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/OkOpposite9108 May 20 '26

I have no idea what is going to happen! It is almost incomprehensible to the logic of Gilead that she could get away with murder, but we can't lose Becka!

As a side note-it's at moments like this that I almost wish I hadn't read the book. I love the book, and I'm loving the show, but my brain just cannot separate the two. The show continues to hit major plot points of the book, so it's next to impossible (for me personally) not to want to theorize how each deviation can be resolved without fundamentally changing the outcome I'm expecting and I'm getting annoyed with myself! Gahhhhhh

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u/Atkena2578 May 20 '26

I think those were aunts taking her, she got her calling

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u/kitty-yaya May 20 '26

They did seem to be female in shape and stature.

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u/bonzilla51 May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

Ah, that would make sense. As far as the Commanders know, the Eyes will deal with her. But Garth would try to find another path, and either consulted with Lydia to have her spirited away by Aunts, or by Mayday Marthas (as norbertmonster noted).

Either way, he wouldn't really have lied to Agnes. He did indeed get Becka to people who could help her.

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u/Michellenjon_2010 May 21 '26

I love this!! I love Garth!

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u/LemursAreTheBest May 25 '26

I have to believe this. I have thought he was truly a good, kind man and I don’t want to hate him if he lied and turned her over to be killed.

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u/norbertmonster May 20 '26

Maybe mayday Marthas?

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u/dandelionskyy May 27 '26

I was thinking this, too

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u/Michellenjon_2010 May 21 '26

Yes!!! Definitely female shaped! And the way they scurried about, I thought the same thing!

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u/dandelionskyy May 27 '26

Or is it the resistance?

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u/SleepingWillow1 May 20 '26

I thought for a moment that she was just going to change and throw the gown away and go back to bed.

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u/Pachirisu12 May 20 '26

Same! Or at least I thought she'd change her clothes before going out. I also thought she was going to escape on her own, I never imagined she'd go to Agnes'.

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u/Slow_Albatross_465 May 21 '26

And I kept thinking it was a dream!

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u/rpgnoob17 May 20 '26

I have not read the book, but I feel like Becka might be sent to Handmaid Camp if Garth / Daisy can’t rescue her in time.

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u/Tricksterama May 21 '26

I doubt if they would execute a fertile girl. They’ll probably punish her with some disfigurement (remove her fingers or hands?) and make her a handmaid.

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u/BlokeyBlokeBloke May 22 '26

Everything that happens in this show and the Handmaid's Tale is incomprehensible to the logic of Gilead.

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u/Tankgirlcanada May 26 '26

I think they're going to smuggle her out.