50 Best The Handmaid's Tale, Season 2, Episode 9 Quotes

Claudine: I don't know how you live with yourself. It's sad, what they've done to you.
Serena: Go in grace.

Ashlyn's: [to her little girl] Don't stare.
Ashlyn's: Hello.
Ashlyn: Are you a princess?
Serena: Uhh... no. No, honey, I'm not.
Ashlyn's: Sorry.
Serena: That's fine. She's precious. You're very lucky.
[Elevator arrives]
Serena: After you.
Ashlyn's: We'll get the next one.
Serena: You should take it, please.

- Hello. A Riesling, by the glass, please, if you have it.
Bartender: Yes, ma'am.
- Thank you.
- Man: Excuse me.
- Could I get a bourbon neat?

- God will watch over you, my love.
- I hate to leave.
- We will be fine.
- I promise.

Isaac: It's really good.
Eden: Glory be his bounty.
- It's time for your nap.
- Rita, could you bring me a cup of hot milk?
- Just when you have a chance.
- My pleasure.

- She's my friend.
- Yeah?
- Is she all right?
- She's fine.
- She's not fine.
- She's pregnant.

- Tried to hang herself.
- Fucking letters!
- I thought that package was gonna have like c4 in it or whatever.
- Something to make gilead go boom.
- This could go boom.

- He wanted me to tell you that moira got out, too.
- Moira?
- I think she's staying with him now.
- She...
- Oh, my...
- Oh, my god.
- They could kill each other.

- above the fruited plain america america god shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea

Moira: He needs to be arrested.
Rachel: It's not possible.
Moira: He's a fucking war criminal.
Rachel: I agree. But right now, it's not possible.
Luke: He kidnapped my wife!
Moira: He's a serial rapist - just send some Marines to the god damn airport and arrest him!
Rachel: Moira. This isn't our country. In the end, we are guests of the Canadian government.

- That boy downstairs is maybe 20 years old.
- And he can tell me to do anything.
- He could break myjaw, and no one would say boo.
- I'll do what I can.
- Thanks.
- Drink your milk.

- Who can find a virtuous woman?
- Forherpnce is far above rubies.
- Why don't you get cleaned up?

- A really sharp machete.
- It does no good to want the impossible.
- Blessed day.
Rita: Blessed day.
- We've been summoned.
- Offred: What's happening?
- They'd tell me?

- How was it?
- It was good.
- The letters, from jezebel's...
- They got out.
- What?
- It made a difference.

- I should go.
- Eden's probably wondering.
- Yes, okay.
- I love you.

Janine: Has the baby dropped yet?
June: No.
Janine: It's so crazy, it's, it's just like - foom, there's someone sitting on top of your vagina.

- Want one?
- Sorry, sir, there's no smoking in the bar. You'll have to go outside.
- Uh, it's freezing.
Bartender: Sir, that's the policy.
Bartender: Thank you, sir.
- Man: Mmm-hmm.

June: I want my baby to know kindness. I need her to have someone kind. In her life.
Rita: By His hand. That boy downstairs is maybe 20 years old. And he can tell me to do anything. He can break my jaw, and no one will say boo. I'll do what I can.
June: Thanks.
Rita: Drink your milk.
June: [to her unborn child] There you go. I got you someone.

Nick: I know June. She's my friend.
Luke: Yeah? She all right?
Nick: She's fine.
Luke: She's not fine.
Nick: She's pregnant.
Luke: By... by Waterford?
Nick: Yeah.

June: Mrs. Waterford wants me to leave as soon as the baby comes.
Rita: She's the boss. It must be what she thinks is best.
June: Do you?
Rita: It doesn't matter what I think.
June: When Hannah was baptized, we asked my best friend to take care of her. In case something happened to us.
Rita: I know what a godparent is. And they don't baptize babies here.
June: I know.

- Blessed day.
- How are you feeling?
- Good. Tired.
- It's not long now.

June: [final lines, voiceover] Moira was Hannah's godmother. Is. Moira is Hannah's godmother. She got out. It was impossible. But she did it. I know I should accept the reality of you being born here. Make my peace. But fuck that.

Luke: [reading a letter] "My name is Maria Gorente. I'm from Somerville, Mass. They killed my wife, and took our son. His name is Thomas."
Erin: Anyung Park. She worked at Forever21. She's a martha now.
Moira: This one was a nurse. She's a handmaid. Tried to hang herself. Fuckin' letters! I thought that package was gonna have like C4 in it or whatever. Something to make Gilead go boom.
Erin: This could go boom.

- Yesterday you believed me.
- Our former position is no longer sustainable.
[Softly] Coward.
- I don't know how you live with yourself.
- It's sad what they've done to you.
- Go in grace.

- You're very lucky.
- After you.
- We'll get the next one.
- You should take it. Please.
- Come on.
- Blessings to you.

- There's protests planned.
- I encourage you to speak out.
- What's the point?
- I wish there was more
- I could do.
- Yeah. Thanks for your time.
[Softly] Oh, god.

Serena: Fred, you don't need me to come with you.
Fred: The plants will survive. I promise.
Serena: It's the third trimester.
Fred: This trip is for the baby. We're building his future. You're a crucial part of that. The Canadians think women here are oppressed. That they're voiceless. I need you. To show them... a strong Gilead wife. "Who can find a virtuous woman, for her price is far above rubies." Why don't you get cleaned up?

- And you tell her that I'm not gonna... I'm not gonna stop.
- No matter what happens,
- I'm not gonna stop.
- You tell her that.
- I'll tell her.
- Okay, thank you.
- Thank you, um...
- Nick. My name's Nick.

- No, the...
- The handmaids stay till the baby is weaned.
- Well, I think we've all had more than enough of one another.
- Don't you?
- Yes...
- Mrs. Waterford.

June: [first lines, voiceover] This could be an Airbnb. Not a great one. Three-star reviews, maybe. Amazing house. Tons of character. Nice view of the yard. Owners are super-polite but creepy as fuck. Some ritualized rape required. Or it could be a room in a rooming house of former times, for ladies in reduced circumstances. That's what I am now: my circumstances have been reduced. I s'pose I'm one of the lucky ones: I still have circumstances. A chair. Sunlight. I'm alive. I feel the baby move. These are not small things. These are not things to be dismissed. These are the things that are possible in my reduced circumstances: this room, this house, the way to the store and back. Everything else is impossible: Hannah, Luke, a dive bar with great music, a really sharp machete. It does no good to want the impossible.

- Well, for some people, their work is their passion, ifyou're truly blessed.
- I'm told you enjoy knitting as well?
- Yes, yes, very much so.
- I can make a bad scarf, or a bad hat. [Chuckles]
- That's about it.

- "My name is Maria corrente.
- I'm from somerville, mass.
- "They killed my wife and took our son.
- "His name is Thomas."

- Thank you.
- What?
- I met your husband.

- Look at this. They can't even control their own people.
- Woman: They're not yours, you fucking prick!
- Not Ruby, asshole.

- Canada.
- Praise be.
- The terrorist attack has given us an opening for diplomacy.
- Maybe some good can come from this tragedy.
- My trust in you. Keep them safe.
- Yes, sir. I will.

- He's the one who got them out.
- Is he... did he...
- Did he seem okay? Was he...
- Was he okay?
- He loves you.
- He told me he'll never stop.

- You don't want to know that she's okay?
Luke: She's not okay.
- She's alive.
- Have faith that she's alive.
- You involved the handmaid in your transgressions?
- I did what I thought was necessary.
- Commander Fred: Now we must make amends.

Janine: When the baby comes, don't forget to ask for your ice cream.
June: Serena isn't gonna let me stay.
Janine: What? No, that's not fair; you have to nurse her!
Guardian: Hey.
Janine: She's her Mommy!
Guardian: I said be quiet!

- Gently, please.
- He is a lamb of god.
Stuart: I am so sorry.
- We worked very hard to secure the building.
- Aw, it's fine. There's a lot of misinformation out there.
- People are bound to get riled up.
- Shall we? Yes, sir.

- Blessings for a safe trip.
- Thank you.
- Offred, I've given it some thought.
- You'll be leaving the house as soon as the baby is born.

- Girls get quite forgetful.
- I've been a bit spacey these days.
- Perfectly normal.
- But we must all remember to try and follow the rules.
- Yes, aunt Lydia.
- Wonderful.

- There you go.
- I got you someone.
- All: [Chanting] No hate! No fear! Gilead's not welcome here!
- No hate! No fear!
- Gilead's not welcome here!

- Offred: Moira was
- Hannah's godmother.
- Moira is Hannah's godmother.
- And she got out.
- It was impossible, and she did it.

- This trip is for the baby.
- We're building his future.
- You're a crucial part of that.
- Canadians think women here are oppressed.
- That they're voiceless.
- I need you.
- To show them a strong gilead wife.

- Commander waterford, please follow me.
- We'll be meeting down here for most of the day.
- Mrs. Waterford, I'm Genevieve.
Serena: Pleasure to meet you.
- Here is your schedule of today's cultural activities.
- Oh, thank you. How lovely.
Genevieve: I'll show you to your room.

- I want that as well.
- Good.
- Offred: You know that this can...
- Be a difficult house.
- Children need to be in a safe place.
- I know what children need.

- Border security is on the table, maybe even extradition of illegal emigrants.
- You seem worried.
- Are you thinking about the husband?
- It was unpleasant.
- But we soldier on.

Eden: Praise be. It set.
Isaac: Ah.
- What, uh, kind is that?
- Strawberry.
- They had some at the market last week.
- All the way from California.

Mark: I could help you.
Serena: With what?
Mark: Well, you don't want a cigarette. Maybe a new life.
Serena: [chuckles] No, thank you.

- You're going to be representing gilead.
- I'm on a security detail.
- The waterfords want to show off the best.
- I'm gonna miss you.
- It's just a few days.
- I know. I'm still going to.