#gilead

I am watching Season 3, Episode 9 of The Handmaid’s Tale.

Steadily we've been wondering—is June losing her mind? Her humanity? She's at her lowest and coldest in the beginning moments of "Heroic," forced to kneel unendingly before an unconscious Ofmathew in her hospital room while the doctors try to save her child's life. She's mumbling "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" to herself on repeat, watching Ofmathew with dead eyes. "Ofmathew is just a vessel now, and the baby is all that matters—I suppose it's all that ever mattered," she narrates.

During this stay she ends up attacking Serena and the conversation between her and the doctor is sad. The doctor seems to still genuinely care about women’s health but there’s not much he can do about. June confronts him and says he’s torturing Ofmathew by keeping her alive until she gives birth. Meanwhile June is being forced to pray and stay in the hospital room until Ofmathew gives birth.

I just read a story in 2025 that this is currently happening in Georgia. That a women was kept alive until she gave birth even though she was brain dead. Gilead is in some of our states and it’s terrifying

aunts: oversee women and teach pinks, plums, and greens how to behave properly and act like wives. they also teach and monitor pearl girls

pinks: daughters of commanders under the age of puberty - most of whom have been kidnapped and are children of handmaids

plums: daughters of commanders (previously pinks) who have reached puberty now in training to become wives

greens: plums who have gotten their period and are deemed ‘ready’ to be married off- most of them marry high ranking commanders (old men)

Contains spoilers, so keep reading under the cut if you don't mind that

Gilead commander: “Teenage boys must be pure and can’t ever touch themselves.”