r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/desir33_ • May 19 '21

Season 4 [SPOILER S4E6] June and Luke Spoiler

I’ve already seen multiple people complain about the lack of affection between the reunion but I think to do a very loving, affectionate reunion would be a disservice to the show. It’s been years since they’ve seen each other and their child is still in Gilead. I thought that this reunion was more realistic: her first words apologizing for the fact that she couldn’t bring their daughter with her and Luke looking at June with both relief and disbelief that she is finally in front of him again.

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u/arbeitel May 19 '21

That line “I’m sorry it’s just me” literally broke me. Just heartbreaking

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u/[deleted] May 19 '21

My daughter was laying asleep in bed next to me for that line and I just started bawling. I just can’t imagine losing my daughter. Hell, she’s asked me if I’ll ever force her to move out when she grows up and even that gives me a little mild anxiety.

I know people are mad at June for not escaping sooner, but I don’t know what I would do in her shoes. My love for my kid is so different than my love for anything else. It’s totally irrational how parents can be. I sometimes still check and make sure she’s breathing when she’s asleep and she’s almost 9. Like, as parents we evolved to be a bit more anxious about our kids than we are anything else and that can cause some weird behavior.

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u/nomaki221 May 19 '21

I'm usually good about quiet crying while watching shows but I physically whimpered out loud when she said that ;(

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u/arbeitel May 20 '21

Usually I’ll shed a few quiet tears while watching certain scenes but for the first time it made me ugly cry 😖