
WARNING: SPOILERS. Turn back now unless you want to find out what happened at the end of the (infuriating) finale of The Handmaid’s Tale Season Two.
Now that they’re (^^) gone, can we please vent about the trauma we all experienced on Thursday night?
To recap in case your brain is still foggy from the shock…
What happened at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale finale?
As chaos ensues in Gilead – houses are burning, cars torched – several Marthas, spearheaded by Rita, help June and her baby, Holly, flee from the Waterfords’ home, through backyards, to a deserted tunnel. A car pulls up. Ofglen/Emily’s new Commander (who turns out to be a less sadistic prick than most) has aided in an operation to help the women and child escape.
Yet when it comes time to climb into the truck that will deliver them out of Gilead, to freedom, June does something that had thousands of viewers screaming at their televisions: she hands the baby to Emily.
“Call her Nicole,” she says, referring to the name the Waterfords had given the child. “Tell her I love her.”
Then she shuts the door, and watches as they drive away.
Viewers – how did most put it? – “couldn’t deal”. Social media erupted with shocked and angry reactions, including several vows to never watch The Handmaid’s Tale again.
Me, final few minutes of the #HandmaidsTalefinale: “JUNE. Get in the truck, June. June. JUNE. Get in the…JUNE. Don’t you dare. Don’t…DON’T. June, get in the…DAMMIT JUNE.”
— Jayne Denker ???? (@JDenkerAuthor) July 12, 2018
Probably not the best idea to watch the finale of handmaids tale right before bed, as I am now currently staring at the ceiling wallowing in despair and anger. #HandmaidsTalefinale pic.twitter.com/33k3lDYWSR
— Dania Khusayem ???? (@DKhusayem) July 11, 2018
GOD DAMN IT JUNE #HandmaidsTalefinale #HandsmaidsTale #june pic.twitter.com/ElQ1D9m9b3
— Michigan Dancer (@MIdancer7) July 11, 2018
Rita next time she sees June #HandmaidsTalefinale pic.twitter.com/sYCpiiomxh
— Sparkles the Human (@VShaheen) July 12, 2018
Are you still sitting on the couch staring at the TV viciously going through all #HandmaidsTalefinale tweets trying to find the answer for life? #Same
— Kathryn Dickieson (@Kady_Dee) July 11, 2018
So yes, June’s eldest daughter, Hannah, is still in Gilead being raised by another family. But…
People are still bewildered at why June didn’t leave, because surely, surely, she could do more to help save her and all the other defenceless women and children from the safety of Canada.
JESUS CHRIST JUNE?!?????????YOU????????CANT???????? HELP????????HANNAH???????? FROM WITHIN ????????GILEAD… GO TO FUCKING CANADA. I just can’t right now with all this anxiety ???? #HandmaidsTalefinale
— Gabriel Burrola ???? (@Gabrius07) July 12, 2018
#TheHandmaidsTale #HandmaidsTale #hulu #HandmaidsTalefinale SHE CAN GO TO CANADA, REUNITE WITH HER FAMILY, MAKE SURE THE BABY IS IN SAFE HANDS THEN HELP TO FREE HANNAH FROM CANADA! AT LEAST SAVE YOURSELF AND THE BABY FIRST, HANNAH HAS BEEN FINE FOR YEARS SHE’LL BE OK! WTF
— iLoveTV&Movies (@caligurl666) July 11, 2018
BUT HOW THE FUCK IS EMILY SUPPOSED TO FEED THE BABY?!?!
She can’t breastfeed, they can’t stop, and Canada was a long plane ride away.
HOW WILL YOUR BABY EAT, JUNE?! #HandmaidsTalefinale #HandsmaidsTale #HandmaidsTaleSeasonTwo #HandmaidsonHulu #HMT
— No, YOU’RE a Snob! (@OMGNotHerAgain) July 12, 2018
#HandmaidsTale I’m done. Watching her make another stupid decision, over it. ???????? will not be tuning in next season.
— Amri Lavender (@AngriAmri) July 11, 2018
We’re not prepared to give up just yet, but it’s definitely time for a lie down.
Wake us up when Season 3 ofThe Handmaid’s Taleis released in 2019.
Belinda Jepsen
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