The Handmaids Tale
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After Ballet ended on multiple cliffhangers (June sees Hannah on TV!
Janine and Esther are poisoned and possibly dead!
), Border is mostly an expository set-up for the rest of the season.
I do not find anything intrinsically wrong with exposition, for what its worth.
color of Hannahs dress is an important detail because of Junes fixation on it.
(What was that color?
We call it purple, June.)
Maybe hes the only Fed America has left.
Hes the whole countrys go-to Fed.
Why was she hiding this group from June?
And yall, Im officially tired of how Moira has been written for the past season and a half.
Whence the keep your fucking shit together Moira of yore?
Moira was once an essential grounding element for June, Luke, and the show in general.
This is where we learn that this little operation is part of a greater Mayday online grid.
And Im assuming some sort of wire that I still dont really understand.
Anyway, getting June in touch with her Commander will take some time.
We, the viewers, however, learned many things, including:
But back to Serenas ineffective plotting.
Do you think Elisabeth Moss has cornered the market in face acting?
Have you seen Ann Dowd transform from one emotional extreme to the next with a single glance?
First shes enraged and slaps Esther, still unconscious, across the face.
Is that … is that remorse?
Its one thing to read the words, She doesnt deserve this!
Dont punish her to teach me a lesson, on the page.
Its another to hear them in Aunt Lydias blubbering, sobbing voice.
Although its an overall slow episode, Border ends on a jump scare.
Serena is back in Canada, and her car has stopped on a bridge.
NEVER TOUCH MY DAUGHTER AGAIN!
Sleep tight, Serena.
Nick thinks June would like his wife, Rose.
This is where we learn that Mrs. Putnam may have a small soul after all.
