The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 Episode 6 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

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Join us as we recap episode 6 of season 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale, in which June hides in an unexpected place. As the final season unfolds we are learning new things about our problematic faves. Trust us, you are going to want to talk this one out. Contains spoilers of The Handmaid's Tale episode 606 'Surprise' (written by Aly Monroe, and directed by Natalia Leite).

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0:00.0	I just really thought you wanted to change. I have changed. You're still subjugating yourself
0:16.6	to a powerful man, Serena. You're still going to work for Gilead.
0:22.6	New Bethlehem isn't Gilead.
0:24.3	Serena, just because women can read here,
0:25.9	doesn't mean that they're free.
0:28.2	It is just another version of Gilead that is better for you.
0:36.9	Welcome to Eyes on Gilead, an SBS podcast dedicated to The Handmaid's Tale.
0:44.9	There is a lot going on in this show, and we think it helps to talk it out after every episode.
0:50.6	I'm Fiona Williams, and I'm head of curation at SBS On Demand and I'm John
0:55.1	my friends, colleagues and fellow resistors.
0:58.1	Haiti Island, channel manager of SBS on Demand, hello.
1:02.2	Natalie Hambly, journalist turned gemologist.
1:05.0	Hi.
1:06.0	And Sana Khadar, host of All In The Mind podcast on ABC Radio National.
1:10.3	Hi.
1:11.0	Hello.
1:12.7	Well, we have just watched episode six of season six of The Handmaid's Tale.
1:21.2	And buckle up buttercups because this one, we are going to go to town.
1:27.3	All right.
1:28.0	It is called Surprise.
1:32.2	How good that?
1:33.6	It was written by Ali Monroe and directed by Natalia Leight.
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