The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 (UK Pace) - thread 2

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Hi all

Here is the next thread for those who are watching The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 on Channel 4. Please don't put any spoilers on this - the other thread (for those in other countries who are watching ahead of the UK) is www.mumsnet.com/Talk/telly_addicts/3239228-Handmaids-Tale-Season-2-SPOILERS-VIEWING-AHEAD-OF-UK-SREENING.

The new centre makes me worried that Gilead is still financially strong and not on the brink of collapse.

Interesting that they call the centre where they "process" the Handmaids the Rachel and Leah Centre.

Rachel and Leah were married to the same man in the bible. Rachel had many years not conceiving, while Leah birthed six sons and a daughter.

Rachel was meant to be the first bride, but Leah was substituted at the last minute, and both believed that birthing sons would bring them closer to god. And Rachel offered her own Handmaid to her husband to bear children for him too.

Rachel and Leah were sisters and rivals, so I suppose that's a good similarity to how the wives and handmaids are seen by Gilead.

Will they end up having a conversation?

It's interesting how Serena is now softening a lot with June

I'm suspicious

Surely it can't be very good for her to sleep on the couch.

I've been hoping for a flashback for Serena and Fred and how they got started.

So so so relevant to today

How scary that in this lecture by Serena women are holding up 'Resist' posters. Same as the US now

Serena may be softening at this moment in time but it's short lived I bet. She just wants the baby and to experience what she can't. Bitch.

'She has a right to speak. This is America '. Wow the irony.

How scary that in this lecture by Serena women are holding up 'Resist' posters. Same as the US now

Exactly what I thought

June is definitely back

What did Eden say? What if ...?

I wonder if the Commander will end up raping the new wife..?

Long shot but maybe serena helps her escape in the end. Sees the error of her ways

Oh no nick is going to have to sleep with her to prove he is not a gender traitor.

Eden thinks Nick might be a gender traitor.

You could see Serena Joys real bump in the white suit. She's due I September apparently!

Nick a gender traitor! Little does she know.

Eden thinks Nick may be a gender traitor.

I can't see Serena helping June escape unless June leaves the baby. And I can't see June leaving the baby behind.

Is Ofglen there?

Thank you

Oh no

She said what if nick is a gender traitor? Assuming that means Gay as he's stalling on consumating the marriage

bringon i definitely think someone unexpected will help her.

Serena is doing the serving. WTF is going on with her?