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Hoplosternum
Jun 2, 2010

:parrot:

screamin and creamin posted:

Come to think of it, it's also not clear why they're sending the handmaids shopping when it's clearly a Martha's task. Probably as an excuse for them to talk to each other while being watched by a million guards.

Been ages since I read the book, but I think it's so they get some gentile exercise and fresh air each day which is thought to be good for fertility/pregnancy by Gilead's decision makers. I think Aunt Lydia says something along these lines in an early episode.

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Hoplosternum
Jun 2, 2010

:parrot:
I really loved this episode, best in a long time. Zoom wasn't product placement, it was a joke. I thought it was hilarious that Serena was wanting to embrace new technology while also planning to spread their Gilead religious propaganda which denounces modern tech. It tied in nicely with Fred's hypocrisy of demanding then begging for his rights, the point of which was even spelt out with "you helped write those laws".

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