Warning! There are a few season 3 spoilers coming at ya!

We’re pretty sure you could watch all of the episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale over and over again, and you'd still miss significant moments, including this key detail caught by a vigilant Reddit user about the women in Gilead and their eyesight.

“Anyone else notice none of the women in Gilead wear glasses?” @gmy20 asked, explaining, “None of the women in this show (Handmaids, Wives, Econowomen, Marthas) are pictured wearing glasses.” The user also noted that Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) does, in fact, rock a pair of spectacles.

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We've seen a flashback of Emily (Alexis Bledel) working as a microbiology professor wearing glasses, so it's clear she needs them. However, she never wore them in Gilead, where she was a Handmaid. And in season 3, which aired on June 5, Emily finally finds freedom in Canada (Hooray!). There, she does see an eye doctor, who keeps saying, "Better?" to confirm which prescription is right for her.

But as tried and true fans know, we're not really talking about vision here.

"We know what Emily's going through, and that examination is not about her eyes," executive producer Warren Littlefield tells GoodHousekeeping.com. "And ultimately, she takes a very deep breath and reaches out to her wife, and says, 'I'm here.' And so a journey begins and that journey starts with reconnecting with her wife and child."

Alexis Bledel as Emily George Kraychyk

And as fellow Reddit user @Morning_Song mentioned, Moira (Samira Wiley) even made this point back in season 1. Just after June (Elisabeth Moss) enters her training as a Handmaid, another incoming Handmaid named Janine talks back to Aunt Lydia. Then, Janine is taken away and returns with one of her eyes removed.

Madeline Brewer as Janine George Kraychyk

“We’re breeding stock,” Moira told June. “You don’t need eyes for that.” She also alludes to the bible verse Matthew 5:29, which is, "If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away."

You might also recall that women are not allowed to read or write in Gilead, unless they’re an Aunt. So here's the (now confirmed) theory: Handmaid’s Tale women do not need to see. The basic roles of Handmaids are to give birth, Marthas must cook and clean, and Wives need to help raise the Handmaids’ biological children. Men, however, are in control of everything, so it makes sense (in warped Gilead terms) that Commander Lawrence could wear glasses to improve his vision.

We’ll continue analyzing what's going on in and around Gilead throughout season 3, so keep your eyes peeled (glasses optional).

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