Three seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale depicted June’s troubled life in Gilead and her quiet but resilient insurrection. Season 4 changed its gears, for even though June found safety in Canada, she had to deal with Serena’s animosity.
Ultimately, June’s mission has always been to rescue her daughter Hannah and get her out of Gilead. But as S4 comes to a close, she hasn’t achieved that yet. So what does the finale hold for June?
The Handmaid’s Tale S5 will end with ten episodes. In the finale, June is expected to face even more trouble from Gilead in Canada. As a last resort, she may be forced to leave Toronto and move to another safer place.
Here’s everything you need to know about the episode release of Season 5 and speculations about the finale.
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5 Episode List
There are a total of ten episodes in Season 5. As much as we’d like the season to be longer, there will be no Episode 11 or additional episodes for The Handmaid’s Tale S5.
Have a look at the complete episode list:
| No. | Episode Title | Release Date |
| 1 | Morning | September 14 |
| 2 | Ballet | September 15 |
| 3 | Border | September 21 |
| 4 | Dear Offred | September 28 |
| 5 | Fairytale | October 5 |
| 6 | Together | October 12 |
| 7 | No Man’s Land | October 19 |
| 8 | Motherland | October 26 |
| 9 | Allegiance | November 2 |
| 10 | Safe | November 9 |
What to Expect for The Handmaid’s Tale S5 Finale
In Episode 9, the rescue mission to extract Hannah from Gilead goes sideways and June’s options are now narrowing down.
The official synopsis for The Handmaid’s Tale S5’s finale reads, “Under threat, June must find a way to keep herself and her family safe from Gilead and its violent supporters in Toronto.”
At the beginning of Season 4, Toronto was painted as a safe haven from Gilead. But it has lent itself to be anything but, housing both extremes—people who are anti-refugee and want to send the Gilead refugees back, as well as folks that support Gilead’s philosophy and hope to convert Canada to it.
This could be the danger that the synopsis is alluding to. Ironically, despite the finale being titled “Safe,” I doubt it will live up to its name.
There is a slight possibility that June finally manages to rescue Hannah and brings her to safety. However, the bigger possibility is that June may have to leave everything behind and go on the run, once again, to a place safer than Toronto.
There are plenty of ways to read into the synopsis but I do pray for a satisfying ending to S5, whichever way the show decides to go.
About The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale is an American dystopian television series created by Bruce Miller for Hulu. It is based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name.
Set in the fictional dystopian state of Gilead, where fertile women are kept as “handmaids” and are subjected to child-bearing slavery, the series Offred (June Osbourne) and her fight for her freedom from Gilead, along with all the oppressed.
The series has covered four seasons worth of runtime, and the fifth season will premiere on Hulu on 14 September 2022.
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