Mayday

Such a great finale! June (Elizabeth Moss) is one of the best actresses ever and this episode has so many wins!

I defy anyone not to cry for the last 15 mins of this episode. It was truly heartbreaking- what an amazing actress Elisabeth Moss is....

Kids are educated in Gilead not to be noisy and to obey their Martha's. Obedience is key to that society. So the commanders take reading would help "make it like their family time" and give blessing. That helps explain why the plan works. Because at least something works. I am happy for Rita. And sad for Luke. Awful to see Serena bringing back June's old name and role in her life. Awful woman deserved worse treatment. She was on the path of getting "her daughter" through visitations and who knows what else eventually. I just hope the fate of June isn't as bad as it looks like it could be.

One of the best episode in the series. Can't wait for season 4.

I understand that, in today's world of fast-paced TV series and movies, there are often intervals in a work like this that seem frustratingly slow to us. However, this is life accurately imagined. Sometimes waiting is unbearable as seemingly mundane and monotonous scenes need to play out. Routines must be adhered to in order to achieve a perception of normalcy when underlying rebellion against normalcy is evolving. This is what makes watching a series like this much closer to the experience of reading a riveting book. All along the way, when action and revelation seem non-existent, there are beautifully realized periods during which character and story development are illustrated, whether by words on a page or by scenes on film. Therein lies the true-to-life within fictional life. I find it exhilarating, even while being forced to...just...watch...and...wait.