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- The number on June’s ear tag is an Easter egg
- On the show, each Handmaid is given an ear tag with an ID number
- June’s tag number is 1985, which was the year Atwood’s book was originally published
Then, Why did they staple Offred’s ear? Well, if you think back to some of the flashbacks viewers encountered in Season 1, it’s revealed that Aunt Lydia had tracking devices implanted in all the handmaids’ ears — that cuff that was roughly stapled into June’s ear apparently could provide her exact coordinates to anyone looking to hunt her down
Why was Hannah afraid of June? Hannah’s probably been told very little, and whatever she knows is a twisted perversion of the truth because keeping girls ignorant is how Gilead can perpetuate the cycle of rape, abuse, and subjugation The encounter leaves June devastated, leading June to beg Aunt Lydia to kill her
in the same way, What does the red tag mean in Handmaid’s Tale? In the show, the handmaids have red GPS trackers attached to their ears See that little guy on Offred’s ear? That’s a GPS tracker that the government uses to watch fertile women and prevent them from escaping The red tags basically indicate that a person is a handmaid and needs to be watched closely
Is June’s mom alive? Holly Maddox is a character in The Handmaid’s Tale Before the rise of the Gilead, she was a staunch second-wave feminist and women’s rights activist As in the novel, it is still unknown if she is alive June Osborne’s mother is mostly depicted as in the novel
What is in Offreds ear?
Nick advises June to cut her hair and change her appearance, which prompts an incredible declaration of independence Not only does June cut her hair, she also cuts her ear — multiple times — in order to remove the tracking device that was implanted so many years ago
Does Commander Lawrence Get June pregnant?
June spends most of season one trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant by Commander Waterford Out of desperation, his wife has June have sex with their driver Nick, which leads to June and Nick having a secret affair, and she does end up pregnant — by Nick
Does June end up with Luke or Nick?
Nick is aware June has been reunited with her husband Luke but the former handmaid is not aware of his own situation After one meeting between the pair, Nick was seen slipping a wedding ring back on, revealing he has married a second time
Does June ever get Hannah out?
And then, after a life-changing adventure including Nichole, Aunt Lydia, and new characters, Hannah and Nichole make it out of Gilead They are reunited with June at the end And the book confirms the girls are both reunited with their biological fathers
Why do some handmaids have their mouth stapled shut?
The positioning of the mouth guards is because the mouth and face is one of the most emotional parts of the face She added: “For example when you look at someone and you see they’re angry, what’s the thing that happens? Their nostrils flare So that’s why it’s just the mouth covered”
How do the Handmaids eat with rings?
While there, June notices the handmaids cover their mouths and don’t speak June later discovers the DC handmaids are silenced with rings through their mouths Showrunner Bruce Miller told INSIDER the rings were his idea to add to the show, and that they’re actually quite comfortable for the actors to wear
Why can’t the Wives in Gilead have babies?
But what’s the cause? In The Handmaid’s Tale, infertility is linked to another one of Gilead’s prominent problems: pollution As revealed in the season 1 episode “A Woman’s Place,” inorganic farming and radioactivity are to blame for declining fertility
Why do handmaids wear wings?
The only item of clothing they wear that is not red are a pair of white colored “wings”, which they wear on their heads to frame and hide their faces The “wings” give the Handmaids next to no peripheral vision; they can only see what is directly in front of them
Why does June still wear red?
The Handmaid’s Tale costume designer Ane Crabtree said the red provided an aesthetic contrast But it also has a special connection to the Wives’ teal dresses She said: “[The colors were] two opposites that would look beautiful together and stand alone, opposing each other in the frame,” she said
Why did Offred spit out cookies?
In privacy, June spits out the ornamental cookie By purging out the pink mashed-up vile, June has refused to swallow the Wives’ counterfeited piety In the domain of Gilead, these cookies are a status symbol laid out before the Handmaid’s eyes
