I will say that every episode of The Handmaid's Tale is FULL of emotions, for June and viewers. One scene that encompassed multiple strong emotions was the 'fake execution scene' of all the handmaid's. It was crazy.
After the handmaid's refused to stone Janine, a handmaid from Offred's district who had her eye removed for lack of obedience, the handmaid's were rounded up like cattle and were threatened, beaten, and herded into an old baseball stadium, when they realize what is about to take place.
As they are physically pushed into a hasty walk, they see, standing in front of them, a wooden platform with nooses. All at once, the handmaid's hands are bound in rope and their mouths are covered with leather. All of the women are seen trembling in fear, tears streaming down, eyes wide open, and heart pounding. The women standing next to June wets herself at the sound of "by his hand" spoken by the executioner, signaling to drop the floor beneath them. But nothing happens. Much to their surprise (and ours), the handmaid's hear aunt Lydia reprimanding them for not following orders. It was all a hoax.
Physically and mentally these women are put through an array of emotions, anxiety, fear, sadness, and finally relief when they discover they are going to live another day.
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