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00:01The aunts told us lots of girls never blossom because they're disobedient and prideful.
00:06And those girls are worthless to God.
00:09Getting your period was like a stamp of approval from God himself.
00:13I was one of the chosen ones.
00:16Me.
00:18Why me?
00:21There was a chance I'd be able to conceive.
00:23I was supposed to be ecstatic, and I was.
00:27But I was also scared to death.
00:30It's hard to tell one from the other sometimes.
00:49Blessed morning?
00:55Rosa?
00:59Rosa?
01:05Rosa?
01:10What on earth are you doing skulking around?
01:14Blessed morning, Mother.
01:17Going out for a morning ride?
01:20It's too early for your manipulative nonsense.
01:22What are you doing?
01:30Mother, as he blessed Ruth and Leah, he has blessed me this day.
01:35As he answered the prayers of Sarah, Rachel, and Rebecca, he has saved me from barrenness.
01:41By his hands.
01:41By his hands he will make me fruitful.
01:44By his hands he will make me fruitful.
01:49Blessed be his miracle.
01:53Wait for me in the parlor.
02:00When Becca got her period, her mom was so happy she started laughing and crying at the same time.
02:06I doubt Paula has ever cried.
02:08Or laughed.
02:09We're not telling fibs now, are we?
02:12You know the aunts will do their inspection.
02:15No.
02:16I wouldn't.
02:21Welcome to the sacred calling of womanhood.
02:25There's a lot of tedious bother to the whole enterprise.
02:30These are called wings.
02:31They go beneath your underpants and snap shut.
02:34Like this, yes?
02:36Change the pads every few hours.
02:38Cleanliness is godliness, especially so on these days.
02:40You should never smell it on yourself.
02:42Understood?
02:43Yes, ma'am.
02:49I was scared my first time, too.
02:52Thank you for your help.
02:56It's a woman's duty to pass on this kind of wisdom.
03:01Of course, no one bothered to do it for me.
03:13Tabitha made this for you before she passed.
03:19It's a cover for your pad.
03:33See if you can see the rainbow through the rock.
03:36Is it translucent?
03:37No, it's not.
03:38No, it's not.
03:40As I was walking along the forest,
03:43I came upon an enchanted castle.
03:46I saw inside there were all these little girls locked up.
03:51Sweet, godly girls.
03:53They were all under the spell of wicked witches.
03:57Luckily, I had a magic ring.
04:00But the ring only had the power to save one little girl.
04:04So I looked at all of them very carefully.
04:07And out of the whole bunch, I chose you.
04:09Is that how I'll get a baby?
04:15You won't need to, sweetheart.
04:18You are going to have a baby grow inside your tummy.
04:21I was loving it.
04:22I have a baby.
04:24Will you look like a baby?
04:25I am, man.
04:31Blessed morning.
04:34Agnes has blossomed.
04:37Praise be his mercy.
04:39How do you feel?
04:41A little sick to my stomach?
04:45It's a blessing to feel your body's miracle
04:50Agnes will have some appointments now that she's eligible. Yes, then there's the new doctor of course and the proper
04:56tailor and
04:58I'll enlist Dr. Grove for the teeth whitening. We need to make her as appealing as possible. Yes, then congrats
05:04Agnes
05:10I prayed so hard
05:14How about some coffee?
05:16Isn't that what women drink? Yes, please
05:22Completely obvious. I'm walking weird. You're perfect
05:30You're filled with his divine light and then a husband
05:38Yes, we pray a kind one
05:45Mmm
05:48Real young woman. Your mother would be so proud of you
05:53Rosa took care of Tabitha when she was dying
05:58She sat next to her bed and fed her ice cubes
06:04I heard they're redistricting. How's up?
06:06Enjoy your special day
06:08Under his eye, sweetie pie
06:10Under his eye, Rosa
06:14Would people notice the difference that I was a woman now?
06:20Was it something you could sense like a wild animal in the grass or smell like the air before a
06:27storm?
06:29What's a day?
06:31Like a guardian walking past you in the summer heat
06:53You set my feet on a rock and gave me a fruit at least to stand. Amen
07:11Blessed day, Miss Agnes
07:12Blessed day. Have you seen Becca?
07:14No, I'm sorry. I was praying while I waited for you
07:16You don't have to do that. Just go inside like a normal person
07:19Where are you going?
07:20Curiosity got Eve kicked out of the garden
07:23But Aunt Lydia said I should stay with you
07:26You can't come
07:29Is this about yesterday?
07:39Aunt Gabbana?
08:00Janet...
08:12Oof
08:17the
08:18haha
08:33Oh, blessed day! Girls, up, up! Let's go!
08:44Girls, up, up! Someone's been lost!
08:46Oh, let's go!
08:48Oh, let's go!
08:55Oh, let's go!
08:56Oh, let's go!
09:06so
09:09so
09:11so
09:22Hurry!
09:27I'm so blessed.
09:47Agnes Mackenzie, what a day this is.
09:52Aunt Dalla, as he blessed Ruth and Leah, he has blessed me this day.
09:56As he answered the prayers of Sarah and Rachel and Rebecca, he has saved me from barrenness.
10:02By his hand he will make me fruitful. Praise be his mercy.
10:14Your blessing is a blessing upon us all.
10:24One of your own has been touched by his divine hand, girls. Praise be.
10:29Praise to you guys.
10:46Take my meatloaf. You need iron and folic acid and bioflavonoids.
10:50I'm stuffed, hold up.
10:54Is your menstrual paddle soaked?
10:58No, not yet.
11:02Cool. You're still blessed.
11:05While green means more work and dancing in public and Agnes hates dancing in front of people, that could be
11:10a nightmare.
11:11Shut up, Sue.
11:13I crawled into your tights.
11:16I'm sure you'll be next.
11:19My breasts have been feeling pretty sore.
11:22They look bigger, don't they?
11:24My father always said I was blessed in that department.
11:29Beck, I can't ask Paul if I can come to your house today.
11:33I can say it's for green stuff.
11:35Up, girls.
11:36I have another fitting.
11:38Up, up, quick. Shake your toe feathers.
11:41We need you in corrections.
11:44Come. A pearl girl needs your guidance.
11:46On your special day?
11:48What a drag.
11:51Corrections were done in a separate part of the school.
11:54The aunt's wing.
11:56This room reeked of the aunts.
11:58What did she do?
11:59I don't know.
12:00It smelled like boiled wool and sweat.
12:03It smelled of certainty.
12:04If certainty had a smell.
12:07This young woman made a confession.
12:09This morning, she has admitted to using the Lord's name in vain.
12:17Agnes.
12:20Aunt Lydia entrusted you to guide this girl as you would your own child.
12:25I'm sorry, Aunt Fadala.
12:28You have been blessed with womanhood today.
12:32Is that a challenge you are ready for?
12:34Yes, Aunt Fadala.
12:36Then show me.
12:38Teach your straying lamb.
12:40Get up!
12:42Don't lounge around while defending his name.
12:49What must a sinner do?
12:54Pay, Aunt Fadala.
12:57She must pay for her sins, Aunt Fadala.
12:59Pay for her sins! Pay for her sins!
13:02Tell her what she is, Agnes.
13:04Dirty words come from what?
13:09A dirty girl.
13:14Corrections was our time to unleash and we devoured
13:20I'm ashamed of how much I miss it
13:23Dirty girl
13:33whose fault is this
13:34We understood power in rage. Teenage girls appreciate rage. In Gilead, as elsewhere.
13:42You are nothing. You're a slut from the streets of Sodom. A child of sinners.
13:47She was there. She heard my blasphemy. I swear to God.
14:21All right, friends. Time for cake.
14:35Open. A vessel unclean has no use in the service of the Lord.
14:50God wants you to put your shoulder into it, Agnes.
14:54I expected more from you on your special day.
14:59Now clean up and get to class.
15:12Oh, that soap is disgusting.
15:21I heard the Martha's used rendered cow fat and fireplace ashes.
15:28By his mercy, at least Aunt Gabana smeared our tongues.
15:32I would have taught you how to stay silent.
15:36Agnes, I had to confess my sins.
15:39I made a commitment to God to be a good pearl girl.
15:42Oh, congratulations. You're being a perfect little pearl girl.
15:45I didn't mean to rat you out, but when you got all up in my face, it was a lot.
15:50Corrections are a lot for you. Assembly is a lot for you.
15:53Maybe serving God is just too much for you.
15:55I really am sorry. Why did you come here?
16:00Why don't you just go back home?
16:04Not everyone has a home to go back to.
16:09Some people have crappy lives.
16:12A princess wouldn't get it.
16:18Vice Grace, I was granted a fresh start here in Gilead.
16:29Please give me a chance.
16:42And on this day of all days,
16:46I think you deserved every bit of the punishment.
16:48Every bit.
16:49Do you agree?
16:50Thank you for coming, Mrs. Brighton.
16:53Please do say hello to the commander for me.
16:56I'll see you, Mrs. McKenzie.
16:57Agnes, will be just a moment.
16:58Vice be.
17:03There are changes happening in your body and more on the way.
17:07Your prefrontal cortex is still developing
17:09and all that estrogen pumping through your body
17:11will tempt you into impulsive decisions.
17:15Dangerous ones.
17:18Womanhood is a test, Agnes.
17:20A life-long test.
17:25The aunts didn't teach us science.
17:28My prefrontal cortex had no idea what Paula was talking about.
17:34Dr. Grover's ready for you, Agnes.
17:42I blinked and you girls grew up.
17:46Becca's going to be thrilled you're agreeing now.
17:49I'm glad we're in it together.
17:51There's a lot on her mind today.
17:54Becca's a worrywart.
17:55It's just how she is.
17:57Open.
17:59Open.
17:59Open.
18:01Open.
18:02Open.
18:02Well, praise be.
18:04Perfect teeth.
18:05Just perfect.
18:08You know, maybe you could help her through it all.
18:12She's less anxious around you.
18:14I mean, you've always been so mature for your age.
18:20Okay.
18:22Only an x-ray to go.
18:23Can I get a size 2 light wing, please?
18:34Now, I hope that this isn't too heavy for you.
18:41I imagine your breasts must be quite tender.
18:49It's not too heavy.
18:52Lovely.
18:54You know, you really are getting to be a big girl, Agnes.
19:07And that's that.
19:09Let's take some pictures.
19:11Excellent.
19:13Open.
19:18And bite.
19:19Perfect.
19:27Still as you can be.
19:31Still as you can be.
19:32Still as you can be.
19:33Still as you can be.
19:33Still as you can be.
19:34Still as you can be.
19:35Still as you can be.
19:35Still as you can be.
19:36Still as you can be.
19:50That's when I started having nightmares about my wedding night, about my husband, a dark
19:59bedroom, and then a smell, and then he was in front of me, my husband, but he had no
20:10face.
20:12I tried to run away, but he always caught up with me.
20:16Wake up.
20:18Agnes.
20:20And, Lydia?
20:21Yes, it's time.
20:23Come along.
20:38It's a chilly night, dear.
21:05Come along, dear.
21:06Come along, dear.
21:21Amen.
21:33We gather here tonight as this daughter of Gilead comes of age.
21:40Seeking his divine protection.
21:43And she will need it, his protection.
21:46For being a woman on God's green earth is no easy feat.
21:53In you go, dear. Rub-a-dub-dub.
22:04But we needn't look so far back to see the suffering of women, do we?
22:09That's why Gilead was created.
22:13To bring women back to their rightful place.
22:23The world would be lost without you.
22:26Who can bring forth God's children?
22:28Who will populate this world so his divine presence can be multiplied?
22:35Who are you?
22:42You join your sisters now in this holy endeavor.
23:02Agnes.
23:14Agnes.
23:15Yes, Mackenzie, jettison all that came before this moment and embrace your new role.
23:21May the generations born to your womb be worthy in his eyes.
23:27Blessed be the fruit.
23:29Blessed be the fruit.
23:33May the Lord open.
23:44A token of your passage.
23:47May he bless your new path under his eye.
23:52Under his eye.
24:02Wonderful.
24:04Thank you, sir.
24:10Hi.
24:12Want some help?
24:16I thought I was going to drown in there.
24:19Me too.
24:21And I had my initiation.
24:24I feel like I'm still drowning.
24:28It's better that you're here, though.
24:33Praise be.
24:36I thought you were mad.
24:41This was your season, and I was ruining it.
24:46I thought you didn't want me to be a green.
24:53I didn't want this for either of us.
25:04I don't want to get married.
25:08I don't want a husband.
25:20But what else would you do?
25:26I don't know.
25:33Aunt Lydia said we get to leave everything behind.
25:39Everything that happened before tonight.
25:43Do you think that's real?
25:47What would you want to leave behind?
25:50What would you want to leave behind?
26:01It will be great.
26:04Pushing strollers together.
26:06No, Aunt's following us around.
26:11That does sound nice.
26:14All will be well, Rebecca.
26:17All manner of things will be well.
26:22I'm freezing.
26:28Yeah.
26:29Come on.
26:31Let's go home.
26:32Let's go home.
26:33Let's go home.
26:36I don't know.
27:09I don't know.
27:49I don't know.
28:15I don't know.
28:34I don't know.
29:30I don't know.
29:37It made no sense to say you didn't want to get married.
29:41It was going to happen.
29:42Want had nothing to do with it.
29:45There were things to be wanted.
29:51Even in Gilead.
29:53Even if there were consequences.
30:01Blessed morning.
30:04Blessed morning.
30:07Blessed morning.
30:14Pray you know smoking is not allowed, right?
30:21Yes, Miss Agnes.
30:22My apologies.
30:30Congratulations on your initiation.
30:40Better get inside, Miss Agnes.
30:50Sometimes you couldn't help but one.
30:53Even if you tried your best to stop it.
30:59There was no point to it.
31:02All that wanting.
31:04All that wanting.
31:11Agnes.
31:18Your father is home.
31:20He'll be pleased to hear of your development.
31:41You look so pretty this morning.
31:46He's in the parlor.
31:48He's in the parlor.
31:56He's in the parlor.
31:58All these things need to be finished.
32:01If they're temp controlled, then I think the transport is going to be fine.
32:03It's certainly vital.
32:06Blessed morning, angel.
32:09Blessed morning.
32:15Blessed morning.
32:16Blessed morning.
32:42Father, as he blessed Ruth and Leah, he has blessed me this day.
32:46As he answered the prayers of Sarah, Rachel, and Rebecca, he has saved me from barrenness.
32:52By his hand, he will make me fruitful.
32:56I know he will.
33:03Blessed.
33:03Blessed be the fruit, Agnes.
33:05May the Lord open, God he.
33:09Going to the chapel and we're going to get married.
33:16Going to the chapel and we're going to get married.
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