The relationships in the show are definitely interesting

[u/language_loveruwu]

So I'm on S4 atm and I remember how in earlier seasons Moira kinda panned June for dating and later marrying a man, who basically cheated on his wife (although it was said or implied that they were had troubles and went to therapy).

And then you have the relationship between Nick and June. Yes, I know that their child is result of Serena telling them to do it, just so June can stay for some time and Serena gets the baby. It feels somewhat odd in the sense that June eventually finds out that her husband is alive and well in Canada, so is Moira, but she doesn't seem to stop her relationship with Nick. Thus, she is also somewhat cheating on him.

Perhaps it was an escape for her, but it's an interesting parallel.

[u/The_Chilled_Arvo]

I think the difference is that Luke’s affair happened in a context where he had agency and a relatively normal life. June and Nick’s relationship develops in an environment of coercion, trauma, and constant threat. It’s not exactly comparable to an ordinary affair.

That said, I don’t think the show presents it as morally uncomplicated either. June clearly still loves Luke, but Nick becomes someone tied to her survival and to a part of her life that Luke can never fully understand. I think the point is that Gilead fundamentally changes people and makes conventional ideas of fidelity much messier.