<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Teleplay by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Offred" </Td> <Td> Reed Morano </Td> <Td> Bruce Miller </Td> <Td> April 26, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A family is pursued by a group of armed men . The woman is caught, and separated from her young daughter and husband as shots are fired in the distance . She is now known as Offred, the Handmaid to Commander Fred Waterford . While walking with another Handmaid, Ofglen, they pass by a wall on which men have been hanged for crimes such as being gay, working in an abortion clinic, and being a Catholic priest . In a flashback, various women are indoctrinated into their Handmaid roles by Aunt Lydia, and Offred notices Moira, a woman she knew in college . Handmaid Janine taunts Aunt Lydia and is shocked with a cattle prod, later her right eye is removed as punishment . In the present, Commander Waterford tries to impregnate Offred during "the Ceremony" as she lies in the lap of his wife, Serena Joy . The next day, the Handmaids are encouraged to beat a man to death after Lydia announces he raped a pregnant Handmaid . Janine tells Offred that her friend Moira is dead . On the way home, Ofglen tells Offred that she had a wife and son, and warns her there is an Eye in the Waterford house . Offred affirms to herself that her true name is June and that she intends to survive to find her daughter . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Birth Day" </Td> <Td> Reed Morano </Td> <Td> Bruce Miller </Td> <Td> April 26, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Offred and Ofglen go shopping, and they reveal more personal information about themselves to each other . While they are walking, they see St. Paul Catholic Church, their local church, being destroyed by the new régime . Ofglen tells Offred that the régime also bulldozed St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan to try to "erase" the fact that it ever existed . When Offred asks how Ofglen knows this information, she reveals that she is part of a resistance movement against the government, but Offred declines to join . Commander Waterford's driver, Nick, tells Offred that the Commander wants to see her alone later that night, which is forbidden, and warns her that Ofglen is dangerous . Offred and other Handmaids visit a home to witness the birth of Ofwarren (Janine)'s child, named Angela by the Puttnams, but Charlotte by Ofwarren . In flashbacks, June (Offred) remembers the birth of her and Luke's daughter, Hannah . At that time healthy births were already rare, and a woman who tried to kidnap baby Hannah was arrested . Warily, Offred goes to the Commander's office, but he just wants to play Scrabble, to her relief . The next day, when Offred prepares to tell Ofglen what happened that night, a different woman introduces herself as Ofglen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Late" </Td> <Td> Reed Morano </Td> <Td> Bruce Miller </Td> <Td> April 26, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> In flashbacks, the rise of Gilead is detailed . June and all the other women at her office were fired, and the government froze women's bank accounts and ruled they could no longer own property . In the present, Serena takes Offred to see Ofwarren and the baby, and Offred fears Ofwarren is delusional . Back home, Offred is interrogated by an Eye and Aunt Lydia about her knowledge of Ofglen . Offred eventually reveals she knew Ofglen was gay and for this, Aunt Lydia shocks Offred with a cattle prod . Before she can leave the room, Offred quotes one of the Beatitudes from the Bible, which would have earned her a much more serious beating, but Serena intervenes, believing that Offred is pregnant . When Offred later tells Serena that she's not pregnant, Serena angrily locks her in her room . In a flashback, June and Moira attend a protest against the new laws amidst automatic gunfire and explosives . In the present, Ofglen and the Martha she's in a relationship with are charged with "gender treachery". The fertile Ofglen receives a lesser sentence, but the Martha is executed by hanging as Ofglen watches, sobbing and horrified . Later, Ofglen (now referred to by her "old" name, Emily), to her grief and anger, undergoes female genital mutilation surgery as explained by Aunt Lydia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum" </Td> <Td> Mike Barker </Td> <Td> Leila Gerstein </Td> <Td> May 3, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 03) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Banished to her room, Offred retreats to her closet where she finds what appears to be a Latin phrase, Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum, scratched discreetly into the wall . When Rita, the Commander's housekeeper, finds Offred lying on the closet floor, Offred tells her that she fainted . Serena then has Offred sent to the hospital for a check - up . During the examination the physician remarks that the Commander is most likely sterile, as is common . He offers to personally impregnate her but she declines . In flashbacks, Aunt Lydia teaches the Handmaids about The Ceremony in which a Commander endeavours to fertilize a Handmaid . Later, June and Moira assault Aunt Elizabeth, and Moira takes Elizabeth's outfit . June and Moira plan to escape via train to Boston, which has safe houses . Moira manages to catch the train without June, who lets Moira know it's okay . June is later caught and punished by having her feet whipped . Commander Waterford has an unsuccessful Ceremony night with Offred, but later that night, they have another game of Scrabble . She asks him about the Latin phrase, and he tells her it means, Don't let the bastards grind you down . When she inquires about the previous Offred, he tells her that she committed suicide because life was unbearable . He then releases Offred from her solitary confinement . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Faithful" </Td> <Td> Mike Barker </Td> <Td> Dorothy Fortenberry </Td> <Td> May 10, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 10) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Serena suggests to Offred that she have sex with Nick in case Commander Waterford is sterile . Later that day, Serena leads Offred up to Nick's room and waits by the door while Offred and Nick have detached sex . Flashbacks detail Luke and June's first meeting and courtship . At the grocery store, Offred talks to the original Ofglen, now called Ofsteven, but Ofsteven is not as responsive as she used to be . During a Ceremony night, the Commander touches Offred's thigh, which she later tells him never to do again . In their ensuing conversation, the Commander admits that while they thought they were building a better world, they knew that "better never means better for everyone ." Nick reveals to Offred that he is indeed an Eye . At an open - air market, Offred questions Ofsteven about the resistance group called Mayday . Ofsteven jumps behind the steering wheel of a security car and drives erratically around the plaza . She hits a guard, and is caught and put into a black van . Offred returns to Nick's coach house alone, and they have passionate sex . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "A Woman's Place" </Td> <Td> Floria Sigismondi </Td> <Td> Wendy Straker Hauser </Td> <Td> May 17, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Mexican trade delegates visit the Commander's home to evaluate the effects of the Gilead cultural movement . The female head of the delegation questions Offred about her experience, but she lies, saying that she is happy . Offred visits the Commander's office later, but there is tension . She reluctantly obeys his demand to kiss him, but ferociously brushes her teeth afterward . The Handmaids and children are then taken to a function to demonstrate Gilead's success . Offred's friend remarks that the delegates are only interested in fertile women . The next day, as the delegates are leaving, Offred tells them the brutal truth about Gilead . She pleads for their help, but in response, the Mexican ambassador explains her own country's dire situation . However, the ambassador's assistant quietly claims June's husband is alive and that he can deliver a message to Luke . A flashback details Serena and Fred's life at the beginnings of the Gilead movement when Serena was a conservative cultural activist with passion and intelligence equal to her husband's . Serena Joy wrote a book about her beliefs, titled A Woman's Place . However, after the takeover, she is completely shut out of the new government planning and accepts her new limited role in the society she helped create . A copy of her book is seen being thrown out with the trash . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "The Other Side" </Td> <Td> Floria Sigismondi </Td> <Td> Lynn Renee Maxcy </Td> <Td> May 24, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 24) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A flashback chronicles Luke's story after he becomes separated from his wife and daughter . Luke is shot by Gileadan guards, but he escapes when the ambulance crashes, and he takes some medical supplies . He reaches a small abandoned town and, after passing out from his wounds, is rescued by a resistance group traveling to Canada . These survivors included a Roman Catholic nun, a seemingly mute escaped Handmaid, a homosexual man, and a daughter of a US Army soldier . Initially reluctant, Luke joins them after one of the survivors, Zoe, shows him that Gileadan authorities hanged townspeople from the rafters of their church for resisting . As they board a boat, Gileadan guards open fire, killing several members of the group, but Luke and Erin, the escaped Handmaid, survive . A further flashback shows Luke, June, and their daughter Hannah before they were separated . June and Luke are helped by Mr. Whitford, a man who knew June's mother . He leaves them at a secluded cabin in the woods while he arranges documentation for them to escape to Canada . Later, a local hunter tells them Whitford has been caught and hanged, but the hunter helps them cross the border . Three years later, in the present, Luke and Erin live safely in "Little America", based in Toronto, Ontario . While in the main administrative office, Luke receives the letter from June, which reads "I love you so much . Save Hannah ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Jezebels" </Td> <Td> Kate Dennis </Td> <Td> Kira Snyder </Td> <Td> May 31, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 31) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Commander Waterford gifts Offred with makeup and a dress as he is taking her out for the night . Nick drives them to Boston to an underground brothel, where prostitutes (known as "Jezebels") work . Offred spots Moira working in the club, and they briefly reunite . Nick trades drugs and pregnancy tests for alcohol with one of the brothel's Marthas . Offred goes to see Moira again, and she explains to Offred how Quakers tried to help her escape but were caught . Moira had the choice of being sent either to the colonies or one of the brothels . Moira tells Offred, "Forget about escaping . This is Gilead . No one gets out ." Offred reveals to Moira that she knows Luke is alive . Flashbacks detail how Nick got involved with the Gilead movement and how he became an Eye after reporting a Commander for breaking protocol with his Handmaids . There are other flashbacks to the suicide of the previous Offred, with Serena pointedly saying to her husband, "What did you think was going to happen?" In the present, after Nick drives Waterford and Offred home, he ends his relationship with Offred, which upsets and angers her . Offred receives a gift from Serena, a music box . The episode closes with Offred etching "You are not alone" into the closet wall . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "The Bridge" </Td> <Td> Kate Dennis </Td> <Td> Eric Tuchman </Td> <Td> June 7, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 07) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Ofwarren's daughter is handed over to Commander Putnam and his wife, and Ofwarren is transferred to another couple and renamed Ofdaniel . However, Offred is worried about Ofwarren / Ofdaniel's mental state . During the first Ceremony night with her new Commander, Ofdaniel forcefully stops it . At the market, Alma pulls Offred aside, tells her that she is involved with the resistance group Mayday, and requests that Offred retrieve a package from the bar at Jezebel's . Offred convinces Waterford to take her to Jezebel's again that night . After Offred and Waterford have sex in their room, Waterford presents Moira, as he believes they have a sexual attraction . Offred asks Moira to retrieve the package, but she refuses, seemingly resigned to her fate . The next day Offred is taken to a bridge where Ofdaniel is standing on the edge with baby Charlotte, while Gileadan guards, the Putnams, the Waterfords, and Aunt Lydia stand fearfully by . Ofdaniel shouts that Commander Putnam promised to leave his wife for her . Offred convinces Ofdaniel to give her the child, and Ofdaniel then jumps into the icy water below . Later, while Ofdaniel lies comatose in hospital, Commander Putnam is led away by guards . When Serena Joy tries to offer comfort to Mrs. Putnam, she reminds Serena of the first Offred's fate, causing Serena to doubt her husband's loyalty . At the market, Offred is given a package by the butcher, sent by Moira from Jezebel's . At the brothel, Moira kills a client and takes his clothes, then jubilantly drives off in his car . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Night" </Td> <Td> Kari Skogland </Td> <Td> Bruce Miller </Td> <Td> June 14, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 14) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A flashback shows June's capture and indoctrination by Aunt Lydia at the Red Center . After Serena discovers Fred's trips to Jezebel's, she slaps Offred hard and forces her to take a pregnancy test . It is positive . Serena then angrily accuses her husband, telling him the child is not his . Upon learning the news, Nick shares a brief, tender moment with Offred . Serena takes Offred to where Hannah now lives, but Offred is kept in the car, and unable to attract her daughter's attention . Serena warns Offred that Hannah will be cared for as long as the unborn child is safe . Fred participates in Commander Putnam's trial advocating leniency, but Mrs. Putnam wants the harshest punishment possible, and ultimately Putnam's left arm is amputated at the elbow . The package from Jezebel's contains letters from women who have lost family members and been enslaved in the Gilead takeover . Later, an emotional Aunt Lydia gathers the Handmaids for the execution of Janine / Ofdaniel . The Handmaids hesitate, and Ofglen No. 2 is brutally beaten when she voices her angry refusal . Offred, then the other Handmaids, drop their stones . One of the guards threatens to kill Offred, but Aunt Lydia saves her, although assuring the handmaids that there will be consequences . Not long afterward, a black van comes for Offred . Nick urges her to trust him and go with them . Offred's transfer is unusual, as neither of the Waterfords have any idea this would be happening . As Offred leaves, she whispers to Rita where to find the hidden letters . In a side story, Moira reaches Canada and is reunited with Luke . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Teleplay by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Offred" </Td> <Td> Reed Morano </Td> <Td> Bruce Miller </Td> <Td> April 26, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A family is pursued by a group of armed men . The woman is caught, and separated from her young daughter and husband as shots are fired in the distance . She is now known as Offred, the Handmaid to Commander Fred Waterford . While walking with another Handmaid, Ofglen, they pass by a wall on which men have been hanged for crimes such as being gay, working in an abortion clinic, and being a Catholic priest . In a flashback, various women are indoctrinated into their Handmaid roles by Aunt Lydia, and Offred notices Moira, a woman she knew in college . Handmaid Janine taunts Aunt Lydia and is shocked with a cattle prod, later her right eye is removed as punishment . In the present, Commander Waterford tries to impregnate Offred during "the Ceremony" as she lies in the lap of his wife, Serena Joy . The next day, the Handmaids are encouraged to beat a man to death after Lydia announces he raped a pregnant Handmaid . Janine tells Offred that her friend Moira is dead . On the way home, Ofglen tells Offred that she had a wife and son, and warns her there is an Eye in the Waterford house . Offred affirms to herself that her true name is June and that she intends to survive to find her daughter . </Td> </Tr>

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