ThroughoutThe Handmaid’s Tale, Commander Wharton has been playing a complicated chess game.
InThe Handmaid’s Taleseason 6, episode 6, Lawrence gives them shelter, eventually reuniting June with Nick.
Sadly, he may die for it.
However, he was really reliant on their newest plan in season 6.
Unfortunately, Nick told Commander Wharton about the plan, with him taking action and shutting Jezebel’s down.
Now that the Jezebel’s attack won’t be happening, Commander Wharton is in trouble.
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Previously, Commander Wharton overheard several other Commanders talking about their issues with him.
However, the survival of these Commanders means that Gilead may crack down on dissent even harsher than before.
New Bethlehem is a liberalized version of Gilead, with Lawrence heading the project.
The Handmaid’s Tale is a television adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel, released in 2017. It is set in a dystopian future where a woman is compelled to live as a concubine under a strict fundamentalist theocracy.
Lawrence’s questioning of the Gileadean order is why the Commanders want to see him on the Wall.
While New Bethlehem seems to be going well so far, he needed the Commanders out of the way.
Unfortunately, these roadblocks are here to stay.
Lawrence doesn’t have very many allies, and his list of friends is only shrinking.
Lawrence needs friends to stay alive, but his most powerful allies are quickly disappearing.
Without friends or supporters within Gilead, Lawrence’s chances of dying are only increasing.
Even if New Bethlehem proves to be a success, the Commanders don’t like Lawrence’s ideology.
Thus, Lawrence will probably have to escape Gilead if he wants to live.
