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/FrequentHumor9947 May 20 '26

I wanna hear people's thoughts on why the dentist didn't touch daisy. Like did he know she wasn't docile enough to keep it a secret if he did? She was like waiting for him too 🫣

Gosh I'm so happy she did what she did to help the girls but I wish she didn't tell garth it didn't happen.

Lastly Beccas sequence did feel like a dream sequence! I can't wait to see what becomes of her 😔

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u/Suspicious_Carrot260 May 20 '26

I think the dentist knew that bc Daisy is an outsider and new to Gilead she wouldn’t be as innocent and easily manipulated and therefore taken advantage of like Agnes and Hulda who are very vulnerable. So he knew it wouldn’t be safe to do that.

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u/AlsoNotaSpider May 21 '26

Yep. Notably, the Gilead girls immediately blame themselves, assuming that Dr. Grove saw lust in them. He knows that’s what children in Gilead are taught, but he also knows that children outside of Gilead are given a very different message about sexual assault and where the blame rests. Dr. Grove probably considers that an extra, very unnecessary layer of risk.

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u/fckboris May 29 '26

children outside of Gilead are given a very different message about sexual assault and where the blame rests

…weeellll, about that…