Handmaid's Tale. EPISODE 8 (season 3). Channel 4, 28/07/19. UK pace. NO SPOILERS!

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This is the thread for Episode 8 (season 3) of The Handmaid's Tale.

We are watching on Channel 4, UK pace and have only seen episodes 1 - 7 so far.

Please, NO SPOILERS.

Last week's thread took a rather strange turn, so please, play nicely people.

And I shouldn't have to spell it out, but when it says "Please, NO SPOILERS", that means we don't want people who have watched ahead to come on here and deliberately or inadvertently reveal what is actually going to happen in future episodes.

Anything else is speculation, whether that is based on what has already taken place in the TV series or is based on events in the novel (including the Historical Notes epilogue).

Just because something happened in the book doesn't mean it's also guaranteed to take place in the TV series.

Blessed day.

Evenin' all

Thanks Origin

Thanks Op. Can I also ask that no one repeats what a friend has said about a future episode as I think that's a spoiler too (& read that earlier on the other non-spoiler thread). Thanks!

Looking forward to tonight's episode - feel very scared for June, Nicole and Emily. Please don't let Emily or Nicole be sent back as I won't be able to handle that. I believe Emily would (& likely should ) commit suicide rather than be sent back as the torture she would suffer is awful.

We have not been blessed with good weather today that's for sure.

I hope it picks up the pace a bit in tonight's episode

Still looking forward to it regardless!

Checking in...

June is getting right on my tits.

June is a nasty horrible bitch. Never thought I would say that.

My sky isn't working??? How long until it appears on catchup does anyone know?

Oh interesting. We're going to see what makes ALydia the way she is

June has gone too far!

I feel like I’m watching someone’s GCSE drama assessment.

Was that handmaid the one from aunt Lydia’s past?? I can’t decide :)

Hmmm Aunt Lydia's back story almost helps you to understand where she got the idea that Gilead gave women 'freedom from'. The little boys mother would no longer have to put up with being groped by men.

Signing in for this week.

I don't think June went too far. Yes it was incredibly nasty but that other handmaid didn't seem to give a shit about causing someone's execution, maybe if she gets a taste of her own medicine she'll think twice about snitching again.

To be fair, June has never been a “nice” character.

It’s good to see Aunt Lydia being warm and “normal” - weird to see her with long hair.

Thing is Madge as Janine said she was only doing as Aunt Lydia told her.

Blimey, it seems like less than 5 minutes and another ad break

She didn't have to do as aunt Lydia told her though, she chose to quite willingly.

I'm interested to know how Aunt Lydia went from this caring, nurturing teacher to the evil that she displays now but then every now and then you she flashes of who she used to be when acts nurturing towards the handmaids.

The little boys mother would no longer have to put up with being groped by men.

Is that sarcasm? The mother would either be a handmaid or in Jezebel’s. To be groped against her will at any time by any man who wanted to.

I can’t believe the way June is speaking to Commander Lawrence. He is so much more secure than Fred. The response “I bet that felt good.” is so patronising and self important. But without any hint that what she said rattled him. I wonder what he really thinks about what she said.

Madge I don't think there was much choice about it.