WARNING: This article contains major spoilers from The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 and The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale has made a dramatic return for its final season, with everything hanging in the balance as June Osborne (portrayed by Elisabeth Moss), Mayday and her allies strive to overthrow the extremist totalitarian regime of Gilead once and for all.
Hulu has released the first three episodes of the sixth season, providing viewers with a rollercoaster ride of plot twists and turns.
The third episode, aptly named Devotion, concluded with Commander Nick Blaine (Max Minghella) aiding June, Moira Strand (Samira Wiley) and Luke Bankole (O-T Fagbenle) in their escape across the Gilead border back into Canada.
Former lovers June and Nick found themselves distanced as they seemingly had to say goodbye to each other yet again, reports the Mirror US.
But instead of a farewell, June told him to say “see you later”, with both casting a lingering look at each other as they walked away in opposite directions.
This moment has sparked speculation among fans about what it could potentially mean for Nick’s destiny in the sixth season.
One viewer took to Reddit to share their thoughts: “I hate to f***ing say this…but that “see you later,” not goodbye scene felt like negative foreshadowing to me and now I’m worried that’s the last time they will see each other.
“I’ve been team Nick since day one and when that scene was happening, I thought, f***, Nick is about to die.”
But another fan said to watch the full trailer for season six, with a third fan of the show posting: “I just watched that and oh no.”
Speculation about his fate has been rife among viewers. One Reddit user theorised: “I Think Nick going to die in season 6 of the handmaids tale because First of all we haven’t seen much of him in the teaser trailers and the creators and producers are clearly pushing the June and Luke arch hard for the past 2 seasons plus we haven’t gotten a lot of Nick screen time for going on 3 seasons now, Secondly the way how last season left off him punching Lawrence was a bad move he basically outted himself as involved with June! [sic].”
Another viewer chimed in: “And he will probably say something to June like “At least someone will remember me and loves me and that counts” like when he told her they can put her on the wall and she said that to him. It will be something that would put a dagger in our hearts. Ugh [sic].”
A third fan expressed their hopes for the character’s future: “I just want them too to have a happy ending like a good closure for both of them if he dies with out talking to or seeing June one last time ima be p****d tf off [sic].”
However, another viewer had a different perspective: “I think the show wants people to think Nick will die and set him up as a tragic hero, and I could see him having to fake his death in this season.
“But every character who is in The Testaments is being set up to reflect who they are in the sequel, Nick included.”
One viewer shared their theory, writing: “That’s my theory as well! Nick will fake his death, so he can be deep undercover with mayday. I think they’ll “kill him off” early on in the season, and it’s going to be the most heartbreaking gut wrenching way, and then in the last episode he’ll reappear to find or save June in someway.
“I also think there maybe another commander or someone higher up who is also part of mayday who will be the one to “kill him”, but will also be the one to feed him information so he knows there every move [sic].”
Another fan chimed in agreement: “I like this story line and it makes sense [sic].”
For those seeking answers about Nick’s fate, Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale set 15 years after the original novel, might provide some clues.
Atwood has solidified some character arcs from The Handmaid’s Tale in The Testaments, leading to expectations that the Hulu adaptation will follow her source material closely.
Furthermore, with The Testaments slated for a TV adaptation, The Handmaid’s Tale needs to align certain plot points so that the end of season six dovetails with the upcoming Gilead drama.
In The Testaments, it’s revealed that Nick reunites with Nichole and collaborates with Mayday. However, those curious about June’s fate will remain in suspense, as no confirmation about this plot point is given.
The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 will be coming to Prime Video on May 3 and Channel 4 later in 2025 in the UK
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