Is serena good or bad?

Serena Joy Waterford from The Handmaid’s Tale is generally considered a villain and a deeply flawed, often cruel character, though some viewers find her complex due to her own victimization within the patriarchal system she helped create. While she shows occasional flickers of humanity, she primarily acts in her own self-interest, using manipulation to maintain power and status.
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Is Serena a good person in The Handmaid's Tale?

Serena Joy Waterford is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Fred Waterford) of the Hulu TV series The Handmaid's Tale, based on the 1985 novel of the same name. She is the cruel, fanatically religious wife of Fred Waterford, a Commander in Gilead.
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Does Serena ever betray Gilead?

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While she was still endorsing Gilead in the final season, she eventually gave Mayday the information it needed to kill the remaining Boston commanders, including her new husband, High Commander Gabriel Wharton (Josh Charles). This won Serena aid from the U.S. government.
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Why is Serena so mean to Offred?

Stripped of her power, she takes her anger out on Offred. This shows how the most oppressed people are often targets for other people's anger and violence. In other words, Serena should be angry at Gilead, or even herself, for the situation. Instead, she takes it out on Offred, who has no choice.
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Who impregnated Serena Joy in The Handmaid's Tale?

Fred is Noah's father and Serena is his mother. Fred and Serena slept together the night before they crossed the border and got arrested. Yes she got pregnant and it was Fred's. They thought either she or Fred was infertile because they weren't getting pregnant so got a handmaid.
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Is Serena's baby actually Waterfords?

Noah Waterford is a character in The Handmaid's Tale. He is the son of Serena Waterford and Fred Waterford.
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What does "blessed be the fruit" mean?

Blessed be the fruit (of the womb) is the greeting for handmaids referencing their fertility (and their role as incubators). May the Lord open (the womb) is the answer the handmaid gives, aka "may I get pregnant".
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Does June ever forgive Serena?

June's forgiveness doesn't necessarily mean Serena is absolved of her crimes. Instead, it reflects a pivotal moment in June's character arc, where she finally sheds the rage that has consumed her since the beginning of the series. June's forgiveness allows her to move forward, unburdened by Serena.
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Who is the most powerful person in The Handmaid's Tale?

Although Commander Winslow is brutal, and is generally depicted as being one of the most powerful Commanders, (in terms of both his title and his position in Washington, which is depicted as being much more tightly under the Sons of Jacob's control than other areas) his motivations are less complex or interesting than ...
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How many times does a Handmaid get pregnant?

Handmaids have three chances to get pregnant in three different households during two year assignments.
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Does Nick end up dying?

Present Nick dies at the end, erasing Future Nick. If PN is dead he will never go back in time, if FN never goes back in time the events of the movie will never happen.
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Why did Fred stop loving Serena?

At the same time when Serena tried to use her intellect, skills, and voice (when Fred was in the hospital or spoke up for Nichole or even in Canada) he felt threatened. I think he loved Serena for her brain and power but deep inside never felt equally powerful and once he got the power, he enjoyed it.
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Who actually runs Gilead?

The storyline hasn't detailed how Gilead's government and state function precisely, however a theocratic, inner party of men, more appropriately termed a junta called "Committee" appears to be in charge. They rule from Washington, D.C., which is the capital of Gilead.
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Why did Nick turn bad in The Handmaid's Tale?

He keeps his head down and navigates the politics of his position strategically. But he became very disillusioned after witnessing Waterford's first Handmaid commit suicide, so much so that he joins the Eyes deceitfully as the only way to use Gilead's system against its own.
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Why do they say "under his eye"?

Sayings in Gilead

“Under His Eye”: Intended for saying hello or goodbye. Refers to the belief that God is always watching. Also believed to be a reference to the undercover Guardians or Eyes stationed all over Gilead.
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Does Luke know that Nicole is Nick's baby?

Later in Canada, Luke pops a tape into a Walkman, listening to the opening bars of “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing.” But after a moment, June's voice cuts in. She lets Luke know Nichole's real name, Holly, and that of her biological father, and that Nick helped her to survive.
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Who is the real villain in The Handmaids Tale?

Commander Frederick Ronald "Fred" Waterford is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Serena Waterford) of the Hulu TV series The Handmaid's Tale, based on the 1985 novel of the same name.
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What commander is obsessed with Janine?

Commander Bell and Janine. His obsession with her is very disturbing, and I highly doubt he's just gonna be like "Oh well, that was fun while it lasted" just because Jezebel's got shut down.
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What happens to Serena's baby?

Serena goes into labor while she and June are in No Man's Land, and June helps her give birth to Noah in an abandoned barn. June takes Serena and Noah to a Canadian hospital, but Serena is detained for her escape and Noah is fostered out to the Wheelers.
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Does Serena ever turn against Gilead?

By Season 3, Serena starts to show her rebellious side. After she is subjugated to the same torture that June and the other handmaids have endured ever since the establishment of Gilead, she starts to reconsider its structure.
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What did they do to Moira's feet?

The Aunts tortured Moira by beating her feet with steel cables, the punishment for a first offense. The punishment for a second offense was beating the hands. Aunt Lydia reminded the women that hands and feet did not matter for their purpose.
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What happens to Serena at the end of the Handmaids Tale?

What viewers did see was Serena once again as a refugee. The series has put her in a similar position before, but this time, amid the fall of Gilead and Boston finally being free by the end of the series, Serena is stripped of her citizenship and she and baby Noah are sent temporarily to a center for refugees.
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What disability does Nick's wife have?

She has a mobility disorder in real life known as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Nick Johnson affect. Effect is the noun. Not trying to be grammar police, but it's one that people often confuse.
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Are wives allowed to read in Gilead?

And even if she did, writing is forbidden anyway. Gilead enforces its mandate against women reading and writing with a “three strikes” policy. On the third conviction they cut off your hand.
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How do handmaids greet each other?

Gilead authorities allow specific greetings for personal encounters. Handmaids greet each other with the biblical phrase 'Blessed be the fruit' (Atwood, 1986, p. 27) and its corresponding response 'May the Lord open.
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