History Recap / TheHandmaidsTaleS3E10BearWitness

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lydia's talk about the "next Ceremony" foreshadows that for once in the Lawrence household, the Ceremony ''will'' happen.

* RapeByProxy: What Fred and Winslow decide to do to Lawrence, Eleanor and June by making sure they perform the Ceremony. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even Serena thinks it's extreme]].

* RealityEnsues: Despite Commander Lawrence's assurances that everything will be fine and that they will avoid the Ceremony by playing cards, June rightly points out that the people in his household are here to enforce it and that ''everyone'' will die if the ceremony is not completed to Aunt Lydia's satisfaction. This RapeByProxy affects not only June, but both Joseph and Eleanor, showing that this form of forced sexual intercourse really is an evil act regardless of who is doing what.

* TheAwefulTruth: June discovers that Janine's son Caleb died in a car accident four years previously. When Janine realizes June has information about him, June lies, telling her that his "family" have moved to California.

* ChekhovsGun: The phone seen in "Unknown Caller" returns here when Serena suggests to Fred for them to defect.

* BookEnds: Pastries are used as code to define "Yes" and "No". At the beginning of the episode, we see Scones which is seen as a negative response to an inquiry. At the end of the episode, we see Muffins, which is seen as a positive response.

* ChekhovsGun: The phone seen in "Unknown Caller" returns here when Serena suggests that the Waterfords defect.
* CrazyPrepared: The supervised ceremony comes complete with a physician to confirm sexual intercourse has taken place. June knows this and has to convince Commander Lawrence to go through with the ceremony.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lydia's talk about the "next ceremony" foreshadows that for once in the Lawrence household, the Ceremony ''will'' happen.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Joseph Lawrence is finally forced to participate in the Ceremony - receiving an [[KarmicRape unpleasant]] [[RapeByProxy reminder]] that if you help creating a dystopian regime, it's going to bite you in the ass as well.

* RealityEnsues: Despite Commander Lawrence's assurances that everything will be fine and that they will avoid the ceremony by playing cards, June rightly points out that the people in his household are here to enforce it and that ''everyone'' will die if the ceremony is not completed to Aunt Lydia's satisfaction. This RapeByProxy affects not only June, but both Joseph and Eleanor, showing that this form of forced sexual intercourse really is an evil act regardless of who is doing what.

** The supervised ceremony actually had precedent: some households were supervised to ensure the participation of all involved.

** The Waterfords are responsible for rolling out several regulations based on Washington DC's rules. Amongst these regulations includes decorations consistent with DC standards, and a rollout of the "ring and veil", also known as the muzzling of Handmaids.

* CrazyPrepared: The supervised ceremony comes complete with a gynecologist to confirm sexual activity has taken place. June knows this and has to convince Commander Lawrence to go through with the ceremony.

* RealityEnsues: Despite Commander Lawrence's assurances that everything will be fine and that they will avoid the ceremony by playing cards, June rightly points out that the people in his household are here to enforce and that ''everyone'' will die if the ceremony is not completed to Aunt Lydia's satisfaction. This RapeByProxy affects not only June, but both Joseph and Eleanor, showing that this form of forced sexual intercourse really is an evil act regardless of who is doing what.

* ShoutOut: After Lawrence allows use of his truck for June's extraction scheme she sees the boatload of muffins from Marthas willing to participate-

-->'''June:''' [[{{Film/Jaws}} We're going to need a bigger boat]].

* ChekhovsGun: The phone seen in "Unknown Caller" is seen here.

* ShoutOut:

-->'''June:''' [[Film/Jaws We're going to need a bigger boat]].

* LaserGuidedKarma: Joseph Lawrence is finally forced to participate in the Ceremony - receiving an [[KarmicRape unpleasant]] [[RapeByProxy reminder]] that if you help creating a dystopian regime, it's going to bit you in the ass as well.

* RapeByProxy: What Fred and Winslow decide to do to Lawrence, Eleanor and June by making sure they perform the Ceremony. [[EvenEvilHaveStandards Even Serena thinks it's extreme]].

* SwappedRoles: This is the first time we see a Commander's Wife being forced to participate in the Ceremony against her will.

* SwappedRoles: For the first time we see a Commander's Wife being forced to participate in the Ceremony against her will.