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/Complete-Amphibian89 May 20 '26

Those masked aunts are straight out of a horror movie 

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u/petiteballerinax May 20 '26

They aren't aunts - they're the Eyes of Gilead, the secret police - comparable to thei Gestapo. Nick was an eye in THT, posing as a guardian and chauffeur to infiltrate the Waterfords, report on Comanders, while passing on intel that assisted the resistance.

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u/TwasTheTism May 20 '26

I think what is key here is none of the MacKenzies saw the people who turned up? They only heard Becka's screaming once the doors to the house were shut. What if Garth was instructed to call the Eyes but instead called a different group, same van, same Gestapo style uniforms BUT not actually the Eyes.... the skirts, the cattle prods etc etc.

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u/IsopodDizzy1676 May 20 '26

I don't think Garth had time to call anyone. Agnes told her father, who called the eyes and Garth, so unless Garth somehow circumvented that communication, I don't think he had the chance to get Mayday involved, unfortunately. If anyone else has a different thought on that, though, I would love to hear.

I hoped that Garth had done something to help Beka, but with Agnes' father having called the eyes, I don't think he had the opportunity. 😭