The Handmaid's Tale -- "Offred" Episode 101 -- Offred, one the few fertile women known as Handmaids in the oppressive Republic of Gilead, struggles to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful Commander and his resentful wife. Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes), shown. (Photo by: George Kraychyk/Hulu)

The Handmaid’s Tale leading man, Joseph Fiennes just revealed a major plot twist in season 2.

All fans of The Handmaid’s Tale know that June’s baby daddy is Nick and not the Commander, but Joseph Fiennes, who plays Commander Waterford, just revealed that his character will find out he’s not the father and offer Nick a compromise this season.

“I think he suspects, and hints upon it and deals with it,” Fiennes said to FanSided.

Fiennes went on to spill the beans about what exactly he does when he finds out the baby isn’t is.

“There’s a sense in the season that he’s pretty much sussed out that if there is a suspect, it’s gotta be Nick,” Fiennes said. “But like the old saying, he decides to keep the enemy closer to his chest than further away. So rather than exact punishment or have him expelled from the house he really lays out a contract which is … you’ll get a wife, you’ll get the opportunities to maybe rise through the ranks of Gilead with that in mind and [Nick] will never mention and [he] will relinquish all thoughts and never mention that [he] might have paternity towards this child. This child is mine, and once we recognize that, we can move on from this.”

Fans might remember that in season 1, it was revealed that the commander is likely sterile, and his wife (Serena) forces June to have intercourse with their driver Nick in order to maintain the idea of a perfect life. Little does Serena know, Nick and June fall in love and meet several times in secret.

“We as a series are probably not going to focus on the inner turmoil of the commander since it’s the Handmaid’s perspective,” Fiennes said. “But having said that, I think what it indicates at least the only way I can make this work, is to see that this means a lot to the commander — less emotionally and more in the picture perfect family in Gilead.”

Some fans have questioned the paternity of the child and wondered if the writers would throw a surprise in there, but both writer Bruce Miller and star Max Minghella (Nick) assure me that Nick is the father.

“There should be no doubt that the baby is Nick’s, and it’s our fault as storytellers if we didn’t make that clear enough,” Minghella said to FanSided.

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Season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale is underway now, but if you haven’t seen season 1 yet, or just want to binge watch it again before season 2 debuts, season 1 is available now on Blu-ray and DVD.