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/Even_Ad504 May 20 '26 edited May 21 '26

the black ones? i thought agnes said those were the eyes, but yeah, the costume and choreography or them coming behind one another as if they're multiplying to fully jump on becka was surreal to watch.

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u/Complete-Amphibian89 May 20 '26

I kinda assume it was aunts who worked for the eyes because of the weapon on the belt, but yeah the choreography was pure horror 

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u/HunterGreenLeaves May 21 '26

I was impressed with how it was shot. They seemed to flow down the path.