A love triangle no one actually needed.
The Handmaid’s Tale follows the story of June Osbourne, a woman who was captured and forced to live in Gilead, this fictional totalitarian country that has very questionable rules. The main one is the strict hierarchy that is forced upon the citizens of Gilead.
Needless to say, the handmaids suffered the most. They were kept in horrible households against their will, almost as sex slaves. They had nothing of their own, their lives were under the control of their Commanders.
June was one of the handmaids who lost her freedom and became a citizen of Gilead. Before she was captured, she led a normal life with her husband Luke and daughter Hannah.
One of the things that has helped June stay sane in Gilead is her relentless desire to reconnect with her family. But the thing is, while she was there, June fell in love with Nick, and they even had a baby together.
Although baby Nichole was considered Serena and Fred’s, June and Nick still felt like a family and wanted to escape Gilead with their baby. At the end of season 4, June finally escaped to Canada with her newborn. And that left fans with a lot of questions.
Will she end up with Luke? Or will she return to Gilead and try to be with Nick? These questions remain unanswered as the final season of the show has yet to be released. And these are the questions that have divided the fandom.
Many fans feel that since Luke is still alive in the story, it would be unfair to him if June decides to stay with Nick.
“I think June should end up with Luke. I know this is an unpopular opinion but I think it makes more sense. They have two children together. I know that Nicole is Nick’s daughter but she knows Luke as her father and he loves her as his own child. I’m also still confused on what Nick is up to,” Redditor snoopingfeline said.
However, there are many fans that can’t imagine that becoming true as we already witnessed the huge gap that appeared between Luke and June while she wasn’t there. Nick understands June way better than her husband and that’s something that is never going to change.
Well, it seems there is nothing the fans can do but theorize, given that season 5 didn’t shed any light on the question. For all we know, there’s still a chance that romance will be the last topic to be dealt with in the show’s upcoming season 6.
