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Throughout the primary season of The Handmaid’s Tale, one urgent query underscores all of the motion: will June aka Offred (Elizabeth Moss) ever make it to security? Will she ever escape the backwards, twisted world of Gilead? There are lot of close to misses because the episodes roll on: she nearly makes it to Canada together with her husband, Luke (O-T Fagbenle), at first. Then, she nearly pulls off an escape with Moira (Samira Wiley). Even the end of the season provides a little bit of ambiguity. But as we head into a much darker second season, June’s escape is wanting much less and much less possible. But now, we could have a glimmer of hope.
This 12 months, The Handmaid’s Tale deliberate a panel for Paleyfest in LA, and I spoke with O-T Fagbenle on the crimson carpet. Fagbenle was in a position to provide a little bit of perception into season two. As a refresher, the primary season ends simply as Moira arrives in Canada safely. “Luke and Moira are left in a kind of tricky situation of dealing with this post traumatic stress of what they’ve been through, yet trying to recreate some sense of home and stability outside,” he stated. “They have a contentious relationship, but they make it work because they have to.”
When it involves June and Luke, although, the waters are a bit extra murky. Each is aware of the opposite is alive. Obviously, one of the best case state of affairs is for June to by some means make it to Canada. But even when she did, there can be a lot to unpack. If Moira is traumatized by her life on the hedonistic fringes of Gilead, how will June be? There’s additionally one other query: how will Luke react when he finds out she’s pregnant with Nick’s child?
“It’s heartbreaking. But the bigger heartbreak is what his wife had to go through.”
What’s fascinating is that Fagbenle insinuated that we would get a solution to that query this season. Somehow, Luke will discover out about June’s being pregnant. Since Moira does not learn about it on the time of her escape, Luke should discover out one other approach. In this realm, there are a few prospects. Sure, June may write him a observe, however there’s additionally a probability the 2 may by some means meet head to head. It’s extremely uncertain that June would make it to Canada anytime quickly; but it surely’s attainable Luke may go into the bowels of Gilead to rescue his spouse. And in the event that they do reunite, what occurs subsequent? “You can’t be, ‘Oh, well, that’s the way things go around here.’ It’s heartbreaking,” Fagbenle stated. “But the bigger heartbreak is what his wife had to go through. The bigger heartbreak is that someone you love has been raped. Unfortunately, we live in a world where lots of people come to that realization.”
And what about Luke and Moira? How will they start to understand this horrible new world collectively? “There’s loads of [tension],” Fagbenle stated. But Luke does not essentially blame Moira. “There’s enough guilt within Luke for his own failings. You know, before Gilead set out, was he politically involved enough? During that time, did they leave early enough? . . . I think he’s kind of crushed by that enough that he’s not going throwing shade around to other people. But at the same time, it is kind of tough for him to really cross over and connect.”
And as for Moira? “She’s had her own experience, which is tough for her to explain to Luke,” Fagbenle stated. “So it’s kind of like this mix between connection and just trying to find ways to connect.” Strap in, everybody. The Handmaid’s Tale returns April 25.
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