Spoilers below for The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 finale.
June is on her way to freedom!
Oh no, wait, she was stopped and pulled back to Gilead at the last moment.
Oh no, actually nothing has changed at all.
Serena and June strike an accord and write/edit together while Fred is laid up!
June gets to see her daughter again!
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But her daughter questions why she didnt try harder to save her.
It started off this season with a fake mass hanging (just kidding!
Good things are happening!
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There is no way that the Waterfords will take her back now, right?
What good is she doing?
What is the point of staying?
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And yet, things never felt rushed.
If anything, the pace was restrained.
But where, really, are we going?
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But the overall effect is still a largely negative and difficult one.
Ultimately June chooses to stay in the darkness of Gilead rather than escape to hope of a better life.
Thats her choice, but it doesnt have to be ours.
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