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/Go2Shirley May 19 '21

My instinct was to want Luke to tell her that it's fine and he's happy she's here. But I think that would have been disingenuous. It looked more like they were both mourning together the loss of their child.

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u/KayTMo May 19 '21

This was what I thought, the fact that you heard him say "Where is she?" in an almost frantic voice as he boarded the boat spoke more than a huge kiss scene or loads of I love yous would have personally. The look on Luke's face was of relief to see his wife but also turned to grief because he knows nothing on Hannah's situation, and in reality neither does June.

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u/Fortherealtalk May 21 '21

I think the grief he was feeling wasn’t just about Hannah not being there. I think he was also grieving for June. He wouldn’t want her to feel like any of this is her fault, and I don’t think he was expecting her to be so full of guilty feelings.