Episode

Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum

by Margaret Atwood, Offred, Elisabeth Moss, Mike Barker, Edie Inksetter and 30 others

Punished by Serena Joy, Offred begins to unravel and reflects on her time with Moira at the Red Center. A complication during the Ceremony threatens Offred’s survival with the Commander and Serena Joy.

(8 total)

Characters

Margaret Atwood (7)Leila Gerstein (5)Elisabeth Moss (5)Offred (June Osborne) (3)Offred (2)Aunt Lydia (2)Ann Dowd (2)Lynn Renee Maxcy (1)Samira Wiley (1)Bruce Miller (1)

“You had to be brave to do this. So whatever it means, thank you.”

— Lynn Renee Maxcy, Offred, Elisabeth Moss, imdb.com

Tagged: Brave, Meaning, Thanks

“The most painful thing is not the betrayal of trust, June. Do you know what's most painful? The most painful thing in this entire ugly incident is the ingratitude.”

— Margaret Atwood, Leila Gerstein, Aunt Lydia, Ann Dowd, imdb.com

Tagged: Trust, Betrayal, Pain, ugly, Ingratitude

“Soon you will be leaving us for new homes, a new family. And they won't judge you for your looks, or your clothes, or your ability to sound clever.”

— Margaret Atwood, Leila Gerstein, Aunt Lydia, Ann Dowd, imdb.com

Tagged: looks, Change, clever, Family

“The doctor's office is on the other side of town. That's a whole hour each way, if I walk slow. An hour of outside and rain and flowers and fresh fucking air.”

— Margaret Atwood, Leila Gerstein, Offred (June Osborne), Elisabeth Moss, imdb.com

Tagged: Walking, Rain, Exercise, Fresh Air, Doctor's Office

“We get the turkey baster full of old-man jizz, shoved up our twats so we can maybe pop out a baby for the Fatherland.”

— Margaret Atwood, Leila Gerstein, Moira, Samira Wiley, imdb.com

Tagged: Artificial Insemination, Fatherland, Pregnancy

“Sterile. That's a forbidden word. There is no such thing as a sterile man anymore. There's only women who are fruitful and women who are barren.”

— Margaret Atwood, Bruce Miller, Offred (June Osborne), Elisabeth Moss, imdb.com

Tagged: Sterility, Barren, Forbidden

“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum, bitches.”

— Margaret Atwood, Leila Gerstein, Offred (June Osborne), Elisabeth Moss, imdb.com

“There was an Offred before me. She helped me find my way out. She's dead. She's alive. She is me.”

— Margaret Atwood, Offred, Elisabeth Moss, imdb.com

Tagged: The Handmaid's Tale, Self-Discovery, strength