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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: He gets to do this to both the Waterfords; first, by arresting Fred for crimes against humanity, and then later informing Serena she's going to face the same charges, since she doesn't have immunity from being prosecuted for coercing Nick to conceive a child with June that she could claim]].

* DisproportionateRetribution: Her Execution. However, considering that the Colonies exist in Season 2, the presence of Magdelene Colonies in Season 4, and the conversion of the similarly aged Esther, it's possible that Eden committed a series of crimes that warranted execution.[[note]]Isaac was doomed no matter what he did as desertion was considered to be an automatic death sentence.[[/note]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: It's not known why she was not made a handmaid as punishment for her infidelity especially since Esther was made into one despite being of a similar age.

Luke’s first wife. Luke cheated on her with June, which is Gilead’s excuse for making June a Handmaid.

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** TheBusCameBack: In Season 5, [[spoiler:the Mackenzies return for Commander Waterford's funeral. Serena makes sure that Hannah is front and center in front of the cameras so June can we her daughter in Selena's hands.]]

An admirer of Serena who offers her a place to stay.

* TheQuisling: Aunts enjoy certain privileges within the Gilead regime such as being allowed to read.

June and Nick's daughter, who was conceived and born in Gilead. Originally named Holly Osborne at birth, Fred and Serena rename her Nichole Waterford. She now resides with Luke and Moira after Emily was able to smuggle her across the border. June approved Serena's name change and Luke only changes her last name back to Osborne.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: He gets to do this to both the Waterfords; firstly by arresting Fred for crimes against humanity, and then later informing Serena she's going to face the same charges, since she doesn't have immunity from being prosecuted for coercing Nick to conceive a child with June that she could claim]].
* ShutUpHannibal: He gives one to Serena, when after she insists she'd never commit treason, Tuello retorts she already did when she assisted in the rise of Gilead.

* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Her "adoptive mother" says that she likes to sew, but that she's not very good at it. Sewing and other textile work is one of the few things daughters are allowed to learn and pursue as it's perceived as a properly feminine interest.

* HiddenDepths: June finds a heavily annotated Bible among her personal belongings, suggesting that Eden did not buy into Gilead's doctrine to the extent that she appeared to - specifically, she was reading (which Gilead does not permit for women) and trying to understand or analyse the Bible beyond what Gilead teaches.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler: Eden's execution weighs pretty heavily on Serena Joy, seemingly convincing her that Gilead is not safe even for the most obedient and True-Believing of girls. This helps facilitate her HeelFaceTurn and specifically, her decision to let June escape with baby Nichole.]]

* WomanScorned: She comes to resent Nick's avoidance of her and neglect of their marriage, and picks up on his attraction to June.

* ItsASmallWorldAfterAll: Dr. Yates, an Obstetrician in Gilead, claims he knows Dr. Maddox but it may be purely based on reputation. This does make the implication that Holly is an obstetrician herself based on this.

->'''Played By''': Cherry Jones

June's feminist mother. She was a doctor (possibly an Obstetrician) before the Gilead takeover.

* SoapboxSadie: While her feminist views are portrayed rather sympatethically (and as the polar opposite of Gilead's ideology), she can have a bit... strong opinions. Marriage? Wasting one's energy for "just a guy" (said when her daughter announces her engagement to her). Baptism? "Having your child sanctified by a bunch of HolierThanThou child molesters" (said in a church). Ah, and she insist that the whole family dines in a vegan restaurant despite, by June's words, "not even being a fucking vegan".

->'''Played By''': Sam Jaeger

->'''Played By''': Zawe Ashton

->'''Played By''': Clea Duvall

* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler: Due to the trauma of separation, she can barely bring herself to acknowledge June when they're briefly and secretly reunited, having accepted her new parents and resented her mother for not 'trying hard enough' to find her, but she eventually breaks down crying and calls her Mommy.]]

[[folder:Holly/Nichole Waterford]]

June and Nick's daughter, conceived and born in Gilead. She now resides with Luke and Moira after Emily was able to smuggle her across the border.

->'''Played By''': Erin Way

* JerkassHasAPoint: While she is hostile to June when it is revealed June is on the boat, she makes the point that if Gilead finds out that June escaped, they could bar all NGOs from providing aid to American citizens under attack Gilead. Unfortunately, she is ultimately proven right.