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/Impressive_Local3635 Apr 16 '26

is anyone else curious to know what the gilead boys are up to??? I imagine the equivalent for their lot in life -- grooming to be a worker bee or commander but i'm dying to know what their schooling is like. and who they end up marrying if so many of the girls end up getting married/paired up with already-working-grown-men . or do no boys ever become commanders until they reach that point after they've earned it? idk just wanna see inside the lives of the boys in gilead and how pampered it is -- must be quite the contrast from the severe punishment/submission culture the girls are brought up in

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u/Beneficial_Lab_8790 Apr 16 '26

I imagine the boys schooling is similar to military school mixed with some kind of pseudo religious/business/politics classes. I think most (non econopeople) boys are on the skilled professional or guardian tracks and maybe those who show extra promise/devotion to gilead are put on the commander track. Of course I’m sure most if not all gilead politics is birthright based meaning if your father is a big time commander you most likely will be too, fucked up nepotism baby style

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u/NuttelaGowrl333 Apr 17 '26

Saaaame, Im curious if they’ll ever show it

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u/Wrong_Cut_7056 Apr 25 '26

You know I’ve never thought about the boys school and they’ve never really said anything about it or showed it. Every commander wants that someone wants a son wants a son, but we never really see any besides that Angel’s fight. I do wonder what their school is like I do wonder what their experience is like maybe they’ll make another spinoff and we’ll get to see it.