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== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
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[[Mexico|Mexican]] delegates visit the [[Commander_Fred|Commander]]'s home in an effort to create partnerships in trade and see the effects of the [[Republic_of_Gilead|Gilead]] cultural movement. The head of the Mexican delegation, Mrs. [[Ambassador Castillo|Castillo]], is a woman who questions [[Offred]] about her experience in Gilead. With great self-control, Offred tells them, "I have found happiness". After the meeting, Offred visits the Commander's office for their usual discussions where some tensions flare up between them. He asks her to kiss him "like you mean it". She kisses the Commander and leaves, ferociously brushing her teeth afterwards. The [[:Category:Handmaids|handmaids]] are then taken to a party to honour Gilead and show the foreign delegates their success, including presenting the children of Gilead. [[Alma]] remarks that the delegates are interested in fertile women as a commodity to be traded between the two nations.
Flashbacks to [[Serena Joy]]'s life before Gilead reveal her deeply complex and complicit nature. [[Offred]] and [[Nick]]'s illicit relationship continues, as the former learns her husband may still be alive.
 
   
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After the dinner, Offred visits Nick, fiercely blaming herself for keeping quiet about the brutal truth of her fate. She reveals him her real name, June, and they share another intimate moment.
== Summary ==
 
   
[[Mexico|Mexican]] delegates visit the [[Commander_Fred|Commander]]'s home in an effort to create partnerships in trade and see the effects of the [[Republic_of_Gilead|Gilead]] cultural movement. The head of the Mexican delegation, Mrs. [[Ambassador Castillo|Castillo]], is a woman who questions [[Offred]] about her experience in Gilead. With great self-control, Offred tells them, "I have found happiness". After the meeting, Offred visits the Commander's office for their usual discussions where some tensions flare up between them. He asks her to kiss him "like you mean it". She kisses the Commander and leaves, ferociously brushing her teeth afterwards. The [[:Category:Handmaids|handmaids]] are then taken to a party to honour Gilead and show the foreign delegates their success, including presenting the children of Gilead. [[Alma]] remarks that the delegates are interested in fertile women as a commodity to be traded between the two nations. The next day, as the delegates are leaving, Offred tells them the brutal truth about Gilead. She pleads for their help, but the Mexican ambassador claims that she cannot help Offred and explains her own country's dire situation. When Offred is left alone with Mr [[Assistant Flores|Flores]], the ambassador's assistant, he informs her that Luke is alive, whereas Offred had assumed he was killed when they were captured at the border (though she did not witness his death, she heard shots being fired and never saw him again). Mr Flores knows Luke's full name, birthdate and birthplace, and also knows Offred's real name prior to meeting her, implying that what he says may be true. Mr Flores offers to help Offred contact Luke he can send a message to him.
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The next day, as the delegates are leaving, Offred tells them the brutal truth about Gilead. She pleads for their help, but the Mexican ambassador claims that she cannot help Offred and explains her own country's dire situation. When Offred is left alone with Mr [[Assistant Flores|Flores]], the ambassador's assistant, he informs her that Luke is alive, whereas Offred had assumed he was killed when they were captured at the border (though she did not witness his death, she heard shots being fired and never saw him again). Mr Flores knows Luke's full name, birthdate and birthplace, and also knows Offred's real name prior to meeting her, implying that what he says may be true. Mr Flores offers to help Offred contact Luke he can send a message to him.
   
 
Flashbacks detail [[Serena Joy|Serena]] and Fred's life before and during the beginnings of the [[Sons_of_Jacob|Gilead movement]]. Serena is revealed to have been a conservative cultural activist during the "life before", with a passion and intelligence equal to that of her husband's (as well as a special fondness for movie popcorn). She even wrote a book about her beliefs, titled A Woman's Place, which contained the famous line "do not mistake a woman's meekness for weakness". However, after the takeover, she is shown to be completely shut out of the new government planning (to Fred's dismay). Rather symbolically, as she prepares to accept her new limited role in the society she helped create, a copy of her book is seen being thrown out in the trash.
 
Flashbacks detail [[Serena Joy|Serena]] and Fred's life before and during the beginnings of the [[Sons_of_Jacob|Gilead movement]]. Serena is revealed to have been a conservative cultural activist during the "life before", with a passion and intelligence equal to that of her husband's (as well as a special fondness for movie popcorn). She even wrote a book about her beliefs, titled A Woman's Place, which contained the famous line "do not mistake a woman's meekness for weakness". However, after the takeover, she is shown to be completely shut out of the new government planning (to Fred's dismay). Rather symbolically, as she prepares to accept her new limited role in the society she helped create, a copy of her book is seen being thrown out in the trash.

Revision as of 14:50, 19 November 2017

A Woman's Place is the 6th episode of Season 1 on the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale.

Plot

Mexican delegates visit the Commander's home in an effort to create partnerships in trade and see the effects of the Gilead cultural movement. The head of the Mexican delegation, Mrs. Castillo, is a woman who questions Offred about her experience in Gilead. With great self-control, Offred tells them, "I have found happiness". After the meeting, Offred visits the Commander's office for their usual discussions where some tensions flare up between them. He asks her to kiss him "like you mean it". She kisses the Commander and leaves, ferociously brushing her teeth afterwards. The handmaids are then taken to a party to honour Gilead and show the foreign delegates their success, including presenting the children of Gilead. Alma remarks that the delegates are interested in fertile women as a commodity to be traded between the two nations.

After the dinner, Offred visits Nick, fiercely blaming herself for keeping quiet about the brutal truth of her fate. She reveals him her real name, June, and they share another intimate moment.

The next day, as the delegates are leaving, Offred tells them the brutal truth about Gilead. She pleads for their help, but the Mexican ambassador claims that she cannot help Offred and explains her own country's dire situation. When Offred is left alone with Mr Flores, the ambassador's assistant, he informs her that Luke is alive, whereas Offred had assumed he was killed when they were captured at the border (though she did not witness his death, she heard shots being fired and never saw him again). Mr Flores knows Luke's full name, birthdate and birthplace, and also knows Offred's real name prior to meeting her, implying that what he says may be true. Mr Flores offers to help Offred contact Luke he can send a message to him.

Flashbacks detail Serena and Fred's life before and during the beginnings of the Gilead movement. Serena is revealed to have been a conservative cultural activist during the "life before", with a passion and intelligence equal to that of her husband's (as well as a special fondness for movie popcorn). She even wrote a book about her beliefs, titled A Woman's Place, which contained the famous line "do not mistake a woman's meekness for weakness". However, after the takeover, she is shown to be completely shut out of the new government planning (to Fred's dismay). Rather symbolically, as she prepares to accept her new limited role in the society she helped create, a copy of her book is seen being thrown out in the trash.