'The Handmaid's Tale' Star Ann Dowd Shares the Real Reason Aunt Lydia Let the Handmaids Go in Episode 8

Note: This story contains spoilers from "The Handmaid's Tale" Season 6, Episode 8. "The Handmaid's Tale" star Ann Dowd said her character Aunt Lydia's critical decision to let the rebelling group of handmaids go was mostly in part due to how much she loves and cares about Janine (Madeline Brewer). "Without Janine coming in [into the room], I don't think Aunt Lydia could have let go," Dowd told TheWrap. "That's the power of this relationship, the love that I know Lydia has for her, and I won't speak for Janine, but there's real love there." It's true, Aunt Lydia . . .