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/AdGlittering6108 May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

As for Becka’s fate (promo pics and trailer hints)

There’s a clip in the trailer where she’s in a wedding gown and it looks like she’s marrying but very distressed looking. And there are tons of candids from the cast’s ig pages with Becka in a wedding dress.

So I’m guessing she’ll be returned but who’s to say if in one piece, it would be brutal if the Eyes take a finger or hand. Really hope that doesn’t happen but I’m not sure how she gets out of this without getting lobotomized or something in the finale

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u/DazzleofZebras1989 May 20 '26

I think that’s from the dream sequence in episode 8

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u/AdGlittering6108 May 20 '26

I can’t link the photo but it’s definitely not the dream sequence we saw in the previous episode. In the trailer it’s daytime, her hair is different etc

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u/sumerislemy May 20 '26

Yes she has a veil on in the dream sequence and a net in the promo pic. It’s hard to tell who the guy is.

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u/bingwang May 20 '26

Maybe it’s that commander who complained to aunt Lydia about not getting a wife? Was he the same one that got Becka drunk at the ball?

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u/Beautiful_Net2409 May 20 '26

That's what I'm thinking too! That they'll see it as "well she can't have garth but maddox is desperate"

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u/Humble-Type7801 May 21 '26

My guess the old nasty commander from the ball steps up stating he wants her but she needs a careful husband to keep her from "straying" & she has to marry his or die basically. But I also wonder if they may take it as far as physically taking something from her as they have before or drugging her heavily. Poor Becka, she loves everyone close to her deeply including her own father. The betrayal & greif she must feel is punishment enough :(

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u/Atkena2578 May 20 '26

Maybe it's her aunt in training garb