History Recap / TheHandmaidsTaleS2E2Unwomen

* YourCheatingHeart: Mrs. O'Conner had gotten sent to the Colonies for being unfaithful to her husband.

* LesCollaborateurs: Emily considers Mrs. O'Conner, and all Wives in general, as this.
** Dan's husband, Paul, accused Dan of this for his HideYourGays strategy.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Emily.

* {{Unperson}}: The titular "Unwomen".

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Both Mrs. O'Conner and Dan are played by well known actors, Creator/MarisaTomei and Creator/JohnCarrollLynch, respectively. Both characters are killed in this verys same episode.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Emily's predicament and her origins are examined in this episode.

This episode focuses mostly on the character Emily after the events of her attempted escape. She is taken to one of the Colonies where she and other women are forced to work in radiated sections of the country to clean up the polluted areas. There are flashbacks to when she was a university professor dealing with the aftermath of the White House massacre, of how her job as a teacher is being affected by changes in the laws of the country due to her being a lesbian. One of her fellow faculty members, Dan, a gay man himself, is found hanged on the campus grounds with a slur word written on the ground beneath him. Fearing the terrible changes, Emily tries to escape the country with her wife and their child, only to be prevented from doing so as the law no longer recognizes her same-sex marriage as being valid and is forced to separate herself as her wife and child escape. In the Colonies, Emily encounters one of the Wives, Mrs. O'Conner who is sent there for punishment, but considering her an accomplice in the chronic rape of one of her fellow women, she poisons her and lets her be hung on a cross as recompense for her actions. Near the end of the episode, we see Emily reunite with Janine, who is taken to the Colonies for punishment. In the meanwhile, June is taken to another underground hiding place and finds out that it has been used as a slaughter house for the employees that resisted the change in the government.

* YourCheatingHeart: Mrs. O'Conner had gotten sent to the Colonies for being unfaithful to her husband.

This episode focuses mostly on the character Emily after the events of her attempted escape. She is taken to one of the Colonies where she and other women are forced to work in radiated sections of the country to clean up the polluted areas. There are flashbacks to when she was a university professor dealing with the aftermath of the White House massacre, of how her job as a teacher is being affected by changes in the laws of the country due to her being a lesbian. One of her fellow faculty members, a gay man himself, is found hanged on the campus grounds with a slur word written on the ground beneath him. Fearing the terrible changes, Emily tries to escape the country with her wife and their child, only to be prevented from doing so as the law no longer recognizes her same-sex marriage as being valid and is forced to separate herself as her wife and child escape. In the colonies, Emily encounters one of the Wives who is sent there for punishment, but recognizing her as one of the women responsible for her fellow women being force-raped, she poisons her and lets her be hung on a cross as recompense for her actions. Near the end of the episode, we see Emily reunite with Janine, who is taken to the Colonies for punishment. In the meanwhile, June is taken to another underground hiding place and finds out that it has been used as a slaughter house for the employees that resisted the change in the government.

** The male university faculty member found hung under a flyover on the campus grounds.
** The Wife who was killed in this episode is displayed in crucified form for the others to see.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: The Wife who betrayed Emily's friends is given poison by Emily as recompense for her actions.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: As Emily points out, once a month the Wife holds down a woman and lets her husband rape her. There is no forgiveness for that.
* {{Unperson}}: The titular "Unwomen".

* DeadGuyOnDisplay: The Wife who was killed in this episode is displayed in crucified form for the others to see.

* GladToBeAliveSex: June and Nick do this after June's escape attempt is successful.

[[spoiler:This episode focuses mostly on the character Emily after the events of her attempted escape. She is taken to one of the Colonies where she and other women are forced to work in radiated sections of the country to clean up the polluted areas. During the telling of the story, there are flashbacks to when she was a university professor dealing with the aftermath of the White House massacre, of how her job as a teacher is being affected by changes in the laws of the country due to her being a lesbian. One of her fellow faculty members, a gay man himself, is found hanged on the campus grounds with a slur word written on the ground beneath him. Fearing the terrible changes, Emily tries to escape the country with her wife and their child, only to be prevented from doing so as the law no longer recognizes her same-sex marriage as being valid and is forced to separate herself as her wife and child escape. In the colonies, Emily encounters one of the Wives who is sent there for punishment, but recognizing her as one of the women responsible for her fellow women being force-raped, she poisons her and lets her be hung on a cross as recompense for her actions. Near the end of the episode, we see Emily reunite with Janine, who is taken to the Colonies for punishment. In the meanwhile, June is taken to another underground hiding place and finds out that it has been used as a slaughter house for the employees that resisted the change in the government.]]

!!This episode provies examples of:

* {{Foil}}: In the flashbacks, Emily encounters two ICE agents who are perfect contrasts for each other. The first is overworked, but kind and helpful and directs Emily and her wife to someone who can help them. The second is intrusive, unhelpful, rude, and seemingly an agent of Gilead.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: The Wife who betrayed Emily's friends is given poison by Emily as recompense for her actions.

* BuryYourGays: The male university faculty member who is gay is found hung under a flyover on the campus grounds.

[[spoiler:This episode focuses mostly on the character Emily after the events of her attempted escape. She is taken to one of the Colonies where she and other women are forced to work in radiated sections of the country to clean up the polluted areas. During the telling of the story, there are flashbacks to when she was a university professor dealing with the aftermath of the White House massacre, of how her job as a teacher is being affected by changes in the laws of the country due to her being a lesbian. One of her fellow faculty members, a gay man himself, is found hanged on the campus grounds with a slur word written on the ground beneath him. Fearing the terrible changes, Emily tries to escape the country with her wife and their child, only to be prevented from doing so as the law no longer recognizes her same-sex marriage as being valid and is forced to separate herself as her wife and child escape. In the colonies, Emily encounters one of the Wives who is sent there for punishment, but recognizing her as one of the women responsible for her fellow women being force-raped, she poisons her and lets her be hung on a cross as recompense for her actions. Near the end of the episode, we see Emily reunite with Janine, who is taken to the Colonies for punishment. In the meanwhile, June is taken to another underground hiding place and finds out that it has been used as a slaughter house for the employees that resisted the change in the government.]]