The countdown is on for The Handmaid's Tale season six finale, with fans eagerly anticipating whether June Osborne (portrayed by Elisabeth Moss) will topple Gilead and rescue her daughter Hannah Bankole (Jordan Blake) in the Hulu series. Amidst the tension, viewers are buzzing about potential conclusions, particularly for Janine Lindo (Madeline Brewer), reports the Mirror US.

In a flurry of online chatter, one Reddit user speculated: "Everyone's so focused on Hannah, getting her out, saving her, holding on to that hope. And I get it, we've all been rooting for June to reunite with her. But what if that's not where the real ending lies?"

They expounded: "What if the show is setting up them Angela and Janine to be the ones who make it out? Together. Safe. Whole. What if that's the happy ending we didn't even realize we needed? [sic]."

Meanwhile, another viewer chimed in: "I do think we need a win lol, we know the story as a whole isn't going to be happy, but one happy ending out of the years of trauma would be nice, and let's face it, it's not even that happy of an ending, she's taking a child that doesn't really know her as her mother, Janine is going to have to work through so much trauma, with one eye as a physical reminder [sic]."

And a third fan contributed: "I would love this to happen. Janine is my absolute favorite and all I want is for her to have a happy ending [sic]."

One viewer chimed in: "This would be great. Especially since Naomi really doesn't act like she cares about Angela so we won't feel bad about taking her from them [sic]."

Some fans speculated that Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) might have a part to play in aiding Janine and Angela.

A fan suggested that while a completely happy ending was unlikely, change was on the horizon: "Well, not whole bc Janine is missing an eye.... but seemingly Angela is being prepped for revolution by Comm. Lawrence so I'm not sure if I think she will be reunited with Janine yet... [sic]."

Another added: "I caught that! Lawrence did literally tell her "you're going to read this book all by yourself" which is very VERY against the law. He's already setting her up to not believe in Gilead's laws [sic]."

A third theorised: "Lawrence is clearly going to turn...he's always had subversive tendencies, he's not religious, and now he knows he's wanted on the wall. I'll be incredibly surprised if he doesn't leave Gilead taking Angela with him, whilst helping June to liberate Jezebel's."

The Handmaid's Tale is anticipated to conclude with a bang, leading naturally into the beginning of the forthcoming series The Testaments, based on the sequel novel to The Handmaid's Tale.

The Testaments will follow new characters as they attempt to topple the religious government from within in the next phase of Gilead's history.

Regrettably, as our readers are aware, Hannah won't be fleeing Gilead alongside her mother.

Instead, it will be Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) who aids her escape and brings down the regime with incriminating information.

It's highly probable that The Handmaid's Tale will conclude on a somewhat poignant note, with some narratives neatly tied up, but the story of June and Luke Bankole (O-T Fagbenle) rescuing Hannah won't be among them.

The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 will be coming to Prime Video and Channel 4 on May 3 in the UK