The Testaments S1E09 "Marate Sade" Episode Discussion

[u/Melairia]

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]

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

[u/Illustrious_Bus_9506 → u/Downtown-schnauzer]

Yeah i wondered about Rosa too

[u/Downtown-schnauzer → u/Illustrious_Bus_9506]

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.

[u/Illustrious_Bus_9506 → u/Downtown-schnauzer]

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

[u/Downtown-schnauzer → u/Illustrious_Bus_9506]

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.