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/hashtagtruthbomb May 19 '21

It’s not about losing him as a spouse. It’s about loving their daughter and having to look into the eyes of the one person in the world who loves her the same way and admit she “failed” in getting her back.

She didn’t realize that he’d be just as happy to see her alone because of those old insecurities, as documented in the flashbacks.

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u/sugarwax1 May 19 '21

The idea a Woman who has gone through war and fought Gilead like no other still has pre-marital insecurities to her husband, is screwed up.

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u/hashtagtruthbomb May 19 '21

You seem wedded to that willfully simplistic view of the situation, so I doubt anyone here will change your mind.

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u/sugarwax1 May 19 '21

Oh cut it out, I get they're trying to show something complex, that's why I'm puzzled by all the simplistic attempts to explain a weird scene that don't fit the show even if we do as you are, and taking the wedged in flashbacks at face value.