The Handmaid's Tale 5x8

[silverstarry]

Mother to mother. Will June and Serena finally see eye to eye? #TheHandmaidsTale pic.twitter.com/guRsSohOpM
- The Handmaid's Tale (@HandmaidsOnHulu) October 25, 2022

5x8: Motherland
June considers a tempting but risky offer from a surprise visitor. Serena hits rock bottom and searches for allies.

sourceSerena with surprised Pikachu face last

Comments

[little_vienna]

Reading vague BTS spoilers for episodes 9-10 has me reaaaal nervous. Apparently [Spoiler (click to open)]there is a "bloodbath." I can only imagine what goes horribly wrong.

[little_vienna]

Also loved what we got of Lawrence in this. It's nice to get, presumably, something closer to his true thoughts (his usage of "religious nutjobs" to achieve his social & economic goals) instead of the vague passive stuff we normally do.

[silverstarry]

Even after his talk with June, a small part of me still questioned if it was all an act he put on just to convince her to do what he wanted. I don’t think I can ever 100% trust him.

[little_vienna]

I don't think he can be 100% trusted, but I do feel like we got a glimpse of the real him for once. Particularly in the last conversation with June, when he finally dropped his demeanor for once.

[lone_concertina]

I feel like this is a key quality of Bradley Whitford as an actor. It works for him well in stuff like this, Get Out, Cabin in the Woods, etc but when he has to play a genuinely decent person I spend most of it wondering when the real villain will emerge in his character.

[poisonapple73]

Yeah, I really question anyone who thinks they can align with religious hardliners for expediency. Lawrence thinks he's smarter than he is, and he's so convinced of his own brilliance that I have no doubt he'll use June (or anyone) if he thinks the ends justify the means.

[poisonapple73]

Do you have a link? I was looking for spoilers yesterday and failing. :(

[little_vienna]

I think this is the post I was thinking of. But it's somewhere on that subreddit.

[poisonapple73]

Thank you!