<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>

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