The Handmaid's Tale
Wednesdays on HuluThe Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Episode 6: "First Blood" Quotes
Doctor: Oh look, Mrs. Waterford, your baby is moving around in there. [chuckles]
Serena Joy: Offred, would you like to see? [opens the divider]
June: [whispers] Hello.
What about Mrs. Blaine? What is her bedtime, anyway?
June
Rita: Soup, as ordered.
June: I'm really sorry she's making you run around like this.
Rita: Milk it while you can.
Serena Joy: Offred?
June: Yes?
Serena Joy: What's it like to feel that life inside fo you?
June: There's nothing much happening right now, but if you want, you can come and feel it. Come on. Give me your hand.
June: Are you mad at me?
Fred: Why would you say that?
June: Because we haven't talked -- at all -- since I came home.
Fred: What's there to talk about?
June: It's just ... been so long.
Fred: Yes, well, I've got a lot on my plate, so to speak. Would you like some?
June: I should be getting back before Mrs. Waterford misses me.
Fred: She's your guardian angel.
June: She's been very ... kind. Under his eye.
Fred: Yes.
Eden: What if Nick's a gender traitor?
June: I'm sure that's not true. Hold onto him. He is going to make a great father to your children.
You want me to stay silent, but that will not change what is happening in this country! You're spoiled, you're privileged, and you're living in an academic bubble! All of you! The rate of healthy births has dropped 61% in the last 12 months! That is exactly the problem we need to focus on right now. The future and the future of mankind depends on what we do today! What we do now! Because the human race is in jeopardy, women especially embrace your biological destiny! This affects us all!
Serena Joy
Fred: Serena, I never should have let you start speaking in public.
Serena Joy: [pulls her hand out of his] You stop that! Stop it, and be a man!
You tried to kill my wife. I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. Do you know what it was like to see my wife in pain, to pray to God to save her? kills man's wife] Now you do.
Fred
June: You shouldn't be in here.
Fred: Well, that's not the welcome I was anticipating.
June: Your wife would be very angry.
Fred: This is my house. I hoped she could manage things here at home, but I see now I need to step in and keep the peace. I have something for you. [He hands June a photo of Hannah] It's good to see you happy again.
June: Thank you.
