Serena and June is a theme page that provides resources about the relationship of Serena Joy Waterford to her Handmaid Offred, June Osborne.
Season 2[]
Other Women[]
Serena crawls into Offred's bed
Serena smokes as she listens to a lullaby. She later crawls into bed with Offred. She caresses her stomach and talks to the baby. When Serena leaves, Offred goes into the closet, repeating to herself, “My fault. My fault. My fault."
First Blood[]
Conversation in the nursery
Later, Serena takes Offred up to the nursery to see how she’s decorated it. Offred tells her it's beautiful. Serena promises to be the best mother possible, making Offred uncomfortable. She tells her about Hannah's room. When Offred asks to see Hannah, Serena sternly refuses and tells her to get her things out from downstairs to go back to her old room. Both women cry as Offred leaves.
Women's Work[]
Serena is in her room crying as she looks at the scars on her buttocks. Offred arrives and asks her if there is anything she can do but Serena only sends her back to her room. Instead, Offred goes downstairs and apologizes to Fred for what she did. She asks if he will forgive her and he says to go to bed.
Season 3[]
Heroic[]
June's sanity is slipping
Ofmatthew is brain dead and kept on life support throughout her pregnancy. An increasingly deranged June is confined to her hospital room. When Serena visits them, June attempts to stab her with a scalpel she had stolen from the medical waste disposal box. Serena fights back and cuts June in the arm. Serena alerts Dr. Yates and reports a self-harm instead of an attack on her. This may suggest she wants to protect June from further repercussions.
Season 6[]
Surprise[]
Serena shelters June as she waits for a chance to escape from Gilead, even cooking breakfast for her and arranging for a visit from Rita Blue. When High Commander Wharton arrives, Serena helps June to hide and distracts Wharton.
Shattered[]
June decides to use Serena's wedding ceremony as a chance to assassinate the Commanders, well aware of how Serena will plan it out personally and has hired Rita -- who helps Mayday with the plot -- as a baker from her visit to Serena's house.
Exodus[]
During her wedding ceremony, Serena talks to the Handmaids. Unaware that June is hidden amongst them, Serena tells the women about her tumultuous relationship with June. Serena acknowledges the harm that she and June have caused each other, but also that she wouldn't be alive without June. Serena now considers them to be true friends while June is visibly surprised by her speech, but hopeful about Serena's goals.
Execution[]
Serena is shocked to learn that June had used her to kill 37 Commanders, having genuinely thought that they were friends. Nevertheless, she argues against June's execution for her actions. After learning that the American forces have taken Serena into protective custody, June is visibly pleased to learn that she's still alive. Although Serena has been refusing to cooperate with Tuello, June approaches her for help. While she feels betrayed by June, Serena is also pleased to see that she survived. At first the two women rehash their old arguments before June gets through to Serena who tells June where the surviving Commanders are going so that Mayday can strike against them.
The Handmaid's Tale[]
Before Serena departs for a UN refugee camp, she tearfully apologizes to June who forgives her and the two women part on good terms.