The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series)
Smart Power (2018)
Yvonne Strahovski: Serena Joy Waterford
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Quotes
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Mark Tuello : Gilead blames the fertility crisis on women. On their sinfulness. We see the problem often originating with the men. Some of the best scientists in America have been working on fertility for years, and they've made some progress. Think of it: a baby of your own. And freedom.
Serena Joy Waterford : I have a baby on the way.
Mark Tuello : That's not your child.
Serena Joy Waterford : You don't know what you're talking about.
Mark Tuello : I'm sorry. I meant no offense.
Serena Joy Waterford : If you had done better research, you would know that I would never betray my country.
Mark Tuello : I thought you already did.
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Claudine : I don't know how you live with yourself. It's sad, what they've done to you.
Serena Joy Waterford : Go in grace.
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Mark Tuello : I could help you.
Serena Joy Waterford : With what?
Mark Tuello : Well, you don't want a cigarette. Maybe a new life.
Serena Joy Waterford : [chuckles] No, thank you.
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Serena Joy Waterford : So you're from the embassy.
Mark Tuello : No, but I am a representative of the American government.
Serena Joy Waterford : Which American government is that?
Mark Tuello : We're still a nation. Smaller than before, but we still wield... some power.
Serena Joy Waterford : That's true, but alliances are always shifting.
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Serena Joy Waterford : Offred, I've given it some thought. You'll be leaving the house as soon as the baby is born.
June Osborne : [long pause, then she shakes her head] No. The handmaids stay 'till the baby's weaned.
Serena Joy Waterford : I think we've all had more than enough of one another. Don't you?
June Osborne : Yes. Mrs. Waterford.
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Mark Tuello : Mrs. Waterford, we could have you on a plane to Honolulu in an hour. You'd never have to go back to Gilead again.
Serena Joy Waterford : I'm afraid I didn't pack for the beach.
Mark Tuello : You could tell your story in your own words. You write it, and we will publish it.
Serena Joy Waterford : A commander's wife would make excellent propaganda.
Mark Tuello : A well-spoken commander's wife.
Serena Joy Waterford : Do you really think that I would leave my home?
Mark Tuello : People often leave their homes in search of a better life.
Serena Joy Waterford : So far all you've offered me is treason and coconuts.
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Serena Joy Waterford : Fred, you don't need me to come with you.
Fred Waterford : The plants will survive. I promise.
Serena Joy Waterford : It's the third trimester.
Fred Waterford : This trip is for the baby. We're building his future. You're a crucial part of that. The Canadians think women here are oppressed. That they're voiceless. I need you. To show them... a strong Gilead wife. "Who can find a virtuous woman, for her price is far above rubies." Why don't you get cleaned up?
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Ashlyn's Mother : [to her little girl] Don't stare.
Ashlyn's Mother : Hello.
Ashlyn : Are you a princess?
Serena Joy Waterford : Uhh... no. No, honey, I'm not.
Ashlyn's Mother : Sorry.
Serena Joy Waterford : That's fine. She's precious. You're very lucky.
[Elevator arrives]
Serena Joy Waterford : After you.
Ashlyn's Mother : We'll get the next one.
Serena Joy Waterford : You should take it, please.