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Lol at least we have this clip.

THT S4 Theories...

Right, we’re diving in baby... This is going to be an analysis of all the new clips from the teaser trailer.

So first off, we have guardians in what appears to be quite a grand building (circular window), which sort of reminds me of the church they had the mass dedication thing in. Having a security clamp-down is no surprise given what Mayday just pulled off, but having them in the church may suggest a large group of people that are being ‘guarded’. My thoughts are that it’s some sort of mass prayer to return the children that’s also being used as a ‘lets-see-who-looks-guilty-and-rough-them-up-for-intel’ type thing.

Next up we have this group of images from what appears to be the same scene (lighting, costume, injury makeup is consistent). This looks like it’s set directly after the girls find June in the forest, or maybe a few days later considering June is able to walk. Another reason to believe it’s slightly later is that they’ve lost a handmaid; in the final scene of S3, June can be seen carried away by six handmaids (three on either side) but in this scene there are only six of them including June. The usual faces can be seen (Janine, Alma, Brianna) so I’m not worried about a major character death prior to this scene, but it does suggest they may have run into some trouble before getting to this farm.

Which leads me onto my next point: I think this farm is going to serve as their base of operations for continuing Mayday (potentially owned by Mrs.Keyes - Mckenna Grace - and her husband?). They’re clearly in some sort of barn in this scene dressed as Marthas - no doubt this is probably a cover to keep them in hiding (nothing says conspicuous like blood red!). Quick side note: there is seven of them again in this scene so hopefully that means that someone just had to run an errand or something (or, more interestingly, one of them could be acting as a spy now that they appear to have given up being handmaids altogether). There is also an argument between June and Alma in this scene where Alma suggests that they should just leave, which is fair enough considering they have a rare chance of escaping a totalitarian regime of rapists, but June insists that “these women deserve to be helped” - the word women suggests she’s moved her sights from saving children to Handmaids and Marthas now or maybe even the women at Jezebels! That would make a particularly interesting escape as Gilead couldn’t make it a national high-profile search because technically ‘a place like that would never exist in Gilead’...

The ‘squad’ also appears to have picked up a guardian? I have two theories on this: 1) This is the Guardian who was meant to be at Hannah’s school the day June went with Eleanor and he has been working with Mayday and the Martha network for a while. 2) The distinct lack of Nick in S3 was because he was off on the front lines finding soldiers of his own, a new breed of double-agent eyes, to join Mayday. We know not all Guardians/Eyes are pious because of the gay refugee guardian that was processed by Moira, so it’s only logical that there are way more out there. It might be Nick’s way of ‘atoning’ for being a part of the crusade.

Man oh man, this scene gave me chills. First of all, the injuries suggest Lydia has potentially been roughed up by some guardians - most likely in the aftermath of the escaped children. We can’t really see much of the background besides these lights which could suggest a lot of things; she could be in an interrogation setting, she could be in a salvaging (although unlikely as she would be a huge asset in the search for Mayday), she could be in the colonies (again unlikely), or she could have be being held hostage by Mayday and she’s talking to one of the other Handmaids about June. I quite like the last option because she’s using biblical language just like she did at the red centre to try to manipulate them, particularly Janine. Which leads me to my geekier thoughts on this scene: she calls June “beyond redemption” - the bible says that no one is beyond redemption as Jesus embodied salvation. So this is the moment where we can finally plainly see that Lydia isn’t doing this because she truly believes in the religious foundation of Gilead (even though that’s what she may tell herself), she’s doing it because she’s a blind follower of Gilead. Gilead isn’t a religious state, it’s a totalitarian oppressive regime and they are not the same thing.

This appears to be some sort of interrogation/arrest of Lawrence (the evidence is he’s being escorted by two guardians). Again, we can’t really tell much from the background, it’s definitely not something we recognise. My best guess we be that it’s either an eye ‘black-site’ or a room from the old red centre (it looks run down like a public school). It’s also probably likely that this is happening after the Mayday children escape - it would make sense that he would be questioned pretty quickly as June was his handmaid. The language he uses in this scene seems very pivotal - like he’s been pondering it for a while which is consistent with how clever he is - but it suggests that he’s talking to someone of importance, someone who he deems to have the intellect to understand what he’s saying. My guess would be maybe Nick or one of the other commanders; leadership is a bit slim-pickings fro them at the minute with Fred incarcerated, Winslow ‘missing’ and Lawrence as a suspect which may make Gilead’s response to Mayday quite sloppy (no doubt something Lawrence is implying in his ‘next few weeks’ comment).

I’ll be honest, I have absolutely no idea what to think of this (It was barely half a second worth of footage, in my defence!). There is some guy walking behind at about the same pace she is walking which suggests they are both walking towards the same thing. Considering Moira’s been working with refugees, I would assume it’s something to do with that. Maybe a Gilead wife has arrived as a ‘refugee’ and that’s going to be a side-plot? Or maybe she’s in the detention centre where they’re holding Fred and Serena and she’s about to rip into Serena? Who knows.

Anyway, that was LONG but those are my thoughts - please comment and leave your ideas! Blessed be the fruit loops, bitches x

Just finished watching episode 7 of the Handmaid's Tale and I'm in tears. Luke has been away from Boston for 3 years ... 3 years thinking his wife and child are dead. June finally managed to send him a note in secret. That scene where he reads the note and he's just crying and smiling in relief because his wife is alive and there's a chance he might see them again.... just broke my heart. I'm glad they included these POV scenes from Luke in the show because in the book we didn't get to read much about Luke except for June's flashbacks. It makes the story more epic and heartbreaking. I ship Nick and June because he's the only one who showed her some love ever since she got captured. But Luke and June break my heart and I just want them reunited so bad....

#the handmaid's tale #june x luke #luke tht #tht 1x07

What an insufferable prick omg.

This scene with Luke really cemented for me how horrible he was. Nick never uses June’s suffering as a weapon, he just does what he can to alleviate it, whenever he can.

Luke wants some big come to Jesus moment of sorrow from June. It’s kinda sick honestly. Like yeah it’s crazy but it’s normal for her now, and he STILL wasn’t getting how serious the danger was. All he wanted to do was talk about how it made him feel.

Anyone who has suffered knows the worst thing is hearing people say that your suffering also made others suffer, which is basically what he’s saying to her here.

Yeah the situation is bad and sucks, you don’t need to point out the obvious?! Unreal.

Luke is the type of person I can’t stand, he’s a wallower, he does nothing but insists on feeling bad for himself and non stop explaining why this is an unfair scenario for them to be in. He’s all talk, no action, all bravado, no strength of character. It’s all about what it feels like to HIM, how crazy it is to HIM, how hard it is to see her locked up for HIM, and in the final season, see look at HIM you underestimated him.

Insufferable through and through, truly.

In comparison, Nick knows that June has suffered beyond what he can possibly imagine, and doesn’t need to provoke her wounds. He suffers but never says anything (other than the single time), he just acts. He hates what she goes through but knows that him bringing it up and pounding into her how terrible her situation is will only add fuel to the fire. Especially for someone like June, she needs action, words only make it worse for her.

I hate essentially everything Luke does to be honest, starting from his very first introduction. People use the holly thing as some gotcha card but like what was he going to do? I mean Emily basically dropped the kid on his doorstep. Forgive me for not finding that to be the pinnacle of manhood and sacrifice.

Nick’s motivation is always to help June, to make her feel better, less trapped, more calm. It has nothing to do with him, her seeing his achievements, or proving himself. He doesn’t give a fuck about any of that. Because he knows how serious this is.

Lukes motive is always to prove himself, show how useful he can be, be a ‘man’ as he so degradingly puts it.

Selfishness VS selflessness.

I feel like this says it all honestly… and as we all know, OT really became unhinged as the seasons went on. I feel like this follows a trend I hate, of actors having literally any say at all over their character arcs.

I REMEMBER THE BLIND ITEM. And after the last season I absolutely believe OT threatened to leave if not given more screen time and more control.

Which he used to be insufferable in every way.