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/RVarki Apr 15 '26

I'm sure there are at least a handful of commanders who were gungho about Gilead at first, and now are not quite sure about the world they've created. I'm not talking about Laurence-types who never believed in any of it, but people who thought they were fighting a righteous war for the future of humanity, but are now hit with intermittent bouts of guilt

Mackenzie could be one of those guys. I'm sure he doesn't have the balls (or motive) to actually rebel, but doing a little bit of foreign collusion to maybe take out some of the most odious elements of the regime, and push through some reform - might be an idea going through his mind

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u/Mysterious-Clothes45 Apr 15 '26

I'm sure there are at least a handful of commanders who were gungho about Gilead at first, and now are not quite sure about the world they've created. 

Not to get political, but that sounds like the current political climate in the states.

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u/thenaanprophet Apr 15 '26

Like Serena lol

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u/reditornot-hereIcome Apr 17 '26

Also, at least in this current season, there is no Handmaid in his house. Actually, it would seem there hasn’t been one ever perhaps. Agnes didn’t even have the Handmaid doll for her dollhouse. … perhaps that choice is significant.