The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 ending showed the revolution had arrived in Gilead, thanks to June Osborn’s exceptional leadership. With the joint effort of June and other handmaids, Gilead’s patriarchal regime met its much-deserved downfall.
The finale wrapped up storylines for key survivors, including Janine, Emily, Serena, and Aunt Lydia, showing their new lives after escaping the totalitarian state.
Here’s what happens to June and everyone in The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 ending
The Handmaid’s Tale concluded its eight-year run with Season 6’s revolutionary ending. Contrasting with its penultimate episode focused on revenge, the Season 6 finale was more slow-paced, where Gilead’s survivors are finally tracing back to normalcy.
So, here’s a look at how The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6, Episode 10 bid goodbye to its main characters, who stood up against oppression and became the faces of resistance.
June Osborn
The Handmaid’s Tale focused on June Osborn (Elisabeth Moss), who became the face of resistance in Gilead. With Boston returning as a U.S. territory, June’s mission has been partly successful.
June has still not reunited with her firstborn daughter, Hannah, in the finale. However, the episode reveals that her battle for Hannah does not end there.
Janine
Unlike June, another main handmaid, Janine (Madeline Brewer), gets to meet her daughter Charlotte, aka Angela, in the Season 6 finale. Janine’s daughter was with Mrs. Putnam, who returned her to Brewer’s character as a touching gesture. After all, Janine deserved her happy ending.
Aunt Lydia
After serving Gilead devoutly, Aunt Lydia had a somber realization in Season 6 that she had been helping “godless men.” In the finale, Lydia helps Janine by convincing Naomi Putnam to return her daughter. Ann Dowd’s character also shares a tender moment with June when she asks her to take care of Janine.
Serena
The transformation of Serena in The Handmaid’s Tale was a crucial element of the story. From helping Gilead chain women to finally breaking free of the oppression herself, Serena has come a long way.
The finale shows Serena finally apologizing to June and talking about Nick Blaine, who died in the plane crash. The ex-wife of Wharton consoles June by saying, “You know, if he ever thought he had a real choice, he would’ve chosen you.”
Dr. Emily Malek
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 finale brought back the popular character of Dr. Emily Malek (Alexis Bledel). Emily reunites with June and discusses her new life. The former handmaid shares that she has been in Bridgeport, a “hot spot for the rebellion.”
The duo take a walk by the river, a route that was well known to them as handmaids. They stand by the infamous wall, which is now full of graffiti of revolution.
