Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Handmaid's Tale season 6, episode 8!The Handmaid's Tale stars Ann Dowd and Elisabeth Moss, along with co-showrunner Yahlin Chang, break down Aunt Lydia's big moment in season 6, episode 8. The Handmaid's Tale season 6, episode 8 saw June (Moss) deliver the biggest blow to Gilead yet, leading an army of Handmaids in drugging and killing Commanders after Serena's (Yvonne Strahovski) wedding. Attempting to escape, they are stopped by Aunt Lydia (Dowd), who initially wishes to turn them in. However, after June lists off a litany of crimes she's committed, and some convincing from Janine (Madeline Brewer), she lets them all escape.