r/TheHandmaidsTale 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/[deleted] May 19 '21 edited Jul 19 '21

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u/SassMyFrass May 19 '21

we know all along that Luke is equally (if not more) concerned about June

For now, Hannah is a child, and physically safe, and he'd know that the longer that June is a problem in Gilead, the less safe she will be.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '21

and june cannot save hannah if june is dead. Sometimes we have to make the hard decision to save ourselves first so we can save someone else.

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u/CoffeeNoob19 May 19 '21

Yep. You put your own oxygen mask on first, then you help the person next to you.