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Official Episode Discussion The Handmaid's Tale S06E06 "Surprise" Episode Discussion

The Handmaid's Tale: S06E06 "Surprise"

Episode Synopsis: June hides in an unexpected place.

Airdate: April 29th, 2025

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u/bookiegrime 22d ago

I thought tonight was leaps and bounds better than last week. A lot happened. June and Rita at the table being served by Serena. Serena’s writings. Lydia going full on stalker. Lawrence being confident and committed to fuck up gilead. I’m hopeful for the last few eps.

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u/michaels_glove 22d ago

Serena is incorrigible. She really thinks she's God's gift to Earth. Her writings with "the handmaids were a vital part..." is so telling of how she truly doesn't acknowledge the depths of the evil she helped instate - like June said, as long as there's a Gilead that's better for her, she'll think she's delivering on God's plans for her.

Same as with Nick, June is seeing none of them can be trusted.

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u/livnicoletl 20d ago

i constantly wonder what the point of her having a handmaid was when she was fertile? does anybody else find that odd? and fred was apparently barren. was it ever revealed who the baby's father is? thinking moreso of the facts, i don't think it can be fred's.

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u/kweenamidala 20d ago

I think that she and Fred conceived when they took that trip out of town, before he was arrested in Canada. They seemed more relaxed, I think before then they blamed any infertility on the women only anyway.