Nichole Holly Osborne, temporarily named Nichole Waterford, is the biological baby daughter of
(For what it's worth, Moss weighs in on why June told Emily to refer to Holly as Nicole, the name Serena gave the baby: "It's a show of love for Serena and a thank you for what Serena did in letting June get her out. It's June's baby, but it's June's way of acknowledging Serena's true love for that child.")
The given name Nicole is a French feminine derivative of the masculine given name Nicolas, which is of Greek origin and has been formed as a compound of the words for "victory" and "people" (hence it may be interpreted as "victory of the people").
Now, in episode 7, "No Man's Land," Serena finds herself turning to June (Elisabeth Moss) for help as she gives birth to her son, Noah, as the series flashes back to their early days in Gilead, when June was still a handmaiden named Offred and the two were learning the Republic's bizarre birthing ritual.
June and Luke are united by their search for Hannah and by their love for Nichole. The ever-looming question is if this love for their children is enough to keep them together.
Eden Blaine, née Spencer, is a recurring character in season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale, when she is married off to Nick Blaine.
She's in love with Nick." This underlines June's thinking in The Handmaid's Tale season 4 finale: while Luke can offer her so many great things like a safe, happy family life, Moss herself admits that June belongs with Nick.
Later in Canada, Luke pops a tape into a Walkman, listening to the opening bars of “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing.” But after a moment, June's voice cuts in. She lets Luke know Nichole's real name, Holly, and that of her biological father, and that Nick helped her to survive.
The childbirth scene is primal and intimate and prompts the women to confess their secrets: June tells Serena that she didn't kill her when she had the chance because she simply didn't want to, and Serena realizes she has been forced into essentially being a handmaid in the Wheelers house and begs June to take her baby ...
Nichole Holly Osborne, temporarily named Nichole Waterford, is the biological baby daughter of Nick Blaine and June Osborne. She was initially named Holly by her mother when giving birth (after her maternal grandmother) and renamed Nichole by the Waterfords. June later approved the latter name.
At this point in The Testaments, Aunt Lydia has turned against Gilead and covertly feeds information to Hannah (known by her Gileadean name Agnes). Eventually, Hannah escapes Gilead with this information and is instrumental in bringing down the regime.
June shares the good news with Luke and Moira, excitedly telling them the U.S. Is planning a raid, and Hannah's going to be rescued and returned to them. While they hug, jump, laugh, and cry in celebration, the scene switches to Hannah, who's on the grounds of her school.
June's second daughter in the show is a baby she has with Nick. And what are these daughters called? Agnes and Nicole.
In Season 3, Episode 5, “Unknown Caller,” Mrs. Lawrence and June had a nice exchange in which it was revealed Commander Lawrence used to make mixed tapes for his wife back in college. It's later revealed that June used one of the cassette tapes to record a message for Luke and asked Serena to deliver it.
She is the wife of Luke Bankole and the mother of a young daughter, Hannah. She is also the mother of Nichole who she had with Nick in Gilead.
Williams and Alexis Ohanian shared their pregnancy publicly at the Met Gala. Serena Williams announced her second pregnancy publicly at the 2023 Met Gala. Now, she is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how she and her husband Alexis Ohanian told their daughter, Olympia.
Noah Waterford is a character in The Handmaid's Tale. He is the son of Serena Waterford and Fred Waterford.
Serena Helped Create Gilead
It is important to note that Serena did not come up with the handmaid system itself or any other of Gilead's social stratifications, merely the idea that if women shifted their priority to making a home rather than working, as a solution to the declining birth rates in America.
Fred has ordered Offred a "surprise" - a girl, Ruby, aka Moira, since he noticed that they looked friendly the last time they were at the club so he thought it would be a nice surprise. Serena Joy reveals Offred's pregnancy to her husband and tells him the baby isn't his because he is weak.
With this in mind, Fred's use of "son" may have been just another way to emotionally manipulate Nick. He may have been trying to keep Nick on his side and make him feel as if there was still a close bond between them both.
And so she's not going to change that, but she may have another excuse, which is [she wants to] make the world okay for her baby. But it's still always about Serena. We also learn that Nick's wife, Rose, is pregnant.
Despite seeming to be a true believer at the start of the story (at least in June's eyes, indicating that she might not always be a reliable narrator), Lydia is actually a part of Mayday, working against Gilead in the long game.
[1]Rose Blaine, nee Wharton, is a character in The Handmaid's Tale. She is the Wife of Commander Nick Blaine and a daughter of High Commander Wharton.
This scene was particularly painful as viewers watched June pretend she played no part in the death and instead spoke of her guilt for not checking on her. During their conversation, it seems like Lawrence genuinely does not know the role June had in the death.