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Once you see something, it’s possible for you to’t unsee it.
InSeason 1, Episode 3, June explains in voiceover how Gilead took over before.
“When they slaughtered Congress, we didn’t wake up,” she admits.
“When they blamed terrorists and suspended the Constitution, we didn’t wake up either.
They said it would be temporary.
Nothing changes instantaneously,” she warned.
In Season 5, Episode 10, June tells Luke she’s not going back to sleep this time.
Hannah, June and Luke’s daughter, also gives us a glimpse of what she’s feeling.
Naomi formerly Mrs. Putnam, now Mrs. Lawrence also slips, calling Janine by her real name.
When Naomi corrects herself, calling Janine “Ofjoseph,” Janine snaps.
“I hate you,” Janine says.
“How can you not know that?”
Neither will the gun Luke procured, or Tuello’s word to Nick.
Fortunately, June can see the blood-red writing on the walls: Canada is not safe.
“America wasn’t Gilead until it was,” she reminds him.
June knows what Luke doesn’t: Gilead is everywhere.
In Hulu’sadaptation, “Gilead” might as well be synonymous with hatred looking for any outlet.
