Warning: The following contains spoilers for season 4 ofThe Handmaid’s Tale.
Lines are crossed in the upcoming season ofThe Handmaid’s Tale.
“He was a monster. The founding father of Gilead, he took away our country. He had to pay for what he did,” June says. “I killed him and loved it so much.”
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Later in the trailer, Serena plans to use all of her Gilead resources to ensure June faces consequences for her actions.
“Serena has the world behind her,” June says of Waterford’s widow. “She’s bringing it here, Gilead.”
Nick later warns June, “Gilead wants to see you suffer. You have to keep yourself safe.”
However, that doesn’t mean that Serena does not have her own concerns about her battle with June.
“Don’t you dare try to tell me you can protect me from her!” a crying Serena tells Mark Tuello (Sam Jaeger).
Elisabeth Moss (L) and Yvonne Strahovski inThe Handmaid’s Taleseason 5 (2022).Hulu
In May, starAlexis Bledelannounced she wouldnot be appearing in the upcoming fifth season"after much thought."
“I am forever grateful to Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the cast and crew for their support,” she said at the time.
Atwood’s themes inThe Handmaid’s Tale— namely, a woman’s right to free will and bodily autonomy — recently foundrenewed relevancein the wake of the Supreme Court’s June decision tooverturnRoe v. Wade.
Atwood, 82,shared a messageto herInstagramfollowing the dramatic decision. “Coffee in Nova Scotia with appropriately sloganed coffee cup,” she wrote next to a photo of herself holding a mug emblazoned with the words “I told you so.”
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Season 5 ofThe Handmaid’s Talepremieres Sept. 14 on Hulu.
source: people.com
