The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 theories: Pamela to be jailed for Serena betrayal?

The Hulu series has been acclaimed for its bleak drama and prescient themes. When fans last left the state of Gilead, a major betrayal had just taken place, and viewers are expecting the world of The Handmaid’s Tale to be shaken to its core. 

Earlier seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale featured Offred (played by Elisabeth Moss) and the other house staff under the duress of the cruel Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), the Wife of Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes).

Desperate to give birth despite her infertility, she upheld the will of Gilead with a rigorous iron hand.

In a shocking turn of events for the most recent season, fans saw Serena’s icy cold emotional shield begin to crumble.

She abandons the cause of Gilead, leaving her strict mother Pamela (Laila Robins) to the mercy of the Sons of Jacob, the original cultists behind the ideologies of the controlling state.

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Reddit user Dubcheck asked fellow fans: “Just wondering what will happen to Pamela now that Serena left her.

“Did Serena just leave her to the mercy of the Sons of Jacob or did she warn her mother and give her a chance to escape?”

Margaret Atwood’s newly released sequel to her original book, The Testaments, has provided some answers. 

However, given that the television series has expanded the scope of the original narrative, it’s unlikely that the plots will align exactly. 

It would be extremely on brand if Gilead punished Pamela for Serena’s crime, so fans could be about to see some dire consequences.  

Some viewers have speculated that she could be sent to the colonies to be made an example of.

In the world of The Handmaid’s Tale, the colonies refer to the barren wastelands in North America that have been contaminated by pollution and waste. 

Other fans are more optimistic, with one suggesting: “I’m pretty sure she’s going to end up just…staying where she is, basically.”

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Yet more viewers are speculating that her social class could take a blow in order to keep her activities under the watchful eye of Gilead. 

For example, under Gilead women known as Marthas are essentially slaves, kept imprisoned and forced to work as house servants.

One fan commented: “If they don’t send her to the colonies, I expect her social position will definitely be downgraded and perhaps ostracized socially.

“Gilead will undoubtedly go after Serena’s family to make them an example.”

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Given her previously elevated social class, Gilead could consider Pamela too useful to demote her to a lowly Martha role.

However, with Gilead’s reputation to target the families of detractors from the state, fans should expect dark times ahead for Serena’s mother. 

Due to the later production date, The Handmaid’s Tale season four is set to release in Autumn 2020, so fans will have to wait a little longer than usual to see the outcome of the previous season.

The Handmaid’s Tale is available to stream on Hulu. 

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