What occurs to Putnam's wife in 'The Handmaid's Tale' now that the commander is useless? Gilead is not exactly a place for unwed mothers.
Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault and rape.
Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for Season 5 of The Handmaid's Tale.
Gilead in The Handmaid's Tale is not any position for unwed moms. Just ask Serena, who attempted to worm her way back in as a pregnant widow, only to be turned away and sent back to Canada on a Gilead mission that used to be in reality just meant to stay her out of commanders' affairs.
Commander Putnam's wife, Naomi, discovered herself in a equivalent position when her husband was once impulsively killed. Lawrence and Nick accused Putnam of apostasy, which is it sounds as if probably the most worst atrocities that a commander can face in Gilead. Understandably, fanatics wish to know what happens to Putnam's wife in The Handmaid's Tale.
Ever Carradine and Yvonne Strahovski as Naomi and Serena in 'The Handmaid's Tale.'
They're OK with using young girls as unwilling handmaids, however to take action in a way that results in an unplanned pregnancy, a l. a. Esther, is it seems that crossing the road. But with Putnam long past, we now have his wife as yet every other Gilead widow.
Commander Putnam was done for raping Esther.
It was once printed in the Oct. 12, 2022, episode of The Handmaid's Tale that Esther used to be pregnant after Putnam it seems that raped her in a scene that wasn't shown. And Putnam didn't deny the allegation. Instead, he insisted that Esther was once as good as assigned to him at the time and that, as his Gilead-assigned belongings, he could do along with her as he pleases.
Stephen Kunken as Putnam in 'The Handmaid's Tale.'
Unfortunately for him, Esther wasn't formally posted on the Putnam space when Putnam forced himself on the younger youngster. And, because of his atrocity, Nick shoots and kills him in front of his wife and a slew of other commanders and their wives. That's when Naomi found herself in a an identical situation as Serena at the start of Season 5.
What happens to Putnam's wife in 'The Handmaid's Tale'?
After Commander Putnam was done, the scene ended — however audience have since found out what came about to Naomi. In Season 5, Episode 9, Commander Lawrence necessarily proposed to her, explaining that a marriage would mutually get advantages them. Naomi is a widowed mom of a small kid with out a place in Gilead's society without a husband — and as a commander, Lawrence is predicted to marry and sire kids. So through marrying, each and every would be protected.
A promotional trailer for the Season 5 finale showed Naomi Putnam and Commander Lawrence dressed in what gave the impression to be wedding apparel. So it seems that she approved the proposal (what selection did she have, in reality?) and will officially change into Mrs. Lawrence. (Side word: Does Janine serve as their handmaid?)
It'll be attention-grabbing to see how a marriage between Naomi and Lawrence performs out, bearing in mind he's responsible for killing her first husband. Will she sooner or later get her revenge? Will she play an element in "modernizing" Gilead or tearing it down from the inside? We cannot wait to find out!
The Season 5 finale of The Handmaid's Tale drops on Hulu on Nov. 9.
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