I really trust your judgement - can you give us your theories for episode 4 to 6 especially for Nick and June ?
Sure! I haven't listened to some of the new podcasts and interviews but have read Reddit comments summarizing, plus based on the new trailer footage
Episode 4
June obviously doesn't go back to Alaska and stays at the Mayday base with Luke and Moira. Luke is determined to do something which frustrates the fuck out of her
I think Luke will frustrate her a lot but they will have a conversation about their relationship where they agree to fight for Hannah together
I think maybe there will be intel that the commanders they want to kill are going to jezebels so the plan is made for June and Moira and Luke to go undercover
Lawrence is promoted to high commander for NB
The cracks start to show with NB and Lawrence's position
Wharton knows/suspects that Nick shot the guardians
Idk why I just imagine that Nick possibly finishes the job and kills the guardian in the hospital
Episode 5:
June, Moira, and Luke go back into Gilead but separate once they are there.
June and Moira are at the jezebels and maybe they meet Janine there
While killing commanders is on the list of possibilities I could see where the initial plan is to get information or supplies. Regardless they kill someone and put him in the furnace
Something goes awry with pickup or maybe killing someone that way wasn't the plan. They see Lawrence (I guess it could work they see Nick) and June has Lawrence take her (and maybe Moira) out
Lawrence takes them to Nick's house (maybe Rose and Wharton are away for something??) to hide out
Serena's consequential choice is she accepts Wharton's marriage proposal or something that ties her to Wharton and further entrenches her in Gilead
Nick's consequential choice... is it to hide June at his house? Is it something to do with the guardian? Is it something to do with helping Tuello? A few weeks ago I thought his choice was THE betrayal but I think now it might be a decision that puts him in a position to betray June (like hiding her puts him in trouble with Wharton/Rose, or ending his agreement with Tuello makes June angry with him at his house and they leave on bad terms).
My guesses are it's accepting a promotion to lead fertility/security stuff in NB, hiding June at his house, doing something to help June that gets him in trouble, or ending his deal with Tuello
Episode 6:
June hides out at Nick's house or an empty house in NB. I'm a bit confused by this timeline because when she gets to his house she's obviously wearing the martha disguise (which is why I thought originally he was at the jezebels and saw her) but in the kissing scene she's back in her black button down (unless it's a different button down he loaned her). And when June sees Nick in her martha disguise he's in his typical commander suit, but in the kissing scene he's back in his driver shirt
Also where is Moira? Does she refuse to go with Lawrence?
I think Nick and June will fuck lol but I also think they will have a discussion where they are a bit at odds. I can see her wanting him to fight or wanting to become more entrenched in the rebellion and he pushes back. Not in a "for Gilead" way but in a "I can only trust myself" way
If this scene of them undercover is in episode 6:
Then that mean his betrayal is right at the end of episode 6 or in episode 7 right after this takes place? And if this scene isn't in episode 6 that means this scene comes after episode 8
Right now my guess is June hides with Nick at least for a night, he does go on a mission of sorts with her and helps but they are kind of at odds during it with their different perspectives, and he takes her to the boston globe either as a new hiding place or for her to meet up with other rebels
Nick's betrayal
Based on comments by the cast, right now I'm leaning towards he either shuts down new arrivals/people leaving NB, or he does something that brings Handmaids and aunts to NB and makes it a more dangerous place to be (which then pushes Lawrence to ally with Tuello)
My other guess is he does something that disrupts the plan to murder commanders at jezebels. Like maybe June and Moira don't finish the job but get info for it, June hides with Nick and he helps her with something and then takes her to the boston globe, and when he leaves he is supposed to do something for June but he doesn't
I think Janine being picked up by guardians in one of the trailers is tied to Nick. Maybe instead of helping he has the plan shut down which leads to Janine getting in trouble, or by bringing handmaids and aunts to NB he has some handmaids from jezebels brought which could be seen as "these women are getting another chance to redeem themselves and get a fresh start in NB" (can see Wharton advertising it like that
Other notes:
Does Wharton saying the "this lie will put you on the wall" look like it happens in Nick's house?
