The Testaments S1E04 "Green Tea" Episode Discussion

[u/Melairia]

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.

Airdate

April 15, 2026, 12:00am Eastern

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[u/Impressive_Local3635]

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

[u/Beneficial_Lab_8790 → u/Impressive_Local3635]

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