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The Handmaid’s Tale’ Final Season Intensifies as Betrayal Divides Resistance

Episode 7 reveals Nick's shocking betrayal and the brutal execution of women at Jezebel’s, setting the stage for a climactic final confrontation.

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Diana Bentley, Ever Carradine, Vanessa Burns, Robin Schisler, Angela Vint and Melissa Cossey in Season 6 of "The Handmaid's Tale."
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Overview

  • Episode 7, titled 'Shattered,' depicts the massacre of sex-trafficked women at Jezebel’s, highlighting the ongoing brutality of Gilead's regime.
  • Nick’s betrayal of June and the Mayday resistance to Commander Wharton leads to the shutdown of Jezebel’s and fractures the alliance against Gilead.
  • June and Moira regroup in New Bethlehem, strategizing their next move to dismantle Gilead in the series' final episodes.
  • The series continues to inspire real-world activism, with protests in London and renewed discussions on authoritarianism and women’s rights.
  • The final season, airing weekly on Hulu, builds toward its May 27 conclusion while setting the narrative groundwork for the sequel series, 'The Testaments.'