The Handmaid’s Tale spoiler: TURMOIL as huge dead character makes shocking return
THE HANDMAID’S TALE continued tonight with an emotional ending that could see one “dead” character make a return in next week’s episode.
Handmaid's Tale: Offred in shock to find her husband is still alive
This evening, a Mexican ambassador visiting Gilead questioned Offred (played by Elisabeth Moss) on her life as a handmaid.
Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) reflected on her marriage and the role she played in Gilead's inception.
However, in a quiet scene, Offred managed to gain a quiet word with the Mexican ambassador where she pleaded for help and intervention.
The ambassador refused to help and explained that it wasn’t possible, as Offred suggested that she was choosing not to help them in order to train the handmaids for chocolate.
Your husband is still alive
As the ambassador walked away when spotted, her assistant revealed that he may be able to help her get in contact with her daughter, and surprisingly, her husband.
Announcing that her husband's full name is Lucas Bankole, born on April 29 1980 in Nyack, a former state of New York, Offred was convinced that he was telling the truth.
Husband to Offred and the father of their daughter before the Republic of Gilead's formation, Lucas (O-T Fagbenle) was separated from his wife and child when they were captured trying to flee the country and it is unknown whether he is alive or dead.
The overwhelming sense of relief was almost too much for Offred, who believed that her husband had been shot dead after “hearing gunshots”.
Channel 4’s US drama series is set in a dystopian society that treats women as property of the state, forcing those who are fertile into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, but this could now be Offred’s first sign on a way out.
The Handmaid’s Tale continues next Sunday on Channel 4 at 9pm.