Although we didn’t get a death or potentially fatal injuries in this finale, “Safe” sets up every major character for a significant amount of action in the upcoming final season. To recap:

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A failed raid leads June to have to consider Lawrence’s offer of being able to see Hannah as a resident of New Bethlehem. When he tries to apply pressure though, June snaps back with an epic level of venom. Meanwhile, Serena takes advantage of her hosts’ own arrogance to make her escape with Noah.

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In “Motherland”, Paul and Caroline chat about New Bethlehem, June’s conflict about which way to go in order to get Hannah back, and Serena’s new station in life as a handmaid for the Wheelers.

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It’s all well and good to wish your enemy dead. It’s totally another thing when she’s helpless and about to give birth in the middle of nowhere.

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After last week’s disastrous trip into Gilead, we spent this week watching Luke pace around his makeshift cell next to cool-as-a-cucumber June. And did all that nervous energy do him any good? Next time you decide to join the Resistance, take some self-defense courses beforehand, Luke. Caroline has a lot to say again about Luke’s overall lack of understanding when it comes to Gilead and its zealous supporters.

Elsewhere in Gilead, Lydia manages to make an example out of a rapist – as long as it aligns with Commander Lawrence’s need to wipe an enemy off the board. Or at least that’s Paul’s theory.

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What could go wrong when June and Luke decide to sneak over the border and into Gilead? No “Fairytale” ending in this one. Seriously. Certain members of this podcast were yelling at the screen when Luke pushed June to take Jaeden’s advice to rest up in the Bowl-o-rama before heading back into Canada’s safe embrace. As you’ll hear in this podcast, Caroline has strong beliefs about Luke’s dim future on planet earth given how little he’s learned over the years.

Then there’s Caroline’s theories on Serena and her possible status as a handmaid in exile, rather than “unofficial ambassador”. Paul wasn’t ready to hear what Caroline had to share, so this is your warning to strap in and get ready to look at Serena in a whole new way.

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Having Serena Joy and June in close quarters positioned within spitting distance of each other was never going to work out, was it? One might think Serena would only receive threats and aggressiveness from June, but as the title of this episode proves with “Dear Offred”, she’s perfectly willing to continue trying to prove who’s the boss.

Back in Gilead, Lydia confides in Janine and asks for her help re-entering the human race after being denied reforms to the handmaid system by Commander Lawrence. She’s got to make good on her vow in return for Janine’s recovery, but what form will that take?

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Seeing Serena Joy lay her oily hands on Hannah during Fred’s funeral must be driving June nuts. In “Border”, we see her scrambling and starting to figure out what she can do. Can she get to Hannah? Not easily. Can she get to Serena? Much more easily.

Serena doesn’t get quite what she’d hoped for from the Commanders in Gilead. Something tells me she’ll be able to make the absolute most of her time in exile though.

And Lydia. Janine’s poisoning at the hands of Esther has left a deep scar in a character previously thought to be unshakable. Now, she appears to be reconsidering… well everything about Handmaids and the Gilead system. Finally.

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Whatever concerns Paul had about June’s listlessness in the season opener were put to rest in this episode. Although she still had her moments of instability, such as her lashing out at Rita, my doubts were assuaged once Serena Joy gave June something to focus on: Hannah.

Hannah and particularly Serena Joy’s proximity to her. Now that we know that next season, the 6th, will be the show’s final, we can start to look for what an endgame might look like. Caroline and Paul start talking about how we’re going to get there in this podcast, specifically in the next few episodes.

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Ready, set, and GO!!! It’s time for Season 5 of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale! Things kick off with “Morning”, picking up the morning after June and her gang of former handmaids dismantled Fred Waterford in the no-man’s-land between Canada and Gilead. How does June deal with having just led an animalistic lynching of her former Commander? Well, it’s a mix of things including freaking out Luke and Moira, a full breakfast at a diner, some public gunfire, and an official admission to the authorities concerning her role in Fred’s demise. Busy day.

Meanwhile, Serena Joy, recipient of the “bad” news, has to scramble to make the most of her situation with Tuello.

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