'The Handmaid's Tale' Season 4, Episode 4 — Madeline Brewer on 'Milk' - TVLine

This week’s Handmaid’s Tale delivered June and Janine to the Chicago warfront in an unceremonious, decidedly unexpected way: soaked head-to-toe with milk and riding — as Janine pointed out — in a giant refrigerator.

TVLine spoke with series stars Madeline Brewer and Amanda Brugel, executive producers Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield and episode writer Jacey Heldrich about Episode 4.

| The liquid filling the tank in which June and Janine stow away to Chicago was supposed to be milk, but it really was “unsweetened vanilla soft serve mixed with water,” Brewer said.

THE HARD TRUTH | As their conversation turns into an argument en route to Illinois, Janine gets June to admit that she told the Eyes where to find the handmaids’ safehouse.

“Janine sees the truth of June, and that’s why she’s stuck with her for so long,” Heldrich said.

THAT VICTORIOUS SUSHI MEAL | Toward the end of the episode, Rita sits down to a meal of sushi, edamame and a diet soda — something she could never have done in Gilead.

Rita is “quite a stoic character, and you get to hear her voice a lot more this season — which I appreciated,” Brugel said.

WELCOME TO CHICAGO | “We were so excited to get to Chicago,” Heldrich said.

Well, this year, now June gets to see for herself what that’s about and inserts herself in the middle of it.”.

JANINE’S CHOICE | When June decides not to sexually service Steven in order to gain admittance to his group of fighters, Janine chooses to do so as a matter of keeping them both safe and fed