Although June is trying her best to heal from her past, the life she left behind has not yet eased its grip on her. With Serena’s position as Gilead’s ambassador in Canada and her work to spread the city’s principles and learnings, June and Luke’s livid rage poses a severe threat to her.
And though they succeeded in thwarting her plan, we can easily assume Serena has not had her last word for now.
1. Episode 5 Synopsis/Speculation
In this week’s episode, we see June and Luke joining therapy. Still, if the current episode indicates anything, the next episode will assure viewers that things will get nastier going ahead.
In the next episode, we will see how Lawrence plans to keep Serena out of Gilead and what he intends to do about keeping Gilead’s “charm.”
Lydia’s change in heart is a huge turn, and in the next episode, we may see her take the handmaids’ side, not the commanders’. Janine’s change in nature is also just a show of the oncoming revolt of the handmaids against Gilead.
Serena is most definitely not done with June, and since this week’s episode was June’s win, Serena will surely make a winning move in next week’s episode.
Will June and Luke find a way to get Hannah back without involving Serena? Will Lydia and Janine turn the tide for the handmaids?
2. Episode 5 Release Date
Chapter 5 of the The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5 series has been released on Wednesday, Oct 05, 2022 at 12:00 am PDT. The chapter title has not been leaked yet.
3. Season 5 Schedule
| Episode No. | Episode Title | Direction | Teleplay | Release Date |
| 1 | Morning | Elisabeth Moss | Bruce Miller | September 14, 2022, |
| 2 | Ballet | Elisabeth Moss | Nina Fiore & John Herrera | September 14, 2022, |
| 3 | Border | Dana Gonzales | Aly Monroe | September 21 2022 |
| 4 | Dear Offred | Dana Gonzales | Jacey Heldrich | September 28 2022 |
| 5 | TBA | Eva Vives | J. Holtham | October 5 2022 |
| 6 | TBA | Eva Vives | Katherine Collins | October 12 2022 |
| 7 | TBA | Natalia Leite | Rachel Shukert | October 19 2022 |
| 8 | TBA | Natalia Leite | Yahlin Chang | October 26 2022 |
| 9 | TBA | Bradley Whitford | Eric Tuchman | November 2 2022 |
| 10 | TBA | Elisabeth Moss | Bruce Miller | November 9 2022 |
4. Where to Watch The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale is exclusively streaming on Hulu with weekly episodes on Wednesday.
5. Episode 4 Recap
Serena’s followers in Canada have not let Offred forget her past, but the brave ex-handmaid has her claws bared for anyone that dares cross her—even Serena.
Serena opens an Information Center in Canada to spread Gilead’s gospel, and though terrified of June, doesn’t fail to instigate her. Enraged, June and Luke decide to take action, but Luke finds a way to deal with her without violence.
Commander Lawrence pulls strings behind the scenes to stop Serena from making big waves in Gilead and how things run there.
Aunt Lydia learns a lesson after Janine gives her a piece of her mind and tries to speak to Commander Lawrence about making a change, but Lawrence shoots her idea down.
Though Serena angers Luke by baiting Hannah in front of him, Luke manages to get the Information Center shut down thanks to building code violations.
6. About The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale is an American dystopian television series created by Bruce Miller for Hulu. It is based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name.
Set in the fictional dystopian state of Gilead, where fertile women are kept as “handmaids” and are subjected to child-bearing slavery, the series Offred (June Osbourne) and her fight for her freedom from Gilead, along with all the oppressed.
The series has covered four seasons worth of runtime, and the fifth season will premiere on Hulu on 14 September 2022.
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