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For four seasons now, The Handmaid’s Tale has kept us watching even as it denied us the one plot point we so yearned for – the one that had to be delayed, presumably, because it would have upended the show’s very premise: June’s departure from Gilead. But even The Handmaid’s Tale could only hold off on that development for so long. And so, with “Vows”, we finally get what we’ve been waiting for...

June Osborne is a character I’ve had a lot of – sometimes unjustified – patience for. Even when she acts horribly, The Handmaid’s Tale makes it hard to judge her for her actions. What can I say? I do find it tricky to hold a woman responsible when she has been repeatedly raped, tortured, silenced, and generally abused by an authoritarian regime for years. Still, June’s actions, especially as she...

June Osborne is officially back. After being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic – like practically every film and TV series under the sun – The Handmaid’s Tale has finally returned for a fourth season. What an agonising wait it’s been! Almost two years have elapsed since June pulled off her most dramatic victory against Gilead, freeing 86 children from the authoritarian regime. June herself was...