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S3.E6
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  • Episode aired Jun 26, 2019
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  • 55m
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Joseph Fiennes, Elisabeth Moss, and Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
GermanDramaSci-FiThriller

June makes an important connection as she attempts to protect Nichole while accompanying the Waterfords, Rita and Aunt Lydia to Washington D.C., where a powerful family offers a glimpse of t... Read allJune makes an important connection as she attempts to protect Nichole while accompanying the Waterfords, Rita and Aunt Lydia to Washington D.C., where a powerful family offers a glimpse of the future of Gilead.June makes an important connection as she attempts to protect Nichole while accompanying the Waterfords, Rita and Aunt Lydia to Washington D.C., where a powerful family offers a glimpse of the future of Gilead.

  • Director
    • Dearbhla Walsh
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Fortenberry
    • Margaret Atwood
    • Bruce Miller
  • Stars
    • Elisabeth Moss
    • Joseph Fiennes
    • Yvonne Strahovski
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    8.1/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dearbhla Walsh
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Fortenberry
      • Margaret Atwood
      • Bruce Miller
    • Stars
      • Elisabeth Moss
      • Joseph Fiennes
      • Yvonne Strahovski
    • 43User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Elisabeth Moss
    Elisabeth Moss
    • June Osborne
    Joseph Fiennes
    Joseph Fiennes
    • Fred Waterford
    Yvonne Strahovski
    Yvonne Strahovski
    • Serena Joy Waterford
    Amanda Brugel
    Amanda Brugel
    • Rita Blue
    Ann Dowd
    Ann Dowd
    • Aunt Lydia Clements
    Max Minghella
    Max Minghella
    • Nick Blaine
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Joseph Lawrence
    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • George Winslow
    Elizabeth Reaser
    Elizabeth Reaser
    • Olivia Winslow
    Ashleigh LaThrop
    Ashleigh LaThrop
    • Natalie
    Kirrilee Berger
    Kirrilee Berger
    • Ofgeorge
    Sarah McVie
    • Lena
    Gord Rand
    Gord Rand
    • Mattias
    Tara Rosling
    Tara Rosling
    • Sofia
    Melody Shang
    Melody Shang
    • Praying Martha #1
    Sarah Mitchell
    Sarah Mitchell
    • Praying Martha #2
    Krystle Ferdinand
    Krystle Ferdinand
    • Praying Econowife #1
    Emma Gibbs
    • Praying Econowife #2
    • Director
      • Dearbhla Walsh
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Fortenberry
      • Margaret Atwood
      • Bruce Miller
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    User reviews43

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    9newpapyrus

    Absolutely shocking!

    Our introduction to Washington DC as Gilead on steroids is the most cruelly shocking sequence in the entire series! And the cinematography was absolutely haunting!
    10annyu-ca

    Better than the last episode

    All those scary images symbolizing silence, control, helplessness will stay in my mind for a long time.
    7ajbird

    still giving it the benefit of the doubt

    OK there was some powerful stuff in this episode and the show can still shock the viewer but serious where are you going with this?

    We are going around and around in circles. Characters cant seem to make up their mind from one minute to the next.

    How are we supposed to be intrigued but the enigmatic Lawrence and his motives while everyone else is just behaving as if on the throw of a dice. It is getting hard work.

    By now we should be well into resistance and fight back but we are instead back to the beginning. It is like playing and OLD computer game where you were not allowed to save your progress.
    10alexgoodman-50812

    A cinematic masterpiece

    This episode as well as many others this season is a pure work of art, a cinematic masterpiece. I was in tears at the end from the shear beauty of the episode.
    9kollstrom

    Surprise

    We never saw Nick's meeting with the Swiss negotiators. Just sayin'.

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    • Trivia
      The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More).
    • Goofs
      While filming the video pleading for Nicole to return to the Waterford's, Serena shows her missing pinky finger prosthetic more clearly. However, as Fred begins to speak, Serena's whole hand is covering the prosthetic.
    • Quotes

      Aunt Lydia: Ah, I'm pumped. Didn't they used to say? Are you pumped, dear?

      June Osborne: [sarcastically] Oh yeah, I'm pumped, Aunt Lydia.

      Aunt Lydia: No-one likes a sourpuss, Ofjoseph.

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      Written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty

      Performed by Buddy Holly

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    • Release date
      • June 26, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Daniel Wilson Productions
      • The Littlefield Company
      • White Oak Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 55m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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