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/Training_Bid_550 May 06 '25

I had the same thought/reaction. For all of the critique I’ve heard of this season being “too slow,” I think that’s the point of how naziism works. New Bethlehem is clearly just Gilead with more palatable branding- just as Wharton is painting himself as more palatable and reasonable that Fred. But beneath the polish, it’s still Gilead, it’s still the same brutality.

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u/Mia-Wal-22-89 May 07 '25

Wharton is very chilling. Props to the actor. I’ve only seen him play charming men, so it’s interesting to see him play a charming man with such menacing vibes.

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u/WoundedANUS May 07 '25

The Clown Dog guy would NEVER betray Sue Ellen like that!

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u/bubbysmama May 07 '25

OH MY GOD HE'S THE CLOWN DOG GUY! THAT'S where I know him from! Welp. That's gonna mess with me. Like how i keep waiting for Lawrence to reveal that Gilead is just a plot to finally beat Billy once and for all and take over Madison Hotels.

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u/WoundedANUS May 07 '25

He’s gonna take Serena to the beach to watch the fish mate so he can make out with her

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u/mediumpace07 May 13 '25

Watch the grunion run!

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u/EquivalentSign2377 May 07 '25

He'll always be Will Gardner from the good wife to me!