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* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: June's opening monologue over Emily during "The Ceremony" suggests that Emily is doing this, and that June did this during the Ceremony herself. June tries to do this later in the episode as she is being raped but is overcome with her HeroicBSOD.
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Your Cheating Heart is an index, not a trope.


-->'''June:''' No one knows the things of God.
* YourCheatingHeart: Eden kisses Isaac and is seen doing so by Nick. She apologises and begs for forgiveness, only to be even more upset when Nick [[IDontEvenCare doesn't even care]] about the cheating.

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-->'''June:''' No one knows the things of God.
* YourCheatingHeart: Eden kisses Isaac and is seen doing so by Nick. She apologises and begs for forgiveness, only to be even more upset when Nick [[IDontEvenCare doesn't even care]] about the cheating.
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* PetTheDog: Fred arranges for a visit between June and Hannah, likely to "make up" for raping her.
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Emily's commander dies of a heart attack. Serena and Fred rape June in order to speed up delivery of her baby. In compensation for that event, Fred arranges for Nick to take June to meet with Hannah at one of the Mackenzie family properties. Afterwards, an encounter with two Guardians results in Nick getting apprehended, and June at the Mackenzie house, all alone.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: This episode ends with Nick seemingly shot and June nine months pregnant, and alone in the woods with no idea where she is.

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* {{Cliffhanger}}: This episode ends with Nick seized and seemingly shot by a pair of Guardians and June June, nine months pregnant, and alone in the woods with no idea where she is.
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*EvilOldFolks: Grinnell, an elder commander, who comments that his Handmaid is reaching "her expiration date" as casually as one might regard an old household appliance and not a human being.
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*ShutUpHannibal:
-->'''Serena:''' We did it Offred. And this is the will of God and we shall rejoice and be glad in it.
-->'''June:''' No one knows the things of God.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: This episode ends with Nick shot and June nine months pregnant, and alone in the woods with no idea where she is.

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* {{Cliffhanger}}: This episode ends with Nick seemingly shot and June nine months pregnant, and alone in the woods with no idea where she is.
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* MeaningfulRename: Hannah's new "parents" have renamed her Agnes, most likely in an attempt to erase her identity as the child of sinful parents.

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* MeaningfulRename: Hannah's new "parents" have renamed her Agnes, most likely in an attempt to erase her identity as the child of sinful "sinful" parents.
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* NoSympathy: Nick doesn't even try to console Eden as she is crying over the realization that Nick is not interested in her.
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* AbusiveParents: According to Hannah, her new set of "parents" use physical punishment when she misbehaves.

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* AbusiveParents: According to Hannah, her new set of "parents" use physical punishment when she misbehaves. It shows as she is initially reluctant to embrace her loving mother.



* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: June's forced separation from Hannah resembles the controversy of American Immigration authorities forcibly separating children from their parents who are seeking asylum.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: June's forced separation from Hannah resembles the controversy of American Immigration authorities forcibly separating children from their parents who are seeking asylum.asylum at around the same time this episode was aired.
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* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Emily's monologue suggest that she is doing this. June tries to do this as she is being raped but is overcome with her HeroicBSOD.

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* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Emily's June's opening monologue suggest over Emily during "The Ceremony" suggests that she Emily is doing this. this, and that June did this during the Ceremony herself. June tries to do this later in the episode as she is being raped but is overcome with her HeroicBSOD.
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* AbusiveParents: According to Hannah, her new set of "parents" use physical punishment when she misbehaves.


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* MeaningfulRename: Hannah's new "parents" have renamed her Agnes, most likely in an attempt to erase her identity as the child of sinful parents.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Both Serena and Fred plunge directly at the bottom after cruelly raping June.
* OutWithABang: Emily's new commander has a fatal heart attack during "The Ceremony"

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* MoralEventHorizon: Both Serena and Fred plunge directly at to the bottom after cruelly raping June.
* OutWithABang: Emily's new commander has a fatal heart attack during "The Ceremony"Ceremony."

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* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Emily does this while going through the Ceremony.

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* HeroicBSOD: June goes through with this in the aftermath of her rape at the hands of the Waterfords.
* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Emily does Emily's monologue suggest that she is doing this. June tries to do this while going through the Ceremony.as she is being raped but is overcome with her HeroicBSOD.
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* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: Emily does this while going through the Ceremony.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: June's forced separation from Hannah resembles the controversy of American Immigration authorities forcibly separating children from their parents who are seeking asylum.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: June's forced separation from Hannah resembles the controversy of American Immigration authorities forcibly separating children from their parents who are seeking asylum.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: June's forced separation from Hannah resembles the controversy of American Immigration authorities forcibly separating children from their parents who are seeking asylum.
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* GroinAttack: Knowing that her Commander is dead of a heart attack, Emily does this to him post mortem.

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* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: June at the end of the episode]]
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Both Serena and Fred plunge directly at the bottom after cruelly raping June]]

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* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: June at the end of the episode]]
episode.
* FirstKiss: Despite being married to Nick, Eden has hers this episode with Isaac.
* GoodParents: June has ten minutes to reunite with Hannah and she manages to keep it together and ensure that her daughter obeys her "new parents" and keeps herself safe, instead of falling apart at the thought of being separated from her once again.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Both Serena and Fred plunge directly at the bottom after cruelly raping June]]June.



* [[spoiler: RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil]] : [[spoiler:June by Fred and Serena in an ''attempt'' to force labor. But it seems more of a cruel punishment for the false labor on Serena's side and the previous confrontation June had with Fred]]

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* [[spoiler: RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil]] RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil : [[spoiler:June June by Fred and Serena in an ''attempt'' to force labor. But it seems more of a cruel punishment for the false labor on Serena's side and the previous confrontation June had with Fred]]Fred.
* YourCheatingHeart: Eden kisses Isaac and is seen doing so by Nick. She apologises and begs for forgiveness, only to be even more upset when Nick [[IDontEvenCare doesn't even care]] about the cheating.
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* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: June at the end of the episode]]
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Both Serena and Fred plunge directly at the bottom after cruelly raping June]]
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* OutWithABang: Emily's new commander has a fatal heart attack during "The Ceremony"

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* OutWithABang: Emily's new commander has a fatal heart attack during "The Ceremony"Ceremony"
* [[spoiler: RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil]] : [[spoiler:June by Fred and Serena in an ''attempt'' to force labor. But it seems more of a cruel punishment for the false labor on Serena's side and the previous confrontation June had with Fred]]
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: This episode ends with Nick shot and June nine months pregnant, and alone in the woods with no idea where she is.
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* BigDamnReunion: June and her daughter Hannah have one this episode only to be separated again ten minutes later.
* OutWithABang: Emily's new commander has a fatal heart attack during "The Ceremony"

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