Helena Dax

Janine, you'll tell me if one of the enslaved girls we're forcing to be raped three times a month by a repulsive commander is struggling. I mean, wtf? Is Aunt Lydia on drugs? Not the best episode, frankly. June's part felt a bit repetitive, Serena isn't as entertaining when she and Fred can't make each other gloriously miserable, and Aunt Lydia has lost her mind if she thinks that there's a way to make the Handmaids system work without violence and suffering. Loved Janine, though.

I'm not sure I understand the point about reading. Of course Gilead is full of women who can read - meaning they have the knowledge. That's why Gilead uses pictures. Since reading is forbidden, using pictures means the women don't have the opportunity to read and break the law, either willingly or unwillingly.

The idea that Rhaenyra would do something like that in her position is ludicrous. Even if her right to the throne was accepted by everyone, it's such a risk! And she and Leanor can't have been trying seriously, judging by the age of the oldest son. I agree that the pacing of the show is hurting the story. The relationships between the characters should be more developed. In a world full of murderers, exhibitionists and devious bitches, I despise Cole the most.

Oh, no, I meant the guy in Gilead. Somewhere in Gilead there's a guy who has to come up with these ideas, sometimes in less than 24 hours, and I want to meet him!

Sometimes a society can change completely in way less than ten years, like Nazi Germany. Nazis were also big when it came to aesthetics and loved their parades and ceremonies so the fact that Gilead looks older than its age isn't a big deal to me. Having said this , I would LOVE to meet the guy in charge of creating funerals, particicutions etc. Not only has he got a good sense of style, he's fast as fuck!

I thought for a moment that the other Commanders were going to force Lawrence to marry Serena! In any case, I simply don't understand her status right now. She seemed to be a prisoner of the US government (or at least, the Canadian one) but when she announced that she was planning to stay, Tuello didn't have any power over her.... And then they went back to Canada and she was again in custody. Wtf? And why is Gilead letting her go? Even if they don't want her, they should want the baby. I wonder what Aunt Lydia meant when she said she would change, because what happened with Janine and Esther this time isn't her fault. In fact, she tried a soft approach with Esther, letting Janine talk her into agreeing to behave like a good handmaid. I mean, I would understand if she thought that the whole system is fucked-up and hurting "her girls", but it looked like she was just blaming herself (and Esther). I guess I'm confused.

Not sure about that, he used to have a lover and while I'm not sure they were having sex in last episode, back in episode one and two it looked like their relationship included sex.

I feel a bit underwhelmed by this episode. There were things I liked, most of them Daemon-related, but some characters came across as unreasonably extra, like Alicent and Criston, or stupid, like Joffrey. Lots of things felt forced, I don't know.

Oh, I liked this one! I wasn't feeling the ballet/funeral thing, but what an ending! I don't think Serena's intentions were anything but a FU to June... And it worked. As much as I love Janine, I can understand Ester's actions. I don't think Janine was responsible for sending her to the Putnam's, but she knew what exactly was waiting for Ester there and she went along happily. Janine is only looking for herself now, and while I don't blame her, given the circumstances, Ester isn't someone you want to cross. Anyway, I'm pretty sure they won't die, since they are the only handmaids left whose names we know. Tuello and Serena back in Gilead is still stupid.

Yeah, that's the only thing I really liked about this episode. Not that I hated the rest, but it was a bit boring, tbh. Is Tuello (or the US government) really going to let Serena go back to Gilead? It seems very stupid. So Nick is married again and his new wife seems to sympathize with June's situation! That's interesting and I wonder if we'll learn a bit more about her.

The Targaryens may see incest as normal, but it doesn't mean they approve of any incestuous relationship, meaning Viserys knows that Rhaenyra and Daemon would be dangerous as queen and king consort. Too volatile and hot-headed. She needs someone a bit less fucked-up.

Don't think I've seen anyone commenting on this, but I just noticed the parallel between Daemon covered on the Crabfeeder's blood and Rhaenyra covered on the boar's blood. They also like to solve their problems in person, ignoring the king's orders: she went to retrieve the dragon egg and he risked his own life in order to defeat the Crabfeeder, which he did in one-on-one combat. She's not as chaotic as him, but they have a lot in common!

I find Daemon highly entertaining, which is more than I can say about most characters in the show right now. Viserys killing that poor stag looked pathetic as fuck, but I think he could see that himself. He isn't a bad man, just a weak king, like Daemon said. I'm glad he said clearly to Rhaenyra that he isn't planning to replace her with Aegon. I couldn't believe that young man was Corlys's little son. Wtf, he looked about eight in the first episode! Considering the Targaryens are okay with incest, I have to agree with the guy who told the King that Rhaner should marry him. He's hot, brave and wouldn't resent being the king consort, I think.

I found it okay. Loved Daemon, who looks interesting, but the other characters were unremarkable. The dialogue was quite generic too: not bad, but forgettable. However, I enjoyed seeing King's Landing under the Targaryens and I hope new, more charismatic characters will come along. Regarding the lack of technological evolution, it doesn't bother me too much because these worlds never really have it. When you heard the characters from GOT talking about the past, you could already tell that it had barely changed, and it's the same in TLOTR. There might be wars and new kings and queens, some conquest here and there, but vehicles,weapons and tools remain the same.

The Crown, but directed by Lars Von Trier.

Nandor is damn hot! Not the sharpest tool in the box, though. Yes, he was happy, but he would have followed the others to that roof, so I'm glad Guillermo rescued him. I thought his depression was an interesting touch. Being inmortal can't be easy, vampire or not. The world around you changes, but you don't, and in addition to being the oldest in the house, he's always been the most melancholic.

It's out in the cinema in my country and I loved it. Visually it's breathtaking and the actors do a great job. It reminds me a bit of LOTR in the sense of it being a product made with love and devotion. I can't wait for the second part.

The ending was like 3.6 roentgen: not great, not terrible.

I loved Ella trying to check Amenadiel's wings and halo, and I also laughed when Lucifer sang that song during the party, but other than that, it was boring. I'm over Rory.

We know that the Wife had a handmaid, she says that her husband didn't notice her relationship with her lover because he was too busy with the handmaid. Mrs Kayes is too young to have been part of the terrorist attack against the USA government. Not all the Wives deserve to be killed, but that one did.

Yes, she deserved it, because she was okay with helping rape Handmaids, kidnapping kids and purging people. And the spark of joy in the eyes of the enslaved women when they find the body says they were perfectly fine with Emily's actions. The fact that she was victimized by Gilead ( and she wasn't falsely accused, btw) doesn't make her innocent of everything else. Most of the older Wives are Wives because their husbands created Gilead, which means they murdered more than one hundred million people. I like Serena, but she totally deserves to be shanked in prison.

Soldiers die all the time while following orders and anyway, Alma and the others had the possibility of staying in the van. They chose to run, knowing that they could be killed, but that was better than the breeding farm. The Wife Emily killed wasn't innocent. She told Emily that she hadn't been in favour of the university purges and it's heavily implied that she had been in favour of everything else. Also, she didn't show any regrets about her life as a Wife and it was clear that she didn't give a shit about handmaids or gender traitors.

I just realized that for all that Gilead is some sort of theocracy, we've never seen them attending religious ceremonies. They don't seem to go to Church and the only time they read the Bible is during the Rape Ceremony. How is the religious side of Gilead supposed to work?

I think Tuello saw Serena as a victim first. Even Wives are second-rate citizens in Gilead. Also, she's beautiful, and humans tend to equate beauty with good. But his idea of her became shaky when he heard she had forced June and Nick to have sex and in this episode, he saw the real Serena. Imo, Tuello was disappointed, not jealous: the fact that she wanted to stay with Fred was proof that she has no moral compass and that she doesn't give a fuck about all the horrible things he's done. I doubt Tuello will want a relationship with her.

I loved Fred's death. Maybe it makes no sense from a logical point of view, but it was deeply satisfying from an emotional point of view. And while personally I suck at revenge, I understand why some people might need it or might find it useful. June is simply too "damaged" to leave the past behind, especially knowing that Fred was going to be free. After all, she's never been really all that interested in healing. The thing that gets her heart pumping is revenge. And that's why she's going to leave, because she knows that she's not ready to go back to a normal life. She wants to fight against Gilead with her own hands and I guess that's what she will do next season. And who's to say that she, Emily and the others don't feel better now? When you've been forced to become a sex slave, maybe tearing apart one of your captors is exactly what you need to get better faster. Obviously personal revenge isn't good for society as a whole, but maybe be it can be psychologically good for some people. Pity we didn't get to see Serena's reaction to Fred's death.