The Handmaid's Tale 4x8 - "I ask for Justice"

[@skellyleigh8830]

I really like how they didn't flick to any other character's faces during this. All the focus is on the victim.

[@sokokoko5512]

All three seasons within 8 minutes... But still powerful!

[@pastlesandfish]

Elizabeth Moss is sublime in this series. June is an amazing character.

[@LeahWalentosky]

I swear book Offred and 90s Offred were standing behind June in this

[@silverf8911]

So true! It's devastating how these Offred's never got to reach Canada and maybe they didn't survive any longer after their stories ended. At least now, through the series, we can see that there is hope for Gelead's demise.

[@ewanhill7141]

@@silverf8911 you know there’s a sequel called The Testaments, and SPOILER ALERT Book Offred escaped and survived 3 assassination attempts.

[@silverf8911]

@@ewanhill7141 I know about the book, but I didn't know about the spoiler😂. Stupid me for reading it.😬

[@ewanhill7141]

@@silverf8911 To be honest, that fact is quite a minor part of the book and it doesn’t really focus on Offred. I honestly recommend you read it though 🙂

[@silverf8911]

@@ewanhill7141 Oh it's been on my list for a while 😂

[@NSUNS95]

It’s amazing how much June went through yet she was able to remain, somehow, mentally stable… Same as Moira, Emily, etc… Not so much for Janine :(

[@shootingstar175]

So strong!

[@MrsRemyLebeau]

June has serious PTSD and is incredibly focused on retribution. She’s a survivor but Gilead has hardened June almost beyond recognition.

[@TJMalana]

Oh Emily wants blood too. Both she and June went through so much to the point where they can no longer function as a human being without getting their revenge!! 😔

[@II-gg5my]

Tbh June isn't mentally stable atp. She even kinda raped Luke?? weird that no one talked about it.

[@brandydacanay5743]

They all have issues. Janine had them before when her baby was taken before Gilead -if you can remember.

[@msanyae8454]

Powerful testimony. Such an incredible actress 👏

[@Community_GuideIines]

Agreed

[@michellebaker6302]

I absolutely love that throughout this, they didn't move from June's face. Usually when a character says something that would cause an emotional response of some kind in another character, the show cuts to that person's reaction. This decision shows that they are focused on June's story and the rest is secondary. Love it.

[@Aviv12345]

I noticed that too. Amazing

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

Which is how a victim impact should be about!

[@wanderingkernel5002]

Best part about this is just how it actually looks and sounds realistic. It's not "overly-hollywood" for lack of a better term, this footage looks like it could've been a real speech spoken by a real person.

[@tierefuerimmer9635]

Sadly women are oppressed other parts of the world so it is in some cases reality. And if Trump gets elected in 2024, the US is next whether ppl admit it or not.

[@Incredible_629]

That's why I don't let people pray for me - It's hard to know who they're praying to - this is what they treated women like in real life - some are currently living similarly.

[@gabrielacard7050]

One thing she should of mentioned what she saw in DC , the handmaid’s are force to wear rings around their mouths from speaking at all .

[@joana5337]

Gilead is not on trial, Fred is. Plus, this is only supposed to be a small testimony before the trial even began, it's not the same as a witness being questioned by a lawyer. At the end, Fred's lawyer questions her because she consents to this, not because she is on the witness stand.

[@gabrielacard7050]

@@joana5337 doesn’t matter she should of said it

[@jenniferparker7843]

They are called a scolds bridals and were actually used to muzzle and humiliate outspoken women, "witches," and slaves. They are very real abuses

[@pyxelly0506]

@@gabrielacard7050 Yes it matters because she has a limited time to say what Fred did to her. The DC fact would have been ignored has Fred wasn't in charge of DC and so technically wouldn't be held responsible for this particuliar thing. We know he enables it because it's all about power but as Fred isn't in charge of DC, you can't say this for HIS trial. In this scene June doesn't even speak about her rapes in Jezabel even though we know Fred raped her there. Laws don't care about what you want June to say. It was very smart of her to not talk about Gilead as a whole as Fred was in trial not Gilead. It does matter and basic facts proves that. Men in charge of DC would be judge for the rings around the handmaid's mouths. As Fred should be charge for allowing or giving orders to cute fingers, eyes among other body parts.

[@andrew5222]

@@gabrielacard7050it would have discredited her in the eyes of the court to try to bring other "irrelevant" facts into the case. she is playing the logic game the same way the big players play it. it's smart to stay focused on the facts about the trial specifically (Fred). she should not have said anything else on this stand, but yes there are other things that need to be said

[@danherrick5785]

All of this - Only to be "traded" - because he was "valuable" - for information. Well, she put a stop to that nonsense as well.

[@joselucasdp]

Actress of the century

[@gregbors8364]

Toni Collette

[@The_Daily_Tomato]

@@gregbors8364 *Elisabeth Moss

[@gregbors8364]

@@The_Daily_Tomato Was she in a movie? 🤷‍♂️

[@The_Daily_Tomato]

@@gregbors8364 The infinitely better and more popular TV show :)

[@gregbors8364]

@@The_Daily_Tomato I guess I’ll have to look it up. Maybe. Did you see “Hereditary”?

[@Aviv12345]

Such an amazing actrese.

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

Im convinced she’s aware of whats happening in her church and is waiting for the day like this. 5:52

[@iamsherlocked345]

Especially if she grew up around that environment ( even if it was probably the “rich” side of that)

[@iloveplasticbottles]

I gotta start watching this show

[@sierralovat5498]

How the camera slowly pans in

[@sammycxoxo]

This scene proves that Moss is June

[@marialetizia2512]

This scene is powerful beyond measure

[@lindadeschamps893]

I really like that show can't went for the next show 5

[@sirachadount6320]

I’m just wondering because I didn’t see it, how did she know it was 2017 when she came to the Waterford House?

[@gilbotron88]

This was the IRL year the show started so I assume it ties to that. How the character would know, well she was a regular US citizen before Gilead so would of know what year she was in! Edit: Wrong assumptions. See reply below for answer

[@driftingsoul7355]

@@gilbotron88 In the show, Gilead was declared in 2014, its an alternate timeline from ours. In fact, they show that June didn’t realize what year it was until season 3. When she was able to look at handmaids files in the Lawrence household basement. That’s when she realized that at that time it was 2019, and now it’s 2021. So for the first 5 years of Gilead, she really didn’t know what year it really was. She only found out she arrived at the Waterford’s House in 2017 because either 1. Did the math in her head as her first posting was two years. Or 2. Genuinely didn’t know until 2019.

[@Pinkit]

❤️❤️❤️

[@yourinnerlawyer4035]

His lawyers would’ve shredded this testimony. Being a law student to become a defensive lawyer kinda ruins some things like this, instinctively I start ticking off the inconsistencies and thinking of how to use them to unravel her credibility. 😖 The credibility of a character I love and I’m obsessed with this show. I remember the moment that everything came clear, I now truly why people hate lawyers lol. I would NOT have taken on a client like this intentionally, these are NOT the people I would ever want to defend. However, as I would like to begin as a PD but there’s a chance you don’t have a choice. I will never forgot Jodi Aria’s PD, the case literally killed him. Regardless of your crime you DO deserve a fair trial but god help the attorneys like him.

[@cici_tlb4009]

You just made me hate lawyers more than i did before.

[@ArthurWahoowa]

@@cici_tlb4009 I understand your hatred, but please remember that the prosecution has a lawyer as well. Lawyers must represent both sides and argue at their best to create a truly fair legal system. This is true of both the prosecution and the defense.

[@tokarukoro8196]

@@ArthurWahoowa Prosecution tries to get a criminal in jail - for the benefit of the society. The lawyer of the criminal often KNOWS what the client has really done but willently tries his best to set him free nevertheless, and they do often take part in making victims suffer even more. THAT is why so many people hate lawyers.

[@ArthurWahoowa]

@@tokarukoro8196 This is the problem in a legal case: we don't know whether a criminal is guilty or innocent. To determine this successfully we need skilled lawyers representing both the prosecution and the defendant as well as a skilled judge and jury to find the truth.

[@TheAsianOfChaos]

“I’m so smart look at how smart I am I’m fun at parties!”

[@avoolee1660]

#mahsaamini

[@urbangradisek5695]

this is why they kill cheguara

[@YisraelPrince]

??

[@Kspice9000]

Looks just like Hillary Clinton.

[@helixmoore7636]

Actually Hillary is an attractive woman.

[@alt-monarchist]

Team Gilead!!!

[@YisraelPrince]

TEAM GILEAD

[@andrew5222]

WHAT THE FUCK

[@notme1296]

Are there any sex scenes in this show?

[@lucyr2576]

Rape scenes.

[@권소현-l6p]

well there are sexual intercourses depicted in this show but I assure you they're anything but romantic. Most of them are disgusting(especially the ceremonies)

[@TheKillahKyla]

Yes

[@Studiosagi]

Yes, and graphic SA scenes.

[@helixmoore7636]

Some sex scenes but many rape scenes. They're not sexy at all. They're highly disturbing

[@andrew5222]

the hardest (and most realistic) part to watch in this scene is what comes after this speech, Fred and his lawyer's retorts