I did enjoy the episode, and obviously glad about there finally being some hope but I feel they packed in too much and it felt clunky. I got the point they were making with the scene when Cdr Lawrence 'pulled the plug' and June wouldn't back down, but it just felt a bit washed over. I don't think Lawrence would have felt threatened enough or whatever, to just backtrack straight away.
I'm still also unclear why Lawrence was a supporter of this plan, when he built Gilead. Unless I have missed or forgotten a scene where this became clear? I know the ceremony would have tipped him over the edge, but he was 'rebellious' even before this.
The soap dropping - how on earth would the guard not see the handmaid dropping something in to June's bag, when he was staring at their reflection.
The Martha who came early, surely would have grassed everyone up and pointed to the Lawrence house when she got arrested And how did she get spotted on the way back (seemingly quickly) but managed to stay hidden when travelling to the house?
Lots of other little details which I feel were just glossed over. They wasted a lot of time this season, the finale could have been done as a 2 parter, and really delved into the details, into the Martha network, the investigations in Canada, Lawrence etc.
That said, I still hope that the children being out and the Watefords in custody has made way for a shift in focus (away from June) for the next season. Also my heart did break at the intro scene, when the women were being bundled up, ragged around, separated from their children. It made me think of the American detention centres that were in news last year, and really brought home that scenes in this show are reality for some.