@aniela-krajewska You took the words out of my mouth.
@aniela-krajewska I honestly cried when June told Emily to call baby Holly as Nichole. Also yes please, give them all the awards, but especially Yvonne and the writing team because good god this season wrecked me
@aniela-krajewska the way to get Hanna out is to get yourself out though. She does not have a single resource staying there. I hate writing like that, but I agree the episode was overall good. I just do not think they had to make her stay there.
I'm so glad you said this because I was wracking my brain trying to figure out why the hell she didn't go. This makes sense!
Review by Aniela KrajewskaVIP 8BlockedParentSpoilers2018-07-11T20:01:23Z— updated 2018-07-13T21:55:12Z
"Call her Nichole."
And just like that, my pathetic bitch ass is back on the June/Serena train. No regrets.
I could write a 1,000-word review of this episode and I still don't think I would cover everything. So, I'll try to list some of the things that absolutely blew my mind:
Aunt Lydia getting wrecked by Emily. Of course it's what she deserved, but it was brutal as fuck. Alexis Bledel's acting was everything. That initial rush of adrenaline followed by absolute terror and panic. So good.
How many more times is Serena going to allow Gilead to crush her before she finally rebels? I think she's near her breaking point. Give me the June/Serena team-up I deserve in season 3, you cowards. The way she gave up the child she'd wanted for so long so Nichole could have a better life was beautiful. Yvonne Strahovski, man.
Emily's getting out! Lawrence, you are officially my favorite man on the show (not that there's a lot of options there). I want to see her find her wife and son. I'm going to cry so much when that happens, I already know it.
So Marthas seem to have some kind of a secret operation going on, huh? That's gonna be interesting to explore.
I knew June would stay in Gilead. She needs to get Hannah out too, she can't just leave her behind. The last 10 minutes of the episode made me very emotional. Some good writing and even better acting in there.
What an excellent season finale. I have to say, I was afraid there would be a decline in quality in season 2 seeing as they were going beyond the events of the book, but that was certainly not the case. I liked this season more than the first one. Now, please give Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski and Alexis Bledel (The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit of acting on this show) Emmys and I'll be happy. I absolutely cannot wait for season 3.