: June is plagued by PTSD and flashbacks triggered by mundane objects. In an effort to reconnect with her family, she and Luke attend a ballet performance. For June, the free movement of the dancer symbolizes a liberation she is still struggling to fully inhabit.
The narrative follows June Osborne as she attempts to reclaim a sense of normalcy in Toronto, while Serena Joy Waterford orchestrates a grand display of power in Gilead following the murder of her husband, Fred. BalletThe Handmaid's Tale : Season 5 Episode 2
: At the Red Center, Aunt Lydia prepares Esther Keyes for her first posting. Esther, feeling betrayed by Janine’s advice to "submit to survive," poisons both herself and Janine with stolen chocolates in an attempted murder-suicide. The Climactic Ending : June is plagued by PTSD and flashbacks
