What's more traumatizing than thinking your newborn baby was kidnapped? I guess it would be seeing a newborn baby being taken away from its mother and handed to a strange woman and not being able to do anything about it. The parallels between June thinking her daughter was kidnapped, and Janine's newborn baby being handed to Naomi is gut wrenching.
In Gilead, the women have no power. Well, let me rephrase that- In Gilead, the Handmaids are powerless, and the wives have the illusion of some sort of power. However, the scene with all of the Handmaids hugging shows that at least there is still community- Even in the darkest times friendship perseveres.
I was an emotional wreck this whole episode, and it's barely episode 2, so get your tissues ready for the rest of the season.