<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>

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