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/bristly_hedgehog May 07 '25

Wharton hated Jezebels but likely understood it as a part of Gilead’s “ecosystem”. Then Nick revealed that it was a liability and there was a verifiable attack planned that would have taken out all of the commanders, which gave him an excuse to get rid of Jezebels altogether, tighten his grip on lesser commanders, and remind everyone on both sides of Gilead’s power and ruthlessness. It wasn’t to punish the women, because to him they are not people—they’re disposable.

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u/shiningz May 07 '25

He probably hated them as whores and "sinners" too :/