Martha 6715-301, The Handmaid’s Tale

Martha 6715-301 (Laura Wilson)

Martha 6715-301, whose real name was never revealed, was caught in a relationship with Emily/Ofglen. They were both taken to a mock-trial and immediately sentenced of gender treachery. The Martha was sentenced to death and hanged, while Emily watched from the back of a van. Emily meanwhile was sentenced to female genital mutilation (“things will be so much easier for you now. You won’t want what you cannot have.”) and then reassigned as a handmaid.

Read more:

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• The Hollywood Reporter – Rape, Mutilation and That Shocking Death Explained

Appearances:

• 1 episodes.

Female love interests:

• Ofglen/Emily 💀 (Alexis Bledel, lesbian, regular)

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• None

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.