This article contains spoilers For the first three episodes of Season 6 of "The Handmaid's Tale".

The third episode of "The Handmaid's Tale" Season 6 is titled "Dedication" and we have seen how dedication to religion can become poisonous when Gilead forces women into sexual slavery. But some of the most loyal characters begin to question their own commitment or dedication to others. In the previous episode, "exile", Commander Lawrence barely joins the prayers for dinner. Serena later seeks to get off her knees and say its own. He repeats the same prayer of Serena on another night, causing her to doubt what makes him create a new Bethlehem, if not God. He replies that whether God or not, he cannot prove or deny it. "And as they wrote in the musical" Book of Mormon ", that is a kind of God, right?" It is dry.

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The "Mormon Book" line is from the optimistic "all -American prophet" where Elder Price, a godly Mormon missionary, describes his beliefs. Mormons consider America since the 1800s as Bible times, and when Josephosef Smith reveals gold plates, God asks him to copy them only on regular paper. Since Joseph approaches his death, he dramatically asks God why he allows him to die without showing people the plates. "They will not have proof that I was telling the truth or not," he sings. This idea of ​​his followers who should have faith and believe without seeing it is "the kind of what God happens." Religious satire by Creators "South Park" Trey Parker and Matt Stone In fact, it says a lot about what is currently happening to the characters in this show as a "vision" Gilead has slowly losing some of their strength.

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Commander Lawrence would like Mormon's book because he was always far away for religion. He often makes sniper remarks in his deep, laconic voice for those responsible in Gilead, calling them "religious nuts". In "Dear Order", he is educating Lydia for the true purpose of the maids: they need to remain "accessible" for the commanders to "do whatever they want the hell they want and remove their rocks. These are pious men; they need a little fever." In the "pigs", he notes: "Gilead doesn't care about the children. Gilead cares about power. Faithfulness, old values, home-made bread-that's just the means to the end. It's the deterrence and dressing of the window." He is very aware of how religion can be done in extremism to control, manipulate and change the mind of others. So he can use believers for his own benefit.

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone have fun with the oppressive rules of Mormonism just as commander Lawrence does with the Christian fundamentalists of Gilead. He would clearly get a blow to how Mormons dance their traumas (such as suppressed homosexuality or sister's death) in "Turn it off". In "Dream of Mormon Hell", dancers dressed as huge coffee cups are manifestations of old Price's anxiety for sin. Dulling a donut as a kid equates to Hitler and sends you directly to hell to burn for eternity. Over-the-rate Sunni of Mormons when they spray racist and fantastic beliefs, such as the acceptance of black people in 1978 and the idea of ​​having your own planet in the afterlife, will strengthen the cynical commander Lawrence. Perfect but the biting humor of the musical perfectly matches The natural wit of actor Bradley Witford and a role as a funny infidel.

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In "Mormon's Book", the elder price with wide eyes is filled with religious suspicion after seeing the disease, poverty and hunger faced by the Ugandans. According to him, they have no faith because, in essence, God said "f *** you". Until she sees that the old man Cunningham is associated with them through his humorous and empathetic sermon - with some imaginative Bible facts of "Starwalks War" and "The Lord of the Rings" sprinkled - that older price begins to understand that the faith should come from, Sharp, instead of sharpening them, rather than sharpening them, rather than sharpening them, rather than sharpening them, rather than sharpening them, rather than sharpening them, rather than sharpening them, rather than sharpening them, instead of sharpening them, instead of sharpening them, instead of sharpening them instead of sharpening them instead of sharpening them instead of sharpening them instead of sharpening To sharpen them, instead of sharpening them, instead of sharpening them, rather than sharpening them, rather than sharpening their commands or fear of going to hell.

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We are starting to see the inks of similar epiphany with Aunt Lydia in "The Handmaid's Tale" when he reveals that the longtime Jannanin is Fezel. Ann Daud, who gets his own spin-offIt usually gives a relentless performance, but now it is astonishing, her mouth shakes in despair. She demands that Commander Lawrence explain why maids, who should be respected for their "sacred service" of fruit (and who devoted countless time firm training) are treated so badly. She begins to see that Gilead's dolls do not care about the children or the service provided by the maids. Serena also seems to deal with similar awakening. She remembers discussing with her father about her career in the book, and it seems bitter that her knowledge and public speaking skills have been torn off her as a quiet, obedient wife.

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This small reference to the provocative and funny musical "Mormon Book" can be hinted at the great ideas of this last season: the interrogation of faith and the gradual dismantling of power structures, all leading to a possible overthrow of Gilead.

New episodes of The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 hit Julu on Tuesday.