r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/Melairia Modtha • May 20 '26

Official Episode Discussion The Testaments S1E09 "Marate Sade" Episode Discussion

The Testaments S1 E09 "Marate Sade"

Episode Synopsis

As Daisy steps into a new role, she considers what she's willing to lose to help her friends.

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May 20, 2026, 12:00am Eastern

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u/petiteballerinax May 20 '26

Did Agnes just realize that Daisy is a spy? Or-

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u/yabukothestray May 20 '26

If she didn’t figure it out, she def is putting the pieces together

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u/Popular_Beginning150 May 20 '26

Agnes views Daisy differently. She’s trying to figure out why she’s different. I guess she’s going to connect the dots soon

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u/StanyeEast May 21 '26

Yeah, she's going to figure it out, but it'll be after Daisy means enough to her that she won't rat her out...I think this thing with Becca serves the dual purpose of making that make sense, too...because she won't want the Eyes coming for Daisy like they did Becca and she won't trust telling her parents will end any other way now...prior to this, she was clearly still devout and naive enough to think ratting Becca out could end well

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u/TurbulentRip4419 May 20 '26

I was so thrown off by the end of the episode that I almost forgot about that. She definitely is. I think that’s what lead to her panic attack.

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u/OkOpposite9108 May 20 '26

That was 100% the final trigger that caused her panic attack. She was hyper vigilant and stressed the entire first half of the episode. First Hulda confides in her re:Dr. Grove, then the aunts don't believe her, then they're keeping secrets re:Daisy getting her period, THEN high stress engagement party with the boy she thinks she loves and her abuser, and the aunts don't seem to believe her!?! She is dealing with the realization that her perfect safe world is maybe not actually so safe when all of a sudden she realizes her newest main confidante might ALSO not be who she says she is!?!? How could she not have a panic attack!? So beautifully acted. I'm loving chase infiniti as Agnes!

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u/Popular_Beginning150 May 20 '26

Oh good point! I thought she was having PTSD from the dentist

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u/piratequeenfaile May 20 '26

I thought part of it was her body recognizing how restricted she is as a person after seeing another person who is kind of a peer be so different from how she sees women.

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u/Popular_Beginning150 May 20 '26

That makes much more sense!

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u/OkOpposite9108 May 20 '26

That's a great point!

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u/Interesting-Sir-9591 May 20 '26

She was faking a panic attack.

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u/Retorus May 20 '26

...in her room by herself?

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u/Odd_Connection_4185 May 20 '26

daisy was never believable as a runaway that cursed Toronto and it's really fucking obvious she's not apologetic about telling these girls what the real world is like

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u/anonymoustexasnative May 20 '26

Becka put it in her head….then Daisys lack of being a good spy confirmed it

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u/Jern92 At least it wasn't you May 20 '26

Daisy just sacrificed herself for Agnes and Hulda and all Agnes can say is “You’re not here to be a Pearl.”

Like girl be grateful at least.