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Blessed be the Froot-Loops.

Erin finally breaks her silence while eating cereal.[1]

Erin is a supporting character in the television adaption of The Handmaid's Tale. She is a former Handmaid saved by rebels and currently living in Little America. Erin is portrayed by Erin Way.

In the TV series[]

Erin is an exclusive character for the TV series.

After the takeover[]

Erin was among a large number of young women who were being held captive by the Guardians in a South Carolina high school gym in preparation for being made a part of the newly-established Handmaid program. She was freed by Zoe and a unit of US Army soldiers who discovered the high school gym and fought the Guardians. A red tag is permanently attached to her ear - a device used to identify Handmaids. She seems traumatized by the events prior to her rescue and is unwilling or unable to speak, even to her saviors, who do not know her name. Zoe and Erin later head to Canada via Maine in a reappropriated school bus, picking up several other escapees along the way, among them Luke[2].

During an attempt to escape to Canada on a boat, the rebels are attacked by Guardians. Erin is distraught when Zoe is killed in the ensuing gunfight while the rest of the rebels escape on a boat to New Brunswick[2].

Present time[]

Erin is seen three years later in Little America, Canada. She lives with Luke and Moira in a small apartment and is in much better shape mentally, but is initially still mute[2][1].

Moira returns home from a party early in the morning and snaps at Erin who is already breakfasting with a bowl of cereal. To her surprise, Erin replies "Blessed be the 'Fruit-Loops'", spoofing a Gileadean salutation and finally breaking her silence. They laugh[1].

Sometime after, Luke and Moira are seen living in another house without Erin, which might mean she has progressed enough that she is living on her own.

Appearances[]

Season One[]

Season Two[]

Season Three[]

Quotes[]

  • This could go ‘boom’.
    — Erin to Moira about the package of letters not being something more practical "like C4".

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Episode 2.3, "Baggage"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Episode 1.7, "The Other Side"
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