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I was so happy to see Emily back. "The most important thing is that you're safe." Ok, better late than never, Naomi. "Not fighting is what got us Gilead in the first place." Ooh, that one hurt. All in all, not a bad wrap up.

Well, 37 dead commanders is a good start, but I was incredibly disappointed we didn't get a blood bath like we should've. Love "Look What You Made Me Do" and was all pumped for a carnage music video set to Taylor Swift, but no. Though I did appreciate "I got smarter I got harder in the nick of time" as Serena ran away. The "I love you"s between June, Janine and Moira were nice. I love a platonic declaration of love. I've never liked Naomi more than when she asked "What chapter are you on?" Though her annoyance at being asked if she had paper was close. Aw, she had the tiniest smile when she nodded at Lawrence about the book. Nice to hear Aunt Lydia say the girls were prisoners of "wicked, godless men." I may have cheered. Can Ann Dowd have another Emmy now please? I appreciate June's speech prayer ending with "Don't let the bastards grind you down!" What were they thinking cuffing hands in front of their condemned prisoners? Now there's the fight I was looking forward to! Though I would've preferred if they brought back the Taylor Swift song. I was expecting a Quick and the Dead style shooting of the rope. Badass Rita moment. Though I'm mildly amused she shot the guy in the head then yelled "stop!" D'arcy Carden with the baton was awesome. Of course she's CIA. Oh, damn, what's his name looked hot walking in in his bulletproof vest surrounded by soldiers. "Well, I wasn't hung, so I'm good." I forget how much I love Rita's dry humor. I liked Serena's reaction of "Praise the Lord!" to seeing June alive. And immediately getting judgmental of June. She's nothing if not consistently inconsistent. "Have you met me? My comfort zone is miniscule." I've never related to this man more. I'm so glad June didn't stop Nick from getting on the plane. I really thought she was gonna do something stupid there. Ding, dong, the Nick is dead! Which old Nick? The traitor Nick! Ding, dong, the traitor Nick is dead!

Rita looks lovely. As does her cake. Though even without poison that looked way too fondanty to taste any good. No! Lydia! What are you doing here, mucking everything up? I'm glad June got away from her. I appreciate that Lawrence said to give her fruit instead of cake. But D'Arcy Carden aunt will not be daunted. All right, everyone who called him having a handmaid and that being the straw that broke the camel's back, great work. "We'll try, but you're only one person." Ew. Yvonne Strahovski is such a good actor. Oh, I didn't think he would let her leave. The handmaid's costume conceals Elisabeth Moss's pregnancy better than any other clothing this season. Oh, Moira. Not being remembered by Aunt Lydia is sad. Nice little speech from June. But the only one who can truly reach Lydia is Janine. Though, I sort of expected that Janine/Lydia hug to end with one of them being stabbed. June never annoyed me this episode. It was wonderful.

Yeah, I think Lydia would try to intervene in their plan and they can’t have that. I got the impression all the Aunts and Handmaids currently at the Red Center are in on it, so Lydia would definitely realize something was up. And while I don’t think saving her is a goal, she definitely isn’t a powerful person they want to target.

Nick, you stupid, self-serving idiot! Though, I will admit, I also didn't think they'd kill all the Jezebels. I was so worried about Janine dying, but I didn't think they'd kill everyone but Janine. But to act like he's just doing what anyone would do in his position is ridiculous. Like there aren't plenty of people rebelling with varying levels of secrecy around him all the time. Rita sounded so sincere saying "We were friends way before June came along." "It is refreshing hearing you give the matter so much consideration." Ever Carradine can certainly deliver a burn. Ugh, Commander Wharton talking about a "traditional Gilead wedding." Dude, y'all've had a country for 10 years. Ann Dowd is such a great actress. I know we all know this, but it always bears repeating. I'm so pumped for this giant attack at the wedding. Oh, Rita's in on it? Yes! "Her narcissism brought down one nation and is about to bring down another." I'm glad they didn't bring in D'Arcy Carden just to be a random Aunt. "Let the revolution begin." I cheered.

Nick, you traitorous bastard.

I like that they had Taylor Swift in season 4 and series finales, though I would personally like "No Body, No Crime" for the show. "It wasn't enough that you took her life, you had to take her fucking voice too?" Such a great line. Henry calling his dad a monster was so good. And so mature. Penn Badgley is such a good actor. The breakdown he has after that while he says "I love him so much" is really well done. He sounded kind of resigned when he said he got away with it before like he doesn't want to keep getting away with it. When the phone would dial I wanted to yell at her to say "Hey, Siri, call 911." Yay for the cat's ears! Didn't expect them to stay in the wound. A pretty good ad for those. "The fantasy of a man like you is how we cope with a man like you." Well put. I was ready to be happy with him being embarrassingly arrest in his underwear looking like a deranged lunatic, but then she shot him in the dick. "Joe doesn't deserve a dick."🤌 I didn't see that coming. Social media really is his downfall. I am so glad Maddie didn't have to serve time. So fair! Kate's alive! And of course they called it "Bronte's Inferno." I hope she has him in contact with Madre Linda dads. Hopefully with her representing Marienne and Marienne being friends with them some sort of relationship can be maintained. I thought she was going to be meeting them at the restaurant instead of her brother and his husband. I feel like seeing them and Ellie would've been an improvement. I'm glad Beck's book has been corrected. The fantasy of her signing the new version at The Strand was nice. Penn Badgley must be so happy with how this ended. It was so good.

Ew, Joe, you took her teeth to frame Harrison? Ew. Good of Harrison to take the fall for Maddie. Didn't think she was gonna burn the bookstore down, but "destroy the sets" is a classic trope for a reason. "You cannot start getting cute about killing Joe Goldberg. This is how everything goes bad." Well, Nadia learns from her past. I'm so glad Kate had a decoy. It's always a relief when Joe get put into the cage, but we've been burned before. Kate flipping off to reveal she had the engagement ring was a nice little moment. Yay, she's gonna send Henry back to his dads in Madre Linda! I started singing "Guess who's back, back again" when Marienne walked in. Marienne and Joe argument was well-played by both actors. So was the conversation between Bronte and Marienne. "As long as you are alive, it's not too late." Oh, crap I did not see him hiding the key in his arm. That is a special kind of crazy/prepared. I was not ready for Bronte to get the voiceover at the end, but I'm glad she's on the right track with it.

Hey, the title should be 5x08 if someone can edit it. Oh, this poor guy Harrison getting conked on the head. He's already had too many concussions as a pro football player. Which might explain why he thinks threatening the guy while duct taped to a chair is a good idea. "Auntie Lady Phoebe!" was such a cute reaction. Aw, see Dane, I was happy you were alive, but then you started yelling at her. "I'm gonna be more careful next time." Psycho idiot. I was so worried Nadia was gonna get run over in the rain when she got out of prison. I support Kate's idea of killing him, but I doubt it will work.

"Did my death sentence really just begin with the phrase 'pop off'?" The montage of people sharing their pasts with Joe was like if the Seinfeld finale took place in modern times and they were 100% more sociopathic. Sherry and Cary really are a great couple. They stick together and match each others' energy. "Peach was self defense and I don't even remember your name." "He was always cancelling class early. To do what? Kill people?" "I was dissociating!" Paco! He's not been forgotten! Aw, Beck has a brother. Who's pretty well cast. Anna Camp has done great with this role. It really shows her range. I do feel like Maddie would have a pretty solid case for temporary insanity since she was kidnapped, threatened and possibly in a state of medical emergency. Plus, you know, it proves she was locked in a translucent cage on his property at the time of the murder. Was not expecting Heidi Gardner, but she's always welcome. Ugh, the barrage of men on the internet victim blaming was disturbingly realistic. I wonder what the guy he killed was gonna say. Stop abducting women, asshole!

Charlotte Ritchie was really good in this episode. Glad Kate loves Henry and regrets taking him from his adoptive dads and is doing what she can to protect him now, thought now I'm sort of worried he's gonna be mad at her taking him from Joe and kill her. Loved her shoving/hitting Joe in the throat. It was nice to see Beck being likeable, kind and good at her TA job. I remember when I watched season 1 , she seemed so annoying, though her death was sad especially because she seemed so close actually escaping.

Well, great on the continuing theme of Joe not being able to tell acting from reality. And I like that social media he probably hates is potentially gonna bring him down. But I worry he's going to be able to get out of it.

Madeline Brewer who plays Bronte also plays Janine on The Handmaid's Tale and the new season just came out a couple of weeks ago. Yay for actors getting lots of work on disturbing streaming shows!

Joe's nothing if not a hypocrite.

"Who's this ladykiller?" "Poor turn of phrase." Joe's sense of humor still gets me. Joe's less reasonable about Henry starting therapy than I expected him to be and that is really saying something. I'm glad he came around on that. I immediately assumed he had the wrong sister and that Harrison and Maddie were having an affair. I assume Maddie's going to have a diabetic emergency and end up dead. Calling his mother "Mommy Love" sounds so cultlike even though it's literally just her role and name. My current outlandish theories include Candace's sister, private investigator hired by Ellie and Marienne hired to track Joe, and secret other Lockwood child.