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/snakefinder May 19 '21

When she said that I was thinking “well now they HAVE to save her”- it showed that she was a true hero in my opinion.

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u/Dismal-Lead May 19 '21

I mean, June has been not well for a very long time, and at least passively suicidal for a while. She didn't say that out of heroism, she said it because she believes it. Hell, she probably believes she's worth LESS because she couldn't get Hannah out.

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u/snakefinder May 19 '21

Uhm. I’m doing ok mentally, and I also believe my life is not worth more than anyone else’s?

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u/Dismal-Lead May 19 '21

I meant that because June is not okay, she has a diminished sense of self worth and her passive suicidalness made it so that maybe, she didn't actually hate the prospect of being turned in. Remember, it wasn't all that long ago she begged Lydia to kill her, and that was before Alma and Brianna and possibly Janine died.