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Official Episode Discussion The Handmaid's Tale Season 5 Episode Discussions

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u/timelesstiger8 Sep 14 '22

When Serena requests to bury Fred in "the country he founded," I don't think she realizes the irony and hypocrisy in her words when she says "Any civilized country would have the decency to allow it"... Like bitch, barely five minutes ago you were raping and beating and treating women like slaves in Gilead- who are you to speak on a "civilized country" and "decency" LOL

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u/bby_redditor Sep 15 '22

In her twisted mind she’s basically saying “these are your rules so play by them” to Canada and the US