50 Best The Handmaid's Tale, Season 2, Episode 12 Quotes

Nick: Have you seen Eden around?
Rita: I don't have enough to do, I have to keep tabs on your wife now?

- Don't touch my stuff!
- Cora: It's in my way!
- Lawrence: You want a beating?
- Cora: Try it, old man.
- Lawrence: This is my house,
- I want it where I want it.

- stop. I shall be with thee.
- And through the river, they shall not overflow thee.
- Stop.
- When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned...
- Oh, stop.
- Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

June: Eden... you don't have to... to worry about me. I won't be around long. I think... in this place... you grab love wherever you can find it.

- Right.
- He'd want a child to be raised by parents who really love each other.
- Don't you think?
- God?
- What if you had that chance?
- For love and a baby?

- I haven't seen her today.
- She was gone when I woke up this morning.
- Maybe she went to the mall.
- I heard there was a sale at Old Navy.

- God bless you, my angel.
- My sweet nichole.

Fred: Nicole? This is Offred.
June: Nicole.
Aunt: A beautiful name for a beautiful child! She looks just like her father.

Eden: Does it hurt? To pump?
June: No. It just feels, uh... odd.
Eden: I can't wait to feel it. To breast feed, I mean.
June: I hope you do someday.
Eden: May God find me worthy.
June: Right.
Eden: He'd want a child to be raised by parents who really love each other. Don't you think?
June: God?
Eden: What if... you had that chance... for love and the baby?

- It's all right.
- Have you seen Eden around?
- I don't have enough to do? I have to keep tabs on your wife now?
- Oh, and get cinnamon and don't let them say no.
- We have a baby now.
- It's one of the perks.

- if you keep the infant separate from the source, we're going to have to repeat this whole process.
- I appreciate your insight.
- I'm aware of your concerns.
- But might it be more efficient if offred were to pump for the baby at home?
- You'd like to be of service, wouldn't you, offred?

- Shh. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Rita: You don't have to do that.
- You've got your hands full.
- She changes nichole's outfits every 10 minutes.
- Never thought
- I'd miss Eden so much.
Serena: Rita?
- Ugh. Yes, ma'am. Coming.

Eden: I helped my mother a lot with my little sister.
Serena: A sister. Your parents have been so blessed.
- Is somebody hungry?
- It's not too hot, is it?
Rita: No. No, ma'am.
- Here we go. There you are.

Aunt: ...we are bound by Mrs. Waterford's wishes.
June: Why? You promised me you would take care of this baby.
Aunt: Yes. Well. One can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. We must look to the future. And you are a popular girl. Several households have already made overtures. Commander and Mrs. Weber sent me these baked goods. Bit of bribery. Take one, dear. You've earned it.
June: I think I've earned all the cake.
Aunt: Prideful girls don't get anything.
June: [takes one] Thank you.
Aunt: We'll be back for more in three hours.
June: [voiceover] Bran. Great. Praised fucking be.

- Do you miss the classroom?
- God has called me to a higher purpose.
- You don't believe that.
- You had an affair with a Martha.
- You stole a car.
- You ran over a guardian.
- How'd that feel?

- Ma'am?
- Our supply is running low.
- It's just sometimes the milk dries up.
- If the baby's not...
- Yes, I understand.
- We can't have that now, can we?
- Where am I going?
Aunt: Just follow me.

- I think...
- In this place...
- You grab love wherever you can find it.
- Blessed night.
- And sweet dreams.
- Sweet dreams.

- You must miss them.
- Losing a child...
- Is like losing a limb...
- A part of your body.
- But you know what that's like too, right?
- Do you know, have you healed properly?

Serena: Did you let her touch my child? I asked you a question. Did you let her touch... my child?
Fred: I promised... I wouldn't.
Serena: So instead you brought her straight home!
Fred: Oh, be sensible. It's more convenient to have Offred here.
Serena: For you?
Fred: For Nicole.
Serena: Our child needs a calm and healthy environment, and you are making that very difficult!

- Commander Lawrence is a very brilliant, very important man.
- He is considered the architect of gilead's economy.
- Have you nothing to say for yourself?
- I'm wondering why such an important, brilliant man would take in such a shitty handmaid.
- Come on then.
Aunt: Thank you.

- Bi-blessed be the fruit.
- May the lord open.
- Praise be to you, and may god make me worthy.
- Supen

- Okay, sweetheart.
- You're gonna get back in your bed.
- And you're gonna rest.
- And I'm gonna come back and check on you.
Eleanor: You know what you did!
- You know what you did!

Fred: Why would a girl risk so much to leave?
June: I don't know.
Fred: Don't you? Where were you hiding when we searched through that house?
June: The attic.
Fred: So you heard us?
June: Honestly, my heart was beating so fast, I couldn't hear much of anything.
Fred: You were that frightened?
June: Yeah.
Fred: Yet you preferred to hide in the attic, to avoid coming home. With me.
June: I had just said goodbye to my daughter. And you know what, I wanted to spend more time with my baby, before she was born.

- We could play scrabble sometime.
- Scrabble. Yeah.
- It's been a while.
- And I think itwould be fun.
- Don't you?
- We'll see.
- Have a good night.

- they have been sentenced to the common mercy of the state.
- Shh. Shh. Shh.
Judge: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us, and cleanse us all from unrighteousness.
- Renounce your sins and plead for his mercy.

- Shall we wait for Mrs. Lawrence?
- She won't be coming down.
- She's not feeling well.
- We're good here.
- Blessed be the fruit.
- Glory be.

Fred: Is that all the thanks I get?
June: We could play Scrabble sometime.
Fred: Scrabble?
June: Yeah. It's been a while. And I think it would be fun. Don't you?

- Thus says the lord: Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible be delivered.
- For I will contend with he who contends with you, and I will save your children.

Fred: You handled the situation at that house with... discretion.
Nick: Thank you for taking care of it, sir.
Fred: We always look out for each other. Don't we?
Nick: Yes, sir.

- I was surprised to see her.
- It's what you wanted, isn't it?
- It's what you asked for.
- I'm glad I made it happen.
- Foryou.
- Thank you.

Nick: You have your whole life ahead of you.
Eden: The Lord said...
Nick: Eden, please.
Eden: When thou passeth through the waters, I shall be with thee...
Nick: Stop.
Eden: - and through the river, He shall not overflow thee.
Nick: Stop.
Eden: When thou walkest through the fire... thou shall not be burnt.
Nick: Ah, stop.
Eden: Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

- But twice!
- They'll put us on the wall!
- Yeah? Maybe they'll hang us side by side. Just my fucking luck.
- I gave up everything for you.
- And I only ever wanted one thing in return.
- I wanted a baby.
- We did it, Holly.

- Come.
- Sit.

- Blessed day.
- Blessed day.
Aunt: Inside, please.

- Offred. I haven't pumped yet.
- They... they found her.
- Is she okay?
- They brought her back.
- With Isaac.

Rita: You don't have to do that.
June: You got your hands full.
Rita: She changes Nicole's outfit every ten minutes. Never thought I'd miss Eden so much.

Nick: We should just... run away somewhere. Start over. A real family.
June: Where would we go?
Nick: Out west. Coast.
June: It's still Gilead.
Nick: Hawaii, then.
June: Maui. She's gonna love the beach.
Nick: Heh. She'll play in the sun.
June: She's gonna try to eat the sand.
Nick: She is?
June: Yeah. All kids do it.
Nick: She won't; she's too smart, like her mom.

Joseph: Do you miss the classroom?
Emily: God has called me to a higher purpose.
Joseph: You don't believe that. You had an affair with a martha. You stole a car, you ran over a guardian. How'd that feel?
Emily: [finally takes a sip of the beer he has placed before her]
Joseph: You had a wife and a son?
Emily: Yes, sir.
Joseph: You must miss them. Losing a child... is like losing a... a limb. Part of your body. But you know what that's like too, right?

- Is she okay?
- Life didn't turn out the way she wanted it to. She was an art professor.
- She wanted everything to be beautiful.
- Where are you from?
- Here. No, you're not.
- You're from Montana.

Joseph: Where you from?
Emily: Here.
Joseph: No, you're not, you're from Montana.
[pause]
Joseph: What did you teach?
Emily: Cellular biology.
Joseph: I don't remember any science professors who looked like you. Those college boys must have been hot for teacher. Or... college girls, in... your case.

- We value privacy in this house.
- Do you understand?
- Yes, sir.

June: I haven't seen her today.
Nick: She was gone when I woke up this morning.
June: Maybe she went to the mall. I heard there was a sale at Old Navy.

- Cora: Wait here.
[Rumbling] Shit! Goddammit!

Emily: Is she okay?
Joseph: Life didn't turn out the way she wanted. She was an art professor; she wanted everything to be beautiful.

- Eden.
- You don't have to, to worry about me.
- I won't be around long.

Aunt: Commander Lawrence is a very brilliant, very important man. He's considered the architect of Gilead's economy. Have you nothing to say for yourself?
Emily: I'm wondering why such an important, brilliant man would take in such a shitty handmaid.

- I'm gonna let it shine this little light of mine
- I'm gonna let it shine this little light of mine
- I'm gonna let it shine let it shine, let it shine let it shine

- Love is patient.
- Love is kind.
- It does not envy.
- It does not boast.
- It is does not dishonor others.
- It is not self-seeking...
Judge: By his hand.

Eden: All I wanted was to make a real family. Isn't that what Gilead wants of all God's servants?
Nick: We can do that, we can make a family, we can make baby, whatever we need to do to fix this, I'll do it.
Eden: No. I love Isaac. And he loves me, and we wanna be together. I don't wanna have your baby - I'm really sorry.
Nick: You don't have to be sorry for that.
Eden: I need you to forgive me.
Nick: Forgive you, I... I'm the one... who should be asking you to forgive me. For all the times that... I should have been kinder. I'm so sorry.
Eden: [kisses him] Let's forgive each other, then.

- Our child needs a calm and healthy environment and you are making that very difficult!
- Well, it doesn't have to be.
- Let's see how it goes.
- She has no contact with the baby, and she pumps in her room.