![]() ![]() Before long, he excuses her from his office and condescendingly says she’s probably grateful to get back to normal life.Īfter enduring the Commander’s homecoming, Offred returns to her room to find a gift from Serena: a single white rose and ballerina music box. While he’s distracted, she places the red pen Offred used to edit her work back in its place on his desk. In private, Serena updates him on various upcoming meetings and the bills she’s been churning out on his behalf. Glad to see you looking so healthy.” Way to be creepy, dude. He’s appreciative and greets Offred by saying, “Our divine miracle. At her request, the other women of the household have situated themselves in the foyer to welcome the Commander with gifts and well wishes. Serena excitedly meets him at the door, but he hardly gives her a peck on the cheek. ![]() Right on time, Commander Waterford returns home the next morning with the help of a cane. They both say, “Praise be,” but the look in their eyes says they’ll miss their freedom. Serena informs her that their little writers room sessions will soon be coming to a close, as the Commander is set to return tomorrow ( groan). Offred finishes editing, shares her notes with Serena and compliments her writing finesse. ![]() She asks how Serena feels about having given up her career and submitting to Gilead’s ways, and though she’s cagey at first, she ultimately confides in Offred and says she “truly detests” knitting. As they work, Offred muses that she was already on Gilead’s “naughty list,” but Serena is a new convert. At night, Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) writes government warrants under her husband’s name, and Offred ( Elisabeth Moss) edits them. Fred was visibly disturbed by this comment and so the two commanders together had decided that Commander Lawrence was not someone that they wanted to stay powerful.With the Commander (Joseph Fiennes) still in the hospital, the Waterford home has settled into a new routine. This is something further hinted at in episode 10 when Fred approaches her after the Ceremony and tries to goad her about being forced into it and June replies snarkily that she was glad that at least this time, it was not him. It was Fred who had raised suspicions about Commander Lawrence in the first place and this was assumed to be out of jealousy because he was not okay with June being treated well by the Commander or the visibly better equation that she shared with him. With the two High Commanders gone, Commander Lawrence is no more under the scanner. He bled out and June herself was able to escape from the situation because of a Martha that she had once helped survive in Chicago. June used a pen to stab Commander George Winslow (Christopher Meloni) to get away from him while tried to rape her at the Jezebels and then hit him hard with a statue. While June's act of violence was self-defense coupled with rage that had built over months of frustration that she held within herself, Serena might have orchestrated a full-fledged plan to get her husband Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) locked in a Canadian prison. June and Serena coincidentally seem to have worked together to rid Gilead of two of its high commanders. However, after the proceedings of episode 11 in its entirety - Commander Lawrence now has a chance at gaining his power again.Ī still of Serena and Fred from 'The Handmaid's Tale' season 2. ![]() He is powerless and the realization hits not just June pretty hard, but him as well. The Commander who was once powerful enough to take June to jail with no obstruction can no longer cross checkpoints without him being validated by a higher official. He has left June a note with 'Sorry' written on it and this, of course, leaves June furious. What are the chances of June succeeding? One truck is hard enough for five or six? He deems it impossible and leaves Gilead with his wife, or at least he tries to. The magnitude of this hits Commander Lawrence hard and combined with June Osborne's crazy plan to get 52 children out of Gilead, he is put under extreme pressure. He is not able to calm her down like he usually does when she has a mental breakdown because this time, he is the enemy in her eyes. At the beginning of 'The Handmaid's Tale' season 3 episode 11 titled 'Liars', we saw Commander Joseph Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) stare at the nozzle of a gun that was held by his wife Eleanor (Julie Dretzin). ![]()
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