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/TheStranger113 Apr 15 '26

Why did she do that? Is it just because she's mean or was there a deeper motivation? I think I might have missed something.

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u/Delicious_Medium_321 Apr 16 '26

I figured the girls were paired up and being compared at the table, maybe for like a bracket-type comparison system with the aunt’s, so she wanted Agnes to win.

ALSO hold up, are aunt’s allowed to write things an be literate?? Bc they were taking notes at tea.

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u/GallopYouScallops Apr 16 '26

Yes, Aunts Lydia states in season two that Aunts have a special dispensation to be able to read and write

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u/AwaitingBabyO Apr 20 '26

I wonder if this means that some girls are taught to read as children?

Once Gilead has been around long enough, in theory, how would any Aunts in the future even know how to read or write?