heartღaflutter

I do wonder how she and the commander got together... They seem to have grown apart on the show.

ina_am

Indeed, they doesn't seem very happy together.

heartღaflutter

Makes you wonder if they were before all of this

ina_am

Yes, indeed and how the wives were chosen?

Lovely pics!

heartღaflutter

Couldn't it be that they were married before all of this started?

ina_am

Yes, that was probably the case

heartღaflutter

I still wonder how she knows he's probably not fertile.. Did she get herself tested?

ina_am

I believe it's a must, in order to get a handmaid in the house.
Maybe something happened with the predecessor and it has to do with it too.

heartღaflutter

yeah perhaps the other one couldn't get pregnant either?

ina_am

Yeah

Mason30

dont mind me, just randomly jumping in here guys.

i believe the rationale behind it (as far as Atwood's book is concerned and the subtext there) is that even if its the man that is infertile, they would never acknowledge it as such - they are the 'superior' species... in their own perverted version of utopia and therefore are never at fault. the women serve one real purpose - to procreate, if they cant (unless they are already married to men of import, like serena was) or serve some other purpose, like becoming a Martha, then they get shipped off to the colonies to sort through toxic gunk and die (apparently ). So it very likely is him that is sterile

Yvonne has spoken a lot about how this woman has been stripped of her voice, her words, her identity as a woman across the board (including things like you can only have sex for procreation... - since she is considered 'barren,' even though its likely him that is the issue, they no longer have an intimate relationship of any kind (something that we see she still wants (ie intimacy) in ep 4) and that they certainly shared pre gilead. I think what we will see in this next ep but im really excited to find out.

heartღaflutter

haha we don't mind. We haven't read the book so we are guessing

If that's the case then I look forward to what is ahead of her on the show! I can't wait to see that tomorrow (or day after tomorrow for me )

Yeah he seemed to have a problem with her touching him in ep 4 when he couldn't get it done!

Mason30

yeah, im really excited about it too.
from what i can make out, the critics and those that have had access to the ep are saying its great.

also, it sounds like yvonne has done a bunch of promo in conjunction with its release. so looks like we're going to get loads of interviews and things tomorrow and probably thursday too.

heartღaflutter

Oooh very exciting! and it's getting so close now!

Oh cool! We'll have to be on the look out for those interviews then!
I didn't notice her on the talkshow list.. I do hope she gets to do that in the upcoming weeks!

ETA:

'The Handmaid's Tale': Yvonne Strahovski on Episode 6 | Hollywood Reporter



'The Handmaid's Tale' Showrunner on Episode 6 | Hollywood Reporter

Mason30

have you seen the episode yet?
holy WOW she was amazing. on every level.
and im loving the push and pull power dynamic between serena and offred.

some amazing interviews and things out.










Yvonne Strahovski Finds The Victim In The Villain On 'The Handmaid's Tale'
The Handmaid’s Tale—Yvonne Strahovski and Joseph Fiennes on Revolution | IndieWire
Handmaid’s Tale: Yvonne Strahovski Has Sympathy for her “Horrible” Character | Vanity Fair

and this was the Frame which she recorded last week. audio interview. its amazing.
The Frame | 'The Handmaid's Tale': Yvonne Strahovski channels a 'boiling pot of water' to play Serena Joy | 89.3 KPCC