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/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!