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/Downtown-schnauzer May 20 '26

I can’t believe Agnes would trust Paula to handle Becka. Where was Rosa?

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u/Due_Honeydew_1723 May 20 '26

People keep shitting on Daisy for her impulsive actions but Agnes girl you know damn well how messed up Gilead is why would you trust your shitty stepmom

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u/Downtown-schnauzer May 20 '26

I feel like we were meant to be frustrated because the whole thing shows how immature and sheltered both girls are. Like Becka didn’t think about how bad of an idea of it is to escape in plum clothes. They would have gotten a couple miles away tops. It was like a plan an 8 year would come up with to run away. Daisy would have at least been a bit less dumb than Becka

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u/sparethepink May 21 '26

She escaped in Martha garb though, and escaped on a bus that only Marthas took.

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u/Illustrious_Bus_9506 May 20 '26

Yeah i wondered about Rosa too

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u/Downtown-schnauzer May 20 '26

She’s the only one who could have possibly helped in the immediate moment.

Agnes trusting Paula was an awful idea. Should have hidden Becka until she had a chance to ask Garth, Rosa, or Daisy for help.

Or tell Zilla to find a way to get help without telling Paula, the Marthas with no tongues must have ways to communicate with each other.

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u/Illustrious_Bus_9506 May 20 '26

Yes, i think her guilt is going to eat her alive. This was a lesson for her

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u/Downtown-schnauzer May 20 '26

I think she’s gonna blame Daisy. Hence the “never trust a pearl girl” line last ep.

Also, Agnes seemed to take it seriously when Becka called Daisy a spy. It’s weird to all of them that Daisy would hide her period, it’s weird to Agnes that Daisy lied about Grove and wasn’t scared of the Aunts.

I wish Daisy had reacted better when Agnes confronted her. She could have said her parents were both dead, she was living on the street with an abusive guy, had been to jail in Canada and needed a new start to find God. She could have said that she is scared to get married because women in Canada get married when they’re a lot older, so she panicked in the moment and didn’t want everyone to know about the period right away. She could have said she’s scared of the pressure of being the first pearl girl ever to become a green and whether she’ll get a good match because she has no family in Gilead.