Luckily, they find Commander Lawrence while attempting to escape.

Despite this, most Gilead Commanders aren’t like him.

Lawrence has done awful things, such as shooting down theMayday planes inThe Handmaid’s Taleseason 5.

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However, it is hard to argue that he is downright evil.

Lawrence is still radically far-right, with him supporting many of the practices of Gilead.

However, he does seem to care about people, something that the other Commanders can’t say.

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Lawrence doesn’t enjoy suffering, although his beliefs often lead others to it.

However, his presence is merely because the Commanders need Lawrence so that Gilead can succeed.

Although Gilead has increased its influence in Canada, it is having a lot of problems.

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The Commanders recognize thatNew Bethlehem is what Gilead needsin order to continue being sustainable.

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However, this will be difficult to do.

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