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electric_blue68

(21,016 posts)
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 02:31 AM Apr 8

Anyone want to watch S6 of The Handmaid's Tale w me?

Don't Forget 🚨 spoiler spaces! 👍
I just spent ?4 days or 4 1/2 days rewatching (binging) all 5 season's of THT. Just finished S5/E10!

Silly me for thinking in old TV schedule terms - thinking I'd have to wait till ?9PM tonight (Tues) to see the 3 new episodes. Then I thot - it's Tues- now.
And yes new eps!

I'm going at least leave the 3rd one for later at night.
I'm excited! And steeled for terrible stuff, but go, Team June & friends!

[I read it once it came out in paperback back in the 1980's. Still to read The Testiments]

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Anyone want to watch S6 of The Handmaid's Tale w me? (Original Post) electric_blue68 Apr 8 OP
I'll watch this season. sinkingfeeling Apr 8 #1
S6 E1 electric_blue68 Apr 8 #2
S6 E2 electric_blue68 Apr 8 #3
S6 E3 electric_blue68 Apr 14 #4
S6 E4 electric_blue68 Tuesday #5
S6 E5 electric_blue68 Tuesday #6

electric_blue68

(21,016 posts)
2. S6 E1
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:30 PM
Apr 8

major surprises
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One reviewer said "you know June was going to throw Serena off the train" (Well, I didn't) "bit the surprise was it was to save her life.".

The second was, and soooo unexpected, and wonderful was at the welcome area in Alaska. There were cars to pick up arrivals and take them to this place. Everyone got sent to medical first.
It turns out the doctor was Holly, June's mom!
The third (actually second) as June left the little "stop" where the car left her just before someone got close to greet her - was her looking up at the US flag which: while having the red & white stripes, and the field of dark blue...

had only 2 stars! Jarring!
They would stand for Alaska, and Hawaii.

One more... I might have been a bit slow on this...but Nick, and Mr Tuello meet up to share info

Tuello says to Moira in regards to getting Luke out that they (The US) can't do much bc their army has been depleted. Mayday is mentioned, and Mark tells Moira they work w them bc they have so few allies left. Moira,wants to help.

electric_blue68

(21,016 posts)
3. S6 E2
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 09:40 PM
Apr 8

A mostly quiet episode with set ups for extra bunch

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June & Nicole settle in with her mom. They trade stories of what happened to each other. She's able to call Luke, and talk w him, Moira & Rita.
Serena stays with this faith community that takes her in.

Some High Commander (Wharton) from DC Rose's Dad (who's Nick's wife) stays with Nick who's now living in New Bethelem. Meanwhile Lawrence s setting up New Bethelem on an Island; a kinder, gentler Gilead where women can read, write, and do business; but are still in submission to their husbands. Though whom ever said they don't trust it - what happens after Com Lawrence dies, do they get all Putnam types, again.

Mrs Putnam gets married to Com Lawrence.

DC Com says to Lawrence they have get Serena back so she can be the face of New Bethlehem.

June (everyone gets a once-a-week phone to call whomever) suddenly can't get through to Luke. Finds out he and Moira have been captured. June will leave Nichole w her mom to go rescue Luke & Moira.

Lawrence & Mrs Lawrence visit Serena, and convince her to return to New Bethlehem threatening that the extremely restrictive Wheelers will otherwise find her at some point, since The Eyes know where she is .

June meets Tuello at a semi abandoned
big house where Gilead resistors are.

electric_blue68

(21,016 posts)
4. S6 E3
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 09:54 PM
Apr 14

Last edited Tue Apr 15, 2025, 03:23 AM - Edit history (1)

June heads off to Gilead (US flys her back the Boston area) to help rescue Moira & Luke.

Serena becomes the poster girl for New Bethlehem. While holding her son she meets with other countries ambassadors.

Aunt Lydia is horrified to find Janine and 3 other of her former HTs at Jezebels. Aunt Lydia tries persuade Mrs (former Putman) Lawrence to take Janine back in, but refuses.

June, and Nick rescue Moira and Luke. Problem arise when Nick has to kill 2 Guardians who show up before they escape the abandoned amusement patk.

They do get out.

At the end we find out one of the guardians is not dead, and nay come out of a coma.

electric_blue68

(21,016 posts)
5. S6 E4
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:05 AM
Tuesday

Relatively Quiet but lots of set up.
(Yawn sleepy) might be shorter, or mix up in chronology.
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Luke is planning w others to deliver bombs.

Mark Tuello arrives to tell Luke, June that charges were dropped after Luke severely injured the guy who rammed June, then ran over her arm; and guy later died. Luke was waiting on a hearing 2 months ftom then. Luke traded Intel, Nick helped, and defense argument accepted.
MT's going to arrange a flight to Alaska. Luke wants to stay until he can deliver the bombs.

Rita arrives in New Bethlehem and meets w Serina. They're waiting for Rita's sister which is why Rita went there. Sister arrives, wonderful, tearful reunion. From quick conversation; apologizing they might have tried to escape before/as things got crazy bc they both mentioned trying to find each other. Her sis mentioned she heard she was a Martha. Just grateful each is alive!

Big meeting, led by Ellen. They're planning to scope out Jezabel 's penthouse. June thinks they don't know enough. "Going in guns blazing? What about poison? Food is now taste tested. June asks about the women there. Almost implied not that big a concern, but June counters "they're people.". So something about warning them on the dry run. Mention then and later things can be un predictable. To Ellen later what if Moira panics, she'll be dead. Ellen asks what about you? June replies I can take care of herself.

June finds out Moira's going into Jeezabel's to do the dry run. Confronts her later, not to go. You don't know what it's (having not been there in good while), plus June's been there a lot of times. Go in Moira's stead. They (she & Moira) just reunited) Moira refuses, saying she grateful she was saved, but she can't live June's life anymore.

Lawrence gets a drawing from Mrs Putnam's "daughter" Agnes (Janine's daughter- Charlotte). Delighted, then MrsPurnam showe up and scoots her away. At some point Kawrence reads "Little Princess" to her, saying someday you'll read it yourself.

While looking at print out outs of the
Jezabel women to June and Moira's horror Jamine's print out shows up.

Rita meets Nick. Look at you! He was a kid when she first met him; now he's a Commander. She wants him to get her whole family out. Might take a year+. Nick will there to keep NB on the right (relatively) track.

Ceremony w Comnanders: Lawrence is promoted to a High Commander. They go off to celebrate at Jezebels.
Some extra scummy commander is "here kitty, kitty" to Jainine. She walks over. "Next time you crawl on all fours yo me when I call you.". Laughter.
Then he "gives" Janine to Lawrence as a reward for his promotion.

Up in a suite: Lawrence "I'm not going to do anything to you". Gives Janine the draeing Agnes/Charlotte made. Janine has a smoke. "What's going to happen to my daughter." Lawrence promises he'll do his best to protect her.

June meets up w Luke and Moira. They argue. She found out Ellen switched June for Moira's dry run after June spoke to get. "You wrnt behind my back!". . June- You don't know what it's like. You lied to me about working w these people.
(Not sure all Mayday, got impression Mayday was better planned, skills etc idk. )

June- I know better. Luke wants to deliver the bombs he did the strategic planning on. His way of fighting for Hannah. You want to fight too he says to her.
She keeps arguing w Moira. Moira's like, "You think so little of us.
June wants to protect them.
Moira walks away disgusted. "Don't follow me!".
[I sure hope nothing happens to Moira before they reconcile!]

Rainy night at the big mansion, old hotel?
Luke & June. She talked about thinking she was wad sometimes getting closer rescuing Hanbah, then not. How it hurt. Maybe she was trying progect Luke. When we lost Hannah we became a broken family .

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