from handmaids while she'due south organizing his stuff. She claims she didn't read them — merely what else is she going to say? "You never touch my things, you empathize me?" he says menacingly. Guys, between her gender-traitor annotate a few weeks ago and this, I'm worried.

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