Oftim is a minor character in the first season of the TV Series. She is a Handmaid and like the others was presumably trained at The Red Center. At some point during either her training or her time as a Handmaid, she had her right hand cut off.[1]
In the Present[]
Season One[]
"A Woman's Place"[]
Because of how she has been mutilated, Serena Waterford instructs Aunt Lydia to remove her from the group of Handmaids who were to attend the banquet for the Mexican delegation, along with Janine, Oflyle, Ofthomas and Ofjohn.
"Jezebels"[]
June saw a woman at Jezebel's brothel having her mutilated arm licked by a commander in an elevator. It is possible this woman was Oftim.[citation needed]
Season Two[]
Oftim's status following the bombing of the new Rachel and Leah Center is unknown, although it is possible that she was one of the thirty-one Handmaids killed.[2]
Notes[]
One of the punishments women can be subjected to in the Republic of Gilead is the removal of a hand for being caught reading twice (once being punished with the loss of a finger).[1] Since Oftim is missing a hand, it is possible that she was caught reading on more than one occasion at either the Center or in the household she is assigned to.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Episode 6, "A Woman's Place"
- ↑ Episode 2.6, "First Blood"