Gilead’s biggest mistake is, and always has been, how much it underestimates and undervalues women.
But just because these women look meek doesn’t make them weak.
The Wheelers have made sure Serena never has a reason to leave the house or ping the outside world.
Life as a high-valued commodity isn’t an easy one, Serena is learning.
Upon learning Esther played by the unbelievably talentedMcKenna Grace was pregnant, Aunt Lydia confronted Commander Lawrence again.
What’s important to remember about the horrors of Esther’s particular situation is that Esther is only 14.
To Putnam, having access to any handmaid at any time is a “spoil” of his position.
Still, these particular spoils came with consequences.
“Rape of unassigned property.”
Janine, Putnam’s former handmaid, was there, smiling.
“I wish I could have watched,” she admits.
But inSeason 5, Episode 6, more curtain is pulled back on what is keeping Nick in Gilead.
After Commander Putnam’s execution,Nick returns home to his wife, who is crying.
Here, we finally get a better understanding of what is keeping Nick in Gilead: Rose is pregnant.
With how much she knows about what Nick does, she’d be a frightening enemy to have.
Showrunner and creator, Bruce Miller, toldEntertainment Weeklythat Serena’s choice wasn’t an impulsive one.
Mrs. Wheeler is shocked, telling Serena that her baby needed a mother and a father.
Serena reminds Mrs. Wheeler, “This isn’t Gilead.”
As far as what this means forSerena and June’s civil war is unclear.
