The Handmaid’s Tale season four has been officially commissioned by Hulu and fans can’t wait to find out what’s next for the characters. After June Osborne (played by Elisabeth Moss) successfully executed her plan to rescue the children from Gilead, fans are ready to see the consequences of her actions play out next season. However, it could be Rita (Amanda Brugel) who comes under fire next season as the actress recently dropped a bombshell theory.
Fans of the show will know that June’s plan couldn’t have gone through without the help of fan-favourite Martha Rita (Amanda Brugel).
Rita played a critical role in the rescue mission leading the children to safety while June distracted the guards.
In the final moments, the mysterious character was seen getting off the plane in Canada alongside the children, revealing the plan had finally worked.
Now, the Rita actress has spoken out about the ‘surreal’ moment and speculated what’s next for Rita.
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Speaking to Bazaar.com the star shared her own theory about Rita.
Amanda explained: “I had an original theory that she was secretly a Handmaid; I wrote my thesis at university on this,
“I suggested that Rita was a Handmaid and then somehow managed to bribe a guard or someone because it was easier to be a Martha.
“I mean, Marthas, if you get a child in the house, you have a job for 18 years. You have a home. There’s no rape.”
Could Rita have bribed her way into a better life?
The theory could become true in upcoming episodes as the actress revealed she’s been pushing the theory for a long time.
She added: “So I always had this theory that Rita was secretly a Handmaid, and just sort of smuggled her way into that profession.
“I don’t know if they’ll use that, but I’ve been pushing that since Season 1!”
Moreover, she revealed the “sneaky” nature of Rita would have lead her to find her way around the rules.
Could this be a side of the Martha that comes out in season four?
She added: “I like to think that if [Gilead] were to happen [in real life], a lot of people would come up with ways to bend the rules, and there’d be a lot of things going on behind the scenes.
“For me, as Amanda, I thought that would make the most sense. If I had to exist within Gilead, I’d want to be a Martha. I think Rita’s a bit sneaky that way.”