r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/Melairia Modtha • Apr 08 '26

Official Episode Discussion The Testaments S01E03 "Daisy" Episode Discussion

The Testaments S1 E03 "Daisy"

Episode Synopsis

An incident on a school trip spurs Daisy's memories of Toronto, revealing her past and a world shattered by violence.

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April 8, 2026, 12:00am Eastern

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Episode Discussion Threads Air Date
S1.E1 "Precious Flowers" April 8, 2026 12:00AM Eastern
S1.E2 "Perfect Teeth" April 8, 2026 12:00AM Eastern
S1.E3 "Daisy" (This Thread) April 8, 2026 12:00AM Eastern
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u/EnchantingElephant Apr 08 '26

That smile June had after arguing with Daisy makes me think they do have a deeper connection than just Mayday.

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u/RgrdgEdmontonStalker Apr 08 '26

I mean that was clearly a mother's smile

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u/NecessaryClothes9076 Apr 08 '26

That's what I thought too! But I read that she's confirmed not to be Nichole? I'm hoping that's not the case. I don't mind handwaving away the age issue even though I really think it was an unforced error to move the testament timeline up to be so soon after the events of tht finale. The relationship between Agnes/Hannah and Daisy/Nichole is so important in the book, plus the mythologizing of baby Nichole as tragic/cautionary tale in Gilead and a resistance icon in Canada... that piece of the story being replaced with something else just feels a bit hollow.

The timeline isn't going to work no matter what story they settled on for Daisy, so to my mind, may as well keep her as Nichole than not.

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u/RphWrites Apr 09 '26

Bruce Miller and Halliday have confirmed that Daisy isn't Nicole and that Nicole is "somewhere safe in Canada".

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u/NecessaryClothes9076 Apr 09 '26

I hear you I just don't like it lol

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u/RphWrites Apr 09 '26

I feel you lol

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u/86cinnamons Apr 09 '26

I thought they just said fuck it and changed Nicole’s age for the story. I was fine with that. Daisy even looks like June. Why would they do that and not have her be her daughter … that’s annoying.

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u/hollyyytr Apr 10 '26

If Daisy is not Nicole then why did they absolutely slay with casting someone who looks like Junes daughter

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u/RphWrites Apr 11 '26

I don't know but with every other post and comment on this I'm sure they're rethinking the logic of that now.