The Handmaid’s Tale

Warning : control spoiler for The Handmaid ’s Tale time of year 6 , episode 5 !

The Commanders of Gilead are hoping that Commander Lawrence ’s New Bethlehem projection fail inThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 6 , and here ’s why this is the case . Commander Lawrence is one of the most interesting characters inThe Handmaid ’s Tale , with him ambiguous motives and seemingly contradictory activity make him a fleck of a gaga visiting card . Lawrence has enemies and friends inGilead and in the United States , with his true allegiance not being fully known . However , when it do to Gilead , Lawrence ’s pool of champion is shrinking and his well of enemies is growing inThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 6 .

The Handmaid ’s Taleseason 6 , episode 5has been let go , with it being a massive midpoint for the show ’s final season . June and Moira have found themselves stuck in Gilead , with them killing a safety gadget while on a Mayday commission at Jezebel ’s . Luckily , they line up Commander Lawrence while attempting to escape . Lawrence begrudgingly puts June and Moira in the back of his car , although their fate is n’t yet have a go at it . This is just the cherry on top of Lawrence ’s controversies , with his New Bethlehem labor and intervention of Janine potentially landing him on the Wall .

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Most Gilead Commanders Aren’t Like Lawrence

He Runs Gilead With Different Goals In Mind

Commander Lawrence is a founder of Gilead and one of its most powerful leaders . Despite this , most Gilead Commanders are n’t like him . The protagonists inThe Handmaid ’s Taleoften turn to Lawrence when they need help , with them screw that he is far more sympathetic than the other Commanders . Lawrence has done awful matter , such as bourgeon down theMayday woodworking plane inThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 5 . However , Janine admits that Lawrence wait sound in comparing to the other Commanders , which is a big spate consider how awful most of them all .

Commander Wharton and Serena Joy are getting marry in The Handmaid ’s Tale , but he may have a sinister program for her in a succeeding episode .

Commander Lawrence sincerely desire Gilead to succeed , which is why he is still an antagonistic force inThe Handmaid ’s Tale . However , it is heavy to argue that he is downright malign . Lawrence is still radically far - right , with him supporting many of the pattern of Gilead . However , he does seem to care about people , something that the other Commanders ca n’t say . Lawrence ’s New Bethlehem project is designed to make a more liberalized translation of Gilead , something that the others are defend to . Lawrence does n’t love suffering , although his beliefs often lead others to it .

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The Commanders Just Need To Use Lawrence’s New Bethlehem To Save Gilead

They Can’t Run It Without Him

Commander Lawrence ’s radical changes to Gilead should have gotten him kill a long metre ago . Many of the Commanders have already turn on Lawrence , which is why it is strange that he is still around . However , his presence is simply because the Commanders call for Lawrence so that Gilead can succeed . Although Gilead has increased its influence in Canada , it is having a portion of problems . external relation are souring , and thepublic presence of figures like June and Serena Joy is anguish Gilead ’s ability to succeed .

The Commanders agnise thatNew Bethlehem is what Gilead needsin club to continue being sustainable . Although New Bethlehem will have a muckle of trouble , it could work as a sign to the international community that Gilead is unforced to exchange . The New Bethlehem project also seems to be helping with birth rates , potentially do as a justification for the entire Gilead project . Lawrence may be a unfounded card , but he is the only one who can make New Bethlehem body of work , which is why he is still alive inThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 6 .

Can Lawrence Make New Bethlehem Work Long-Term?

It May Appear In The Testaments

If Commander Lawrence wants to ride out safe , he has to make New Bethlehem go long - term . However , this will be difficult to do . New Bethlehem will still be a fascistic theocracy , meaning that the underlying issues that are causing electrical resistance to Gilead will finally crop up up again . It is impossible to keep the great unwashed happy while oppressing them , and while it has a good prospect than Gilead right , there are still a mint of issue .

The Handmaid ’s Tale season 6 , episode 5 has Nick make a lurid choice , one that may have sealed his fate in The Handmaid ’s Tale and Gilead forever .

Although it may not work long - full term , New Bethlehem will belike be around for a while . Based onThe Testaments , a state similar to Gilead will still be around afterThe Handmaid ’s Taleends . It would make sense for New Bethlehem to take over at the end of time of year 6 , creating a new antagonistic force for the sequel series . There are still a spate of questions about New Bethlehem , and the series will in all probability tackle them asThe Handmaid ’s Talecomes to a finis .

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The Handmaid’s Tale is a television adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel, released in 2017. It is set in a dystopian future where a woman is compelled to live as a concubine under a strict fundamentalist theocracy.

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The Handmaid ’s Tale is a television adjustment of Margaret Atwood ’s novel , free in 2017 . It is set in a dystopian future tense where a woman is compelled to live as a doxy under a strict fundamentalistic theocracy .

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