"the Handmaid's Tale" Liars(2019) Apr 2026

While June finds a dark sort of power in her lies, Fred and Serena Waterford find their deceptions have a high cost.

: June must talk down an unhinged Eleanor Lawrence, who is holding her husband, Joseph, at gunpoint. June’s manipulation of Eleanor—telling her they can kill Joseph later—demonstrates how she has learned to weaponize truth and lies to keep her strategic assets (the Commander's clearances) alive. The Fall of the Waterfords "The Handmaid's Tale" Liars(2019)

The episode explores how even those who created Gilead are trapped by it. While June finds a dark sort of power

: Commander Lawrence admits he "overlooked mental health and maternal love" when designing Gilead’s social structure, and his wife's deteriorating state serves as his living punishment. The Fall of the Waterfords The episode explores

: The "cleaning" of Winslow’s murder by the Marthas at Jezebel’s highlights a hidden, highly efficient resistance network. Their clinical disposal of the body suggests that June is not the first, nor likely the last, to use violence as a means of liberation within those walls. The Handmaid's Tale Season 3, Episode 11 Recap: Bad Liars