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|runtime =47 Minutes
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|writer = Bruce Miller
  
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}}'''Birth Day''' is the 2nd episode of Season 1 on the Hulu series ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]''.
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}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the 2nd episode of the [[:Category:Season_1|first season]] of ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (TV series)|The Handmaid's Tale]]''.
   
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== Plot ==
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==Synopsis==
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As the relationship between [[Offred]] and [[Ofglen]] increases, [[Janine (Series)|Janine]] undergoes the birthing process for young [[Angela (Series)|Angela]], prompting Offred to reminisce of [[Hannah Bankole|Hannah]]'s birth.
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[[Offred]] and [[Ofglen]] go shopping and they reveal more personal information about themselves to each other. Ofglen tells Offred she's part of a [[Mayday|resistance]] against the government and asks her to join.
 
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==Plot==
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Offred and Ofglen go shopping and they reveal more personal information about themselves to each other. Ofglen tells Offred she's part of a [[Mayday|resistance]] against the government and asks her to join.
   
 
Late that day, [[Nick]], [[Commander Fred]]'s driver, tells Offred that the Commander wants to see her alone, which is forbidden. Nick also warns her "You need to be careful" "with her, Ofglen" and "Don't get too close to her (her being Ofglen). It's dangerous."
  
Late that day, [[Nick]], [[Commander Fred]]'s driver, tells Offred that the Commander wants to see her alone, which is forbidden. Nick also warns her "You need to be careful" "with her, Ofglen" and "Don't get too close to her (her being Ofglen). It's dangerous."
   
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{{FbVidLeft|431028287257775|200|Flashback: Hannah's attempted abduction<br>{{ThemeRef|Fertility Crisis}}}}
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Offred and other [[Handmaid|Handmaids]] go a home to witness the birth of Ofwarren's (previously [[Janine]]) child. In flashbacks, June remembers her own daughter's birth. During this time, healthy births were rare and in the flashback, we see a woman try to steal June's daughter shortly after she was born. Offred goes to the Commander's office unsure of what's going to happen, but he just wants to play a game: Scrabble.<ref>In [[The Handmaid's Tale (Novel)|the novel]], it is explained that Scrabble, which was once "the game of old men and women," became "desirable" for Offred due to it being forbidden for women to play. Atwood 1998, pp. 178–79</ref> She later goes back to her room and laughs with relief. The next day, Offred prepares to tell Ofglen what happened that night, but when she meets her outside, it's a [[Ofglen2|different woman]], who introduces herself as Ofglen.
  
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Offred and other [[Handmaid]]s go to [[the Putnams]] to witness the birth of Ofwarren's ([[Janine]]'s) child. In flashbacks, June remembers her own daughter's birth. During this time, healthy births were rare and in the flashback, we see a woman try to steal [[Hannah|June's daughter]] shortly after she was born.
   
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== References ==
  
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{{FbVidRight|430494460644491|210|Offred in her Commander's study<br>{{CatRef|Relationships|Fred and Offred}}}}
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Offred goes to the Commander's office unsure of what's going to happen, but he just wants to play a game: Scrabble.<ref>In [[The Handmaid's Tale (Novel)|the novel]], it is explained that Scrabble, which was once "the game of old men and women," became "desirable" for Offred due to it being forbidden for women to play. Atwood 1998, pp. 178–79</ref> She later goes back to her room and laughs with relief. The next day, Offred prepares to tell Ofglen what happened that night, but when she meets her outside, it's a [[Ofglen2|different woman]], who introduces herself as Ofglen.
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==Cast==
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===Starring===
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* [[Elisabeth Moss]] as [[June Osborne]]
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* [[Joseph Fiennes]] as [[Fred Waterford]]
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* [[Yvonne Strahovski]] as [[Serena Joy Waterford]]
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* [[Alexis Bledel]] as [[Emily]]
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* [[Madeline Brewer]] as [[Janine (Series)|Janine]]
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* [[Ann Dowd]] as [[Aunt Lydia]]
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* O-T Fagbenle as [[Luke Bankole]]
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* [[Max Minghella]] as [[Nick Blaine]]
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===Guest Starring ===
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* Amanda Brugel as [[Rita]]
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* Ever Carradine as [[Naomi Putnam]]
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* Tattiawna Jones as [[Lillie Fuller]]
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=== Additional Cast ===
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* Bahia Watson as [[Brianna]]
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* Jenessa Grant as [[Dolores]]
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* Nina Kiri as [[Alma]]
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* Eilish Walker as Ofmyles
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* Birgitte Solem as Putnam Martha
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* Ashleigh Rains as Wife #1
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* Genevieve Adam as Wife #2
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* Jennie Raymond as [[Caroline]]
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* Angela Vint as Leah
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* Karen Robinson as Nurse Tania
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* Tosha Doiron as Nurse #1
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* Bea Santos as Protester
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* Lisa Codrington as Officer
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==Quotes==
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==Gallery==
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==Music==
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{{Episodes}}
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[[Category:Episodes]]
 
[[Category:Season 1]]
  
[[Category:Season 1]]

Revision as of 20:23, 7 September 2019

Birth Day is the 2nd episode of the first season of The Handmaid's Tale.

Synopsis

As the relationship between Offred and Ofglen increases, Janine undergoes the birthing process for young Angela, prompting Offred to reminisce of Hannah's birth.

Plot

Offred and Ofglen go shopping and they reveal more personal information about themselves to each other. Ofglen tells Offred she's part of a resistance against the government and asks her to join.

Late that day, Nick, Commander Fred's driver, tells Offred that the Commander wants to see her alone, which is forbidden. Nick also warns her "You need to be careful" "with her, Ofglen" and "Don't get too close to her (her being Ofglen). It's dangerous."


Flashback: Hannah's attempted abduction
 (Fertility Crisis)

Offred and other Handmaids go to the Putnams to witness the birth of Ofwarren's (Janine's) child. In flashbacks, June remembers her own daughter's birth. During this time, healthy births were rare and in the flashback, we see a woman try to steal June's daughter shortly after she was born.



Offred in her Commander's study
 (Relationships/Fred and Offred)

Offred goes to the Commander's office unsure of what's going to happen, but he just wants to play a game: Scrabble.[1] She later goes back to her room and laughs with relief. The next day, Offred prepares to tell Ofglen what happened that night, but when she meets her outside, it's a different woman, who introduces herself as Ofglen.

Cast

Starring

Guest Starring

Additional Cast

  • Bahia Watson as Brianna
  • Jenessa Grant as Dolores
  • Nina Kiri as Alma
  • Eilish Walker as Ofmyles
  • Birgitte Solem as Putnam Martha
  • Ashleigh Rains as Wife #1
  • Genevieve Adam as Wife #2
  • Jennie Raymond as Caroline
  • Angela Vint as Leah
  • Karen Robinson as Nurse Tania
  • Tosha Doiron as Nurse #1
  • Bea Santos as Protester
  • Lisa Codrington as Officer

Quotes

Gallery

Music

References

  1. ↑ In the novel, it is explained that Scrabble, which was once "the game of old men and women," became "desirable" for Offred due to it being forbidden for women to play. Atwood 1998, pp. 178–79
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