'Motherland' (508) recap

Eyes On Gilead: A Handmaid's Tale Podcast

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The Handmaid's Tale, Tv & Film, Podcast, Podcasts, Tv Shows, After Shows, Sbs

4.7 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

We have just watched episode 8 of season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale. This season is going too fast. This episode is called 'Motherland' and it was written by Yahlin Chang, and directed by Natalia Leite: June (Elisabeth Moss) receives an extremely tempting offer from a surprise visitor. Meanwhile, Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) finally hits rock bottom and begins a desperate search for allies…any allies. This episode gives us so much of that world-building that we know and love, and some revealing moments into Lawrence. Join us for a deep dive and some wild predictions. Don't forget to tell us your own thoughts and theories. Use the hashtag #EyesOnGilead (Find us at: @anythingbutfifi / @NatalieHambly / @HaideeIreland / @Sana_Qadar)

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0:00.0	Here's what you're gonna do, okay?
0:09.1	You're gonna go back in there, and you are gonna act like a handmade.
0:13.3	But the entire time, you will be plotting against them and planning your revenge.
0:21.6	You don't own me, I know your property, so take a shifty little bidi-eye of me.
0:29.6	I'm very sorry for my actions.
0:33.6	I was rude and I'm grateful.
0:36.6	Everything that happened was my fault.
0:41.5	And my fault alone.
0:45.4	Welcome to Eyes on Gilead, our weekly podcast dedicated to The Handmaid's Tale.
0:50.2	There is a lot going on in this show, and we think it helps to talk it out after every episode.
0:55.6	I'm Fiona Williams and when I'm not doing this, I'm head of curation at SBS On Demand
0:59.3	and I'm joined once again by my colleagues, friends and fellow resistors.
1:03.9	Natalie Hambly, managing editor of SBS Voices.
1:06.8	Hello.
1:07.6	Haiti Island, channel manager of SBS On Demand.
1:10.2	Hi.
1:11.0	And Sana Khadar, host of ABC Radio Nationals All In The Mind and a Canadian.
1:16.4	A friendly one.
1:18.9	Yes, hello.
1:21.2	Had to get that in.
1:22.3	Sorry, Sana.
1:22.7	Hello.
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