7.8/103,340 votes7.8/10(3,340)#1 - Pigs
Season 4 Episode 1
Aired 4/28/2021
On the run, June and the fugitive Handmaids seek refuge. In Gilead, Aunt Lydia reels from the loss of 86 children on Angels’ Flight. The combative Waterfords, in custody in Toronto, learn of June’s feat.
Director: Colin Watkinson
Writer: Bruce Miller
7.9/102,927 votes7.9/10(2,927)#2 - Nightshade
Season 4 Episode 2
Aired 4/28/2021
June plots revenge at the local Jezebels, before she and the Handmaids plan to leave the farm for the next safe house. In Toronto, Moira deals with the fallout of June’s choices, and Serena and Fred are bound together by a miracle.
Director: Colin Watkinson
Writer: Kira Snyder
8.4/103,959 votes8.4/10(3,959)#3 - The Crossing
Season 4 Episode 3
Aired 4/28/2021
Captured by Gilead, June faces a vengeful Aunt Lydia and endures a torturous interrogation. Nick and Lawrence collaborate to protect June. In Toronto, Luke struggles with how to help June and Hannah.
Director: Elisabeth Moss
Writer: Bruce Miller
7.7/102,915 votes7.7/10(2,915)#4 - Milk
Season 4 Episode 4
Aired 5/5/2021
June takes a harrowing journey with Janine, trying to escape Gilead, as Janine remembers a stressful experience in her past. In Toronto, Serena tries to manipulate Rita, who seeks advice from Moira.
Director: Christina Choe
Writer: Jacey Heldrich
7.9/102,941 votes7.9/10(2,941)#5 - Chicago
Season 4 Episode 5
Aired 5/12/2021
June seeks out more active rebels in the Chicago war zone, while Janine tries to help her fit in with their new group of survivors. Moira goes on her first field aid mission.
Director: Christina Choe
Writer: John Herrera, Nina Flore
7.5/103,054 votes7.5/10(3,054)#6 - Vows
Season 4 Episode 6
Aired 5/19/2021
After a shocking reunion with a dear friend, June contemplates the possibility of freedom, and confronts the unfulfilled promises she’s made to herself and to Luke.
Director: Richard Shepard
Writer: Dorothy Fortenberry
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8.5/103,071 votes8.5/10(3,071)#7 - Home
Season 4 Episode 7
Aired 5/26/2021
June contends with joy, pain and rage as she acclimates herself to vastly changed circumstances.
Director: Richard Shepard
Writer: Yahlin Chang
8.3/102,696 votes8.3/10(2,696)#8 - Testimony
Season 4 Episode 8
Aired 6/2/2021
June confronts Fred and Serena in court and challenges Emily to face a painful reminder of her Gilead past. Lawrence presents Aunt Lydia with a newly captured, familiar handmaid.
Director: Elisabeth Moss
Writer: Kira Snyder
8.0/102,529 votes8.0/10(2,529)#9 - Progress
Season 4 Episode 9
Aired 6/9/2021
June and Luke work together to save Hannah, reaching out to Lawrence and Nick for help. Serena and Fred greet unexpected visitors from Gilead. Janine tries to assist Aunt Lydia when a Handmaid-in-training goes on a hunger strike at the Red Center.
Director: Elisabeth Moss
Writer: Eric Tuchman
8.6/104,133 votes8.6/10(4,133)#10 - The Wilderness
Season 4 Episode 10
Aired 6/16/2021
June draws on all her resources and relationships, risking everything to ensure her own kind of justice.
Director: Liz Garbus
Writer: Bruce Miller
The Best Episodes of The Handmaid's Tale Season 4
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Pigs" is the best rated episode of "The Handmaid's Tale" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 3340 votes. Directed by Colin Watkinson and written by Bruce Miller, it aired on 4/28/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Nightshade".
