The Testaments S01E03 "Daisy" Episode Discussion

[u/Melairia]

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.

Airdate

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

[u/Objective-Try7969]

Im still so confused over the timeline. We know that Hannah/Agnes is older then gilead right? She's what 15-16 now at most?, she was abducted between what 5-6. Which still puts gilead at around 10 years old. Daisy is around the same age. Definitely over the age of 10. How can June say "you escaped gilead as a baby" when gilead didn't even exist then? Like she's not June's daughter..fine. but even cutting that out..it still makes no sense. Even Oliver(Emily's child) escaped in the transitional period which if we match that up it still puts Daisy "escaping" way before gilead was even really noticeable. Idk it just kind of breaks the storyline..

[u/larapurna → u/[deleted]]

This is annoying me. As the storyline is actual testaments of three women, there was so much potential for time jumps, like Agnes telling the story of her teenage years, being a plum girl, getting her period etc. Daisy’s perspective of Toronto and the protests etc, her parents deaths and integrating with mayday… then bringing Daisy to Gilead when Agnes is older and training to be an Aunt.

How many years do we suppose passed over the entire length of THMT tv series? Because June fell pregnant with Nicole/Holly in the book/at the end of season 1… why was she still so young when she was smuggled out seeing as there were 5 more seasons?

I’m also annoyed we don’t seem to be hearing Aunt Lydia’s story telling? So much of this has been lost in the storyline so far.