Well, here’s something I didn’t expect, going into the second-to-last The Handmaid’s Tale ever: Commander Joseph Lawrence’s death hits me far harder than Nick’s does. Huh.

I blame Angela. Seeing irascible old coots soften when in the presence of cherubic little nuggets gets me every time. His ease with her harkens back to when he kept the transport kids quiet by reading to them in the cellar a few seasons back. God, what a great, frustrating, entertaining and ultimately heroic character.

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