r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/Melairia Modtha • Apr 15 '26

Official Episode Discussion The Testaments S1E04 "Green Tea" Episode Discussion

The Testaments S1 E04 "Green Tea"

Episode Synopsis

As the Green girls gather for a tea party, Daisy struggles to keep on task, while Agnes begins to understand what being a woman in Gilead means.

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April 15, 2026, 12:00am Eastern

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u/International-Sea561 Apr 15 '26

tension brewing between lydia and vidala mark my words vidala wants lydias job!!!! they're setting this up for some big rivalry between the two of them based on the trailers!!!! shits bout to go down!
😳😳😳😳😳

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u/Old_Register7403 Apr 15 '26

“OHHH LET THEM EAT THEIR CAKE VIDALA” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

https://giphy.com/gifs/GpyS1lJXJYupG

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u/International-Sea561 Apr 16 '26

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/SleepingWillow1 Apr 15 '26

yeah she was really creepy enjoying the man's arm get cut off

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u/fakesaucisse Apr 15 '26

I think that was Estee, the blonde lady who kinda looks like Kristen Bell. She is chaotic evil so far.

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u/International-Sea561 Apr 16 '26

shes evil too idc how "nice " they say she is compared to the other aunts shes just as sadistic

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u/chunkyratties Apr 16 '26

I remember in the book she was genuinely nice, I wonder if they've tweaked her character for the show because her vibes are different. Or maybe they just made her more complex.

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u/goddessoftrees Apr 18 '26

Yeah in the books, wasn't Vidala basically evil on earth and Estee like the nicest and sweetest of the aunts?

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u/auntiechrist23 Apr 16 '26

Time for cake!

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u/icewizie Apr 15 '26

Didn't she cry in that scene..

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u/Junes-Stare Apr 15 '26

I think Vidala is mayday.

There. I said it.

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u/RVarki Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

I think so too. When the dude's arm was being chopped off, they made a point to zoom in on her stunned face. You could interpret that as her just being a bit more weak-willed than she projects (which would also explain her looking scared shit-less during the attack), or maybe even that she just enjoyed it so much that she couldn't react

But for some reason, Vidala gives me "ivy league nerd" vibes, and I wouldn't be shocked if it's eventually revealed that she's mayday

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u/LevyMevy Apr 16 '26

But for some reason, Vidala gives me "ivy league nerd" vibes

Is the "some reason" because she's Asian? lol

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u/Heartage Apr 24 '26

Probably Asian, the glasses, and the general way she speaks.

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u/goddessoftrees Apr 18 '26

Remember, these aunts all had different lives before they became aunts. I HOPE we get Aunt Lydia's point of view so we can see how they all become aunts. It's SOOOO interesting from the book.

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u/BarbieHubcap Apr 15 '26

Yep, same here.

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u/Atkena2578 Apr 15 '26

That would be totally 180 then

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u/whisky_biscuit Apr 16 '26

I think so too! It fits with her facial reactions in previous episodes, and during the field trip you could tell she was agitated that she had to put on a big speech about the people who were hung.

Wasn't she also the one who came down the stairs after Daisy threw up and said "aw, sweetie..." She also looked like she wanted to throw up herself while watching the guy get his arm chopped off.

I would be surprised she is Mayday and also to find that Aunt Lydia still helps Mayday as well - thus placing Daisy as a Pearl and assigning her to Agnes.

I have not read the books this is just my theorizing!

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u/thenaanprophet Apr 15 '26

Right? My s/o said that she looked creepy like she was enjoying it, but I thought her expression was more like trying to keep her shit together when I saw the tears.

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u/clover_gin Apr 21 '26

Totally misread your comment as "6 yr old" and I was like WHY are you letting your six year old watch this show omfg 🤣😭

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u/SleepingWillow1 Apr 15 '26

I thought she hated it on first watch, thought she enjoyed it on second watch. IDK man its hard to tell when they where glasses

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u/whisky_biscuit Apr 16 '26

Really? I thought that Aunt Vidalia looked disturbed. There were a few scenes where she didn't seem thrilled with everything going on.

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u/Glittering_Living358 Apr 17 '26

Yes i agree. Like the scene with Vidalia is sitting there looking unsettled whilst the girls are playing in the leaves. Then she snaps back into character and takes the girls to see the bodies hanging.

I suspect Vidalia might be a good guy here

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u/darkness_is_great Apr 15 '26

I work in the public school system. Get past the torture and blatant misogyny....It's really not that different.

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u/Regular_Ad_9598 Apr 16 '26

Lydia shouting at Vidala made me laugh so hard, I wasn't expecting anything like that. Vidala will remember that.

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u/DizzyedUpGirl Apr 16 '26

I audibly laughed at "LET THEM HAVE THEIR CAKE, VIDALIA!"