Resisting Gilead - S5 E8 - Motherland - Episode 036

About this episode

John Wombacher joins to discuss key plot points and theories from S5 E8 of The Handmaid's Tale.

This week John Wombacher joins me again to discuss S5 E8 - Motherland - of The Handmaid's Tale. We start with Lawrence's greatest hits, talk about Serena's just desserts, the hesitancy around New Bethlehem, and our theories about who may have sent that tape of Hannah to June.

People in this episode

Guest: John Wombacher

Topics covered

• The Handmaid's Tale
• Motherland
• Lawrence
• Serena
• New Bethlehem
• Hannah

Keywords

• episode discussion
• theories
• plot analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Products: S5 E8

Books & works: The Handmaid's Tale

Places: New Bethlehem

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