After giving birth, the handmaids are torn from their infants and reassigned to another Gilead elite.

Once a handmaid can no longer “serve” Gilead by carrying children, she’s disposed of.

After Putnam is executed for his crimes, Naomi finds herself widowed.

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Wanting to appear more loyal to Gilead, Lawrence proposes to Naomi, who reluctantly accepts.

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Bradley Whitford as Joseph Lawrence smirking and Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne looking serious in The Handmaid’s Tale

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Ever Carradine as Naomi and Bradley Whitford as Commander Lawrence look serious while getting married in The Handmaid’s Tale

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