How did Moira have a baby?

Moira gives birth to a boy named Gavin as a surrogate and gives him to the new parents (the Wilsons) who eventually move back to England with him. She mentions to June that she is being paid $250,000 upon the birth of a healthy baby. Moira mentions that Gavin's parents sent her a card on Gavin's six month birthday.

What happened to Moira's child?

Baby Nichole is now living with Luke, Moira and Erin.

Why was Moira a surrogate?

In one of Offred's flashbacks in season 2, Moira confides to June that she has decided to become a surrogate to pay off her student loan.

Why do the wives pretend to give birth in Handmaids Tale?

No, the woman on the floor is the very NOT pregnant wife of the husband Janine was forced to have sex with. But her best gal pals don't want her to feel like she's missing out or that Janine might be superior for physically birthing the child, so they pretend she is due for labor any moment.

Why is Moira not a Handmaid?

Turns out she was captured at the Canadian border, and instead of being sent back to the Red Center, she was given the choice: The Colonies or Jezebel's. Being sensible, Moira chose the escort life. She's also not about to put that life at risk either and refuses to join Offred in Mayday.

Emmerdale - The Father of Moira's Baby is Revealed (10th October 2017)

What did they do to Moira's feet?

The Aunts tortured Moira by beating her feet with steel cables, the punishment for a first offense. The punishment for a second offense was beating the hands.

Are Moira and Luke siblings?

Moira and Luke are living together in Canada

They've been through two quite separate traumatic events, but they share a history and they share a kind of family -- they're almost brother and sister.

How long does a Handmaid have to get pregnant?

Handmaids have three chances to get pregnant in three different households during two year assignments. If, after the third time, they are not able to produce a living, healthy baby, they will be sent off to the Colonies to face certain death.

What happens if a Handmaid gives birth to an unbaby?

Unbaby, or shredder, is the term used in the Republic of Gilead to describe infants that are suffering from birth defects or physical deformities. These die shortly after birth due to their defects. They are usually taken away to be disposed of.

Why can't people get pregnant in Gilead?

In The Handmaid's Tale, infertility is linked to another one of Gilead's prominent problems: pollution. As revealed in the season 1 episode "A Woman's Place," inorganic farming and radioactivity are to blame for declining fertility.

Why does Moira not age?

28 years had passed since Moira's death, so the math adds up to suggest that the character's age shift was intended to show what she would have looked like, had she lived up to the year the Harmon family moved into the house. By the end of the season, Moira explained that her "real" appearance was her aged depiction.

Is Janine's baby an unbaby?

After Janine becomes a Handmaid, she takes the name Ofwarren. She has a baby, which makes her the envy of all the other Handmaids in the area, but the baby later turns out to be deformed—an “Unbaby”—and there are rumors that her doctor fathered the child.

Did Moira have a miscarriage?

She winces as she lies on the trolley, telling Chas that Cain will be gutted if the worst happens. When Cain arrives at the hospital, he discovers that Moira has lost the baby.

What is on Moira's eye?

She has heterochromia (probably as a reference to David Bowie, who had mydriasis in one eye) and I assume the metal bits are just there to call attention to it and potentially to suggest that the heterochromia is the result of some form of augmentation, which would make sense because Moira digs that sort of stuff.

What is Cain and Moira's baby called?

Isaac Dingle is the son of Cain and Moira Dingle, born unexpectedly in October 2017 without Moira even knowing she was pregnant.

Why was Janine's baby sick?

Baby Angela's illness is a metaphor for the sickness in Gilead that stems from separating baby from its mother. It's not a real medical condition but a nice allegorical one.

Are the Marthas in Handmaids Tale infertile?

The Marthas serve as domestic servants to the Wives, and are clad in dull grayish green. They are low-ranking, infertile women who cook, clean, and help take care of the ruling class's offspring.

What is forbidden in the Handmaids Tale?

As in many totalitarian societies, females in Gilead are forbidden from reading and writing—the punishment for a first offense is having one's hand cut off—which enables the authorities to more easily maintain control over them.

How many babies did June have in Gilead?

She is a woman in her 30s who was forced to serve as a Handmaid in the early years of Gilead, due to the fact she is still capable of bearing children. She is the wife of Luke Bankole and the mother of a young daughter, Hannah. She is also the mother of Nichole who she had with Nick in Gilead.

What happens to a Handmaid after giving birth?

The Handmaid is sent on to the next assignment. By giving birth, she can't be considered an unwoman. But giving birth and giving the child away is painful - it is part of her punishment, the pregnancies and unwanted adoptions part of her repaying her debt to society for her sins.

Are any of the Wives in Handmaid's Tale fertile?

Standing (somewhat) faithfully behind (not next to) their husbands who rank as Commanders, the Wives are generally infertile women tasked with expanding the population of Gilead through the help of an assigned handmaid.

Whose kid is Asher in Handmaids Tale?

Asher is represented as the younger brother of Gad; these two being the sons of Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah (Genesis 35:26).

Who does Luke end up with in The Handmaids Tale?

Thinking of the problems she and Luke thought they had, she realizes they were truly happy, although they did not know it. Moira disapproves of her affair with Luke, saying that Offred is poaching on another woman's property. Eventually, Luke leaves his first wife to marry Offred and they have a daughter together.

Who is the eye in Offred's house?

All that is really known about him is that he became a Guardian and was assigned to the household of Commander Fred Waterford. Nick lives in the household with the Waterfords over the garage. Offred suspects that Nick is an Eye because she believed he was too casual for a Guardian.