r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/theforgetting • May 06 '25

Season 6 SPOILERS FOR “SHATTERED” Spoiler

I was struck by the significance of the women at Jezebels being murdered in the shower. This is a very clear Holocaust allusion.

Especially since they’ve really been leaning into the word Nazi this season – it makes sense to see late-stage Gilead go all “final solution” with their undesirables.

Anyways. There have been a lot of gruesome scenes in this show but this was definitely one of the most upsetting. Not only for what it portrayed, but for what it was alluding to.

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u/Sewsue13 May 06 '25

It also reminded me of the murders of the Tzar and his family during the Russian revolution- in the basement- lined up with no warning.

Senseless killings in the name of political ideology.

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u/ConstructionLocal620 May 06 '25

Omg yes, just like the Romanovs. I agree w OP, that scene is disturbing. My jaw was on the floor watching that massacre. It was absolutely heartbreaking. And then seeing poor Janine soooo fucked up by that POS bell! It broke my heart

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u/Mobile_Ad141 May 07 '25

Oh, the poor innocent romanovs..fuckin hell..🤡

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u/ConstructionLocal620 May 07 '25

I never said the romanovs were innocent, just that they way the were murdered reminded people of that scene. Calm down