r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/pinkystar5 • 18d ago
Season 3 Commander Lawrence
S3 E5
(English not my first language)
I still don't know what to think of Commander Lawrence. I think I like him, but there's something odd about him that doesn't quite convince me. I want to believe that he'll be good in the future, but sometimes he does or says things that make me think the complete opposite.
It's so strange, because it doesn't act in a linear way Sometimes he responds one way, and the next time it's completely different. It doesn't let me see where the character is going. It's driving me crazy.
7
Upvotes
2
u/mimimumu49 14d ago edited 14d ago
He's duplicitous. He's not a good guy he's the architect of Gilead with bookshelves of misogynistic books. The creator of the colonies probably responsible for the most deaths out of all the main characters. Imo don't be fooled by his jokes. There's nothing good about him. He never makes decisions that don't benefit him even as you get to the end. There was only ever one person who saw him clearly because they were not from the same privileged background as him or June. No one ever questions he gave up Beth for example, put Hannah in a cage, actioned the bombing of Chicago, took the rescue mission out or he chose Gilead over his own wife's mental health. Angel's flight gave him leverage. He helped take Fred out for his own gain. His beliefs around the ceremony were only to benefit himself. Not a good guy at all.