Is her narration throughout the show actually the book she writes after getting out of Gilead? It could just as easily be witness testimony like in the book, but since the end of The Handmaid's Tale suggests that June goes on to write a book, who's to say Hannah doesn't write one too. And I mean, her prose is fire. Her narration is my favourite.
Between Agnes figuring out Daisy isn't there to become a Gilead wife in 1x09 and Daisy telling Agnes she's friends with Gilead Enemy #1 June Osborne, I find it hard to believe Agnes doesn't know the truth by now. But Agnes also hasn't fully unlearned her Gilead upbringing yet, so the fact that they're still clearly friends throws me for a loop. Look, I'd love for Agnes to join MayDay (especially as an Aunt working undercover), but... maybe it won't happen as quickly as it currently seems.
June's main goal is to rescue her daughter, and after everything she's accomplished, the McKenzies know she's capable of a lot. They seem determined to make sure that even if she reaches Hannah, her daughter won't trust her. Of course they'd tell her June is dangerous.
I'm really curious to see their relationship and what Agnes will think of June in Season 2 and beyond. She can ask almost anyone in Gilead about June and get a completely different answer each time. Right now, those stories are the only way she can piece together an idea of who her mother is. It will be interesting to see how she reacts when they're finally reunited because, by that point, she'll have so many different versions of June in her head, and none of them will simply be "Mom."
I know the show mentioned that the McKenzies might get a Handmaid, and they do in the book, but I don't think it would have the same impact on Agnes in the show. In the book, Agnes often finds herself thinking about and missing her mother when she looks at Crystal, the Handmaid assigned to the household. But that's largely because she knows almost nothing about her mother. In the show, she already knows much more about June's reputation and the stories surrounding her, so the dynamic would be very different. It would still be interesting to see how Agnes reacts to her family having a Handmaid, knowing her mom was one, but I don't think it would affect her in quite the same way it does in the book.
June's main goal is to rescue her daughter, and after everything she's accomplished, the McKenzies know she's capable of a lot. They seem determined to make sure that even if she reaches Hannah, her daughter won't trust her. Of course they'd tell her June is dangerous.
I'm really curious to see their relationship and what Agnes will think of June in Season 2 and beyond. She can ask almost anyone in Gilead about June and get a completely different answer each time. Right now, those stories are the only way she can piece together an idea of who her mother is. It will be interesting to see how she reacts when they're finally reunited because, by that point, she'll have so many different versions of June in her head, and none of them will simply be "Mom."
I know the show mentioned that the McKenzies might get a Handmaid, and they do in the book, but I don't think it would have the same impact on Agnes in the show. In the book, Agnes often finds herself thinking about and missing her mother when she looks at Crystal, the Handmaid assigned to the household. But that's largely because she knows almost nothing about her mother. In the show, she already knows much more about June's reputation and the stories surrounding her, so the dynamic would be very different. It would still be interesting to see how Agnes reacts to her family having a Handmaid, knowing her mom was one, but I don't think it would affect her in quite the same way it does in the book.
People who customize figures by mixing different hairs, heads, torsos, hands, and other parts, all from completely different figures truly amaze me. I’m not a very handy person, so the most I’ve ever done was swap two heads between figures, and even that felt incredibly unnerving.