The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid ’s Taleseason 5 has reached its center , amazingly without too many fateful outcomes , though it still stay on unclear about Janine and Esther ’s circumstances . But with June ’s spirit to overrule and battle the tyrannous government , these events are probably a calm before the storm since previous season prove that violence is the only solvent when facing a place like Gilead .
It should n’t issue forth as a surprise for longtime fans that the bulk of characters who have killed others inThe Handmaid ’s Taleare not the noble short - sighted Wives , ostentatious Commanders , or even Aunts like Lydia , but the Handmaids themselves . Of naturally , their Acts of the Apostles make sensation since they ’re the only ones ( except for perchance Guardians of Gilead ) uncoerced to get their hands dirty in the fight against the tyrannous regime and recover their freedom .
Fred Waterford: 1 kill
Fred Waterford was the first Commander thatThe Handmaid ’s Taleintroduced to the audience , allow for a lot of insight into the society of thing in a typical dystopian Gilead household . On top of that , he possessed a mountain of power and played a meaning persona in building Gilead tradition and customs .
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Despite the linguistic rule in Gilead , Fred also broke them by going to the Jezebel ’s , which bring out his unfaithfulness towards Serena . Despite his infidelity , Fred loved and manage for Serena , which he proved by getting vengeance against the sniper who shot Serena in " First blood line " by kill the sniper ’s wife . Though Fred was one ofthe most villainous characters inThe Handmaid ’s Tale , he only had one recorded kill before Gilead come into existence , which was to avenge Serena .
Esther Keyes: 1 kill
One of the most tragic victims of Gilead ’s regimen is a adolescent , now ex - Wife Esther Keyes ( Mckenna Grace).Introduced inThe Handmaid ’s Tale’sseason 4 , she showed her hospitality to June and the other Handmaids while they were in hiding and expected them to deepen the monastic order of things for the better .
Esther carries out a Salvaging ( a form of carrying out in Gilead ) on her violent abuser and guard , Johnny Pogue . With June ’s boost , Esther killed the precaution and felt satisfied that she finally got DoJ for what happened to her . biography as a Handmaid pushed her to become disaffected against the government and , at one point , committed the high-risk determination inThe Handmaid ’s Taleby toxic condition herself and Janine with chocolate candy — though their lot are still undecipherable .
Natalie/Ofmatthew: 1 kill
Ofmatthew ( Ashleigh LaThrop ) join time of year 3 as an obedient follower of Gilead regulation and June ’s new walking partner . She was mostly emotionless and often did n’t care about the other Handmaids , although she did evince remorse over the fact that her quaternary fry would be taken away from her .
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Knowing full well the outcome of her actions , Natalie felt compelled to rat out a Martha , who was helping June with data about Hannah , which resulted in Martha ’s suspension . The instalment " Unfit " prove Natalie losing restraint over her emotion at Bread and Loaves after suffering public humiliation , led by June . She almost beat Janine to death , pour down one of the Guardians that tried to stop her , and then died from a gunshot injury .
Emily Malek: 3 kills
The original Ofglen , played by Alexis Bledel , is the reference with one of the most tragic fates in the show . Even before the new regime , she dealt with homophobia at a university that wanted to suspend her from body of work for being a tribade . Gilead scarred her emotionally by showing her the dangling of her fan and mutilating her genitalia . Hence , Emily fundamentally fall victim to manyterrifying laws inThe Handmaid ’s Tale .
On her route of resistance , Emily has been passed on from one Commander to another and received death threat from Aunt Lydia . Nevertheless , she always associated herself with the Mayday movement , which meant getting her hired hand dirty . Emily ran over a Guardian outside the supermarket , envenom an ex-wife - Wife while serving in colonies for enabling the retell raping of other Handmaids , and finished off a Commander that was have a centre attack in the middle of the Ceremony . Unfortunately , in time of year 5 , it ’s revealed that Emily could n’t find peace in Canada and go back to seek revenge on Aunt Lydia , whom she once stuck with a knife in the back .
June Osborn: 9 kills
Sojourner Truth be told , June Osborn ( Elizabeth Moss ) was never going to be an example of mercifulness , nor should she be . Gilead shatter her family , stripped away her pridefulness , treated her like property , and pushed her toward vehemence every " bless mean solar day . " On her journeying to escape from Gilead , she killed Commander Winslow with a pen , shot a protector in the season 3 finale , poisoned six Commanders at Jezebel ’s , and savagely disfigured Fred Waterford ( Joseph Fiennes ) in a satisfying ending to season 4 .
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While there may have been a lot more validating price along June ’s journey ( specifically , the other Marthas and Handmaids ) , the character ca n’t maybe be the only one who should be bear accountable . Thoughshe almost died several times but did n’t , time of year 5 prove that escaping Gilead has not freed June ’s brain from a burning desire to destroy everyone responsible for produce this hateful regime .
Lillie Fuller/Ofglen: 57 kills
Near the final moment inThe Handmaid ’s Tale ’s first episode , Lillie ( Tattiawna Jones ) is introduced as Offred ’s walking cooperator , who handily fills Emily ’s touch as Ofglen . As a Handmaid , she simply wants to obey the convention of Gilead and stay away from any trouble , but when the time comes , she speaks out against stoning Janine , which cost her a tongue .
Still piddle track down deep , and Lillie Fuller is a prime exemplar of that . Season 2 ’s " First pedigree " closes with a poetical and unforgettable scene of Lillie gliding past Handmaids at the opening of the New Rachel and Leah Center . Having previse the opportunity to destroy her enemies , Ofglen strapped a detonating gadget to herself and , like a dependable rebellion , killed herself along with 26 Commanders . Sadly , 31 Handmaids were victims from this attack because they were n’t able to flee the assumption on time .
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