Oona is a character in the fourth season of The Handmaid's Tale.
History[]
Oona is a British woman who lives in Toronto, and provides support to refugees from Gilead with via the UN and the Emergency Relief for Refugee Relief.[1] She has previously worked in Aleppo.
Season 4[]
Nightshade[]
Oona visits Moira when she is working on rehousing the 86 children who arrived in Gilead, and gives her a kiss. She later convinces Moira to come to Chicago with her to aid the refugees still in the rebel-held areas when she is going out for the evening, and they eat Thai food together while they are waiting for a Lyft (rideshare).[1]
Vows[]
Oona is beginning to coordinate the evacuation of aid workers at the harbor in Chicago. Moira rushes to Oona and tells her that she has found June, to Oona's joy and surprise. However, Oona tells Moira that they cannot take June, as if Gilead finds out that they took her, they will be unable to launch any more aid missions safely.
Above deck, Oona meets with Moira, asking how she is, and apologizing that they could not bring June, to which Moira unconfidently agrees. Oona tells her that after a port inspection, there are only about ten more hours until they make it to Canada. Panicking about the upcoming inspection, Moira tells Oona about June's location aboard the ship.
Below deck, Oona discusses what to do, saying that she does have respect for June, but that they are in a bad situation, possibly putting their future missions at risk. Moira claims responsibility, and Oona tells Moira it is her fault, and that everyone has loved ones in Gilead. Another aid worker suggests turning June in, but Moira states that she is the biggest public enemy in Gilead, and Oona raises that it will make it even worse if they find out she has been taken. Moira suggests that they hide June somewhere, but the others raise that it has the potential for ruining the future of their humanitarian missions if they follow through with it. In the midst of the argument, June offers to be turned in. Shocked, Moira talks to June and questions why she would give up after everything she has lived through.
When the port inspection takes place, Oona and Moira are successfully approved by the Guardians. June claims to be an aid worker named Rachel Smith, and the Guardian asks whether something happened to her. Moira vouches for June, claiming that she hit her head during the bombing, and the Guardian approves her. To the relief of everyone, the inspection ends, and the aid workers vouch to move on to Canada. Afterward, Oona and Moira argue over the incredibly difficult situation, and she says that she has made hard choices that she regrets every single day. They decide to end their relationship.[2]
Appearances[]
Season Four[]
- ”Nightshade”
- “Vows”
- “Home”
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nightshade"
- ↑ "Vows"