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00:01Blessed day, Aunt Lydia.
00:03Previously on The Testaments.
00:04Do you know why this statue was erected?
00:07So you can always be watching over us?
00:09Yes.
00:10We inspire the world with our good works, Agnes.
00:13Can you feel the baby kicking yet?
00:14I can't wait.
00:15You're so much further along than last time.
00:17Hold up!
00:18Your work with these girls is truly a triumph.
00:21They're magnificent!
00:23Somewhere out there is your future husband.
00:26Tonight you'll meet him.
00:27Excuse me, Miss Mackenzie, I'm being called away.
00:29You could take my place with the young lady?
00:31Garth was becoming a commander.
00:33And if he were a commander, he could be mine.
00:36Do not let them get my girls drunk.
00:38I'll have a word with them.
00:40Why don't we get a refreshment?
00:42Shoot, I think I'm gonna be sick.
00:44She's drunk.
00:46It's a shame a girl with such promise.
00:49Threw it all away.
00:50As he blessed Ruth and Leah, he has blessed me the same.
00:54By his hand, may he make me fruitful.
00:56Praise be.
00:58I trust your expectations were met?
01:01Hardly.
01:02I saw more than one girl plied with drinks.
01:05You failed.
01:07How was I supposed...
01:08You still have much to prove.
01:11Well, Renfadala, I think maybe the time's come for you and I to discuss our vision of the future.
01:15Oh, praise the Lord.
01:18Yes, I would love her.
01:20Excuse me, Commander.
01:22Yes.
01:47Good luck for everyone.
01:48And I will have the time to leave for the future.
01:50No matter how quickly, this is, you'll be there.
01:51I'll be there.
01:53In my own present day, I am an object of curiosity, not to the world outside of Gilead, to these
02:02girls.
02:26Would you stop pacing? You're making me nervous. Chill. How? Why? What's going on? The aunts decide our contenders today.
02:36Two to three suitors each, usually. Then house visits. Then weddings. Then prison for the rest of our lives.
02:42Don't say that. Why not? Whatever, it's in God's hands now. Or the aunts. Is there a difference?
03:11It's in God's hands.
03:40These girls are no mystery to me. Let's begin, shall we?
03:45Jehoshabah wants power. Huldah, security. But Agnes, well, I'm not sure what she wants. Not yet. Their fates are in
03:55my mortal hands. An unmarried woman picking husbands for each girl who passes through these halls. The irony is not
04:04lost on me.
04:06School canceled again, I take it. This is the fourth time this month. Fine by me. My classroom's a mess.
04:13I could use a day to clean it up.
04:19Who's turn was it to replace the coffee? Vivian's. And Vivian is where?
04:27You're late. Did you bring some coffee? Something's happening. There are some men outside. They're armed.
04:33That's weird. Keith, they want to talk to you. To me?
04:38Mm-hmm. Okay.
04:44What's happening?
04:47Huh?
04:47Huh?
04:48Huh?
05:00Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
05:32Please remove any items, jewelry, cell phone, whatever's on your person, handbags, everything
05:42into the containers, don't worry man, we'll get your belongings back soon, let's go, let's
06:01go, let's go, look off, okay, don't touch me, don't touch me, don't touch me, don't touch
06:16Susan Snyder, the pregnant one, no husband, right, I have a partner, take her to the box
06:28store, excuse me, there's nothing you can do, come with me, what is going on, what's he
06:37doing, just because she's pregnant, that doesn't make any sense, shh, it quickly became clear
06:47there had been a coup, a forced change of leadership, the first of many to come, what would transpire
06:56next, none of us knew, what are they doing with that, what's going on, what the fuck are
07:17...are always visible to the divine eye.
07:21The sins of these women...
07:23...have found them out.
07:25Oh, no.
07:27Close your eyes. Close your eyes.
07:29By his hands...
07:33Shut down!
07:36I'll turn to your seats!
07:38Oh, my God!
07:40Get down!
07:41Get down!
07:42Get down!
07:43Get down!
07:44It's enough!
07:45Hey!
07:52Commander Maddox has expressed interest in Becca.
07:55That's promising.
07:56Mm-hmm.
07:58Commander Maddox is the man who gave alcohol to Becca at the ball.
08:01And you intend to reward his terrible behavior?
08:06It's left Becca without any other options.
08:09Unfortunately, such a public...
08:11Vajala, perhaps you should administer to Hulda.
08:13She still needs to be certified.
08:44I'm ready.
08:46Please come in.
08:49Blessed be the fruit, Aunt Vajala.
08:51Yes, yes.
08:52Pull down your undergarments and have a seat.
08:55Thank you, Aunt.
09:07You're right.
09:18I'm ready to go to the toilet.
09:34I'm so happy for you.
09:37I'm so happy for you.
09:50I'm so happy.
09:56I'm so happy.
10:00I'm so happy.
10:14Where are they taking them?
10:17Fuck if I know.
10:31My mother still isn't speaking to me.
10:34Not since what happened at the ball.
10:36That wasn't your fault.
10:38Who cares?
10:39What if she winds up with a commander from the colonies?
10:42Then I wind up with a commander from the colonies.
10:45Becca, do you know that some of your friends put themselves in jeopardy trying to save your reputation?
10:52From wicked girls.
10:55Jealous prune.
10:57What did she just call you?
10:59Prune.
11:01You know, like a plum that never turns green.
11:15Girls, good news.
11:18Our dear Hulda has been touched by his divine hand.
11:23She is officially agreeing and thus eligible this season.
11:27You may celebrate.
11:32That's enough.
11:34Now Hulda, God has provided you the opportunity to step into your womanhood with an important lesson.
11:45What do you think the punishment ought to be for a girl who uses violence upon another girl?
12:00Such a girl ought to have her hands bound and whipped.
12:10Very well.
12:25Unai!
12:27Hold Chuna-mite's arms down on the dusk.
12:46Hold on!
12:47Oh, my God.
13:14Teaching these girls was like a recipe for a tough steak.
13:19Hammer it with a mallet, then marinate and tenderize.
13:28I had seen it once before, on myself, and other women.
13:35No!
13:40Get up! Move!
13:43Everyone takes one.
13:45Make this and pass it down the line.
13:49One slice.
13:58Some wolfed and guzzled, but I made my portion last as long as possible.
14:04Chewing and swallowing distracts from mental wheel-spinning.
14:09Also, it passes the time.
14:15I'm not.
14:16Get up! Get up!
14:17I'm not!
14:19I got you!
14:20I got you!
14:20Come on!
14:21Sorry!
14:22No, no, no!
14:31It's okay.
14:35It's okay.
14:53I'm sorry.
14:56About what?
14:59The coffee.
15:01I forgot it was my turn.
15:05What I wouldn't do for a cup of coffee right now.
15:09With milk.
15:12Warm milk.
15:25You are a damn fine teacher, Lydia.
15:34So are you.
15:49Here, pass it down.
15:51One bottle each.
15:53Here, pass it around.
16:08Here, pass it over here.
16:11Pass it over here.
16:25I'm sorry about your friend.
16:30I'm sorry too.
16:37I learned quickly that having friends in Gilead was a liability.
16:42It would only bring pain and suffering.
16:45I've tried to pass this lesson along to my girls, first my handmaids, then my precious
16:52flowers.
16:53But it doesn't always stick.
16:56Rachel, how's it?
17:02Shu, how are your hands?
17:08Fine.
17:10I'd slap Jehoshua myself right now.
17:13I think maybe you guys should cool it on slapping for a while.
17:20I heard some news from the nurse's office.
17:24Penny's gone into labor.
17:27That's awesome.
17:29No, Hilda.
17:30It's too early.
17:32Right?
17:34This is our third pregnancy.
17:36The others ended.
17:45Dear Lord, watch over our friend Penny and her baby.
17:48Keep them safe.
17:50Offer them strength, healing, and hope.
17:53Amen.
17:54Amen.
18:03Help!
18:04Help!
18:05No!
18:05Let go of me!
18:07Let go!
18:08No!
18:09No!
18:10No!
18:11Help!
18:13Help!
18:16Help!
18:24Help!
18:26Help!
18:27Hey!
18:27Keep set aside, he's coming through.
18:28Okay.
18:30Oh, my God.
18:44misogynists who openly disdain women one needn't fear them but the men who understand the power
18:51of women who want to control it instead of deny it there is no one more terrifying i can sit
18:59by
19:02myself good evening or good morning i've lost track i'm commander judd of the sons of jacob
19:12and i've been tasked with the so-called women's sphere that is determining where each of you
19:17shall be placed in this new order what order they haven't told us anything
19:3058 you mean my age yes never married no does that matter
19:42you had an abortion
19:47i was very young
19:51you're aware that this form of person murder is now punishable by death
19:55and that the law is retroactive
19:59well i love children that's why i wanted to teach
20:02ah yes women have been told for so long that they can achieve equality in the professional
20:08and public arenas
20:09i don't expect them to welcome the segregation but they will have to adjust
20:15it is god's will after all
20:18surviving these men requires patience
20:22and allies wherever you can find them
20:27well
20:29i for one commend the work you are doing
20:34you would be surprised how many women have said that same thing sitting in that chair
20:38hoping to improve their outcomes
20:42i do have a suggestion
20:45one that might improve your own outcome
20:51what is it that you suggest
20:56if you believe society is best served by separate spheres for men and women
21:01shouldn't they be truly separate
21:05surely you have better things to do
21:07than concern yourself with the petty details of all of this
21:11who is going to teach the girls
21:14to be women
21:16and the women to be better women
21:18women of god
21:21delegation is but one of his many virtues
21:32have there been any inquiries
21:34no but what if someone inquires about agnes mackenzie's lineage
21:39she's the daughter of a handmaid
21:41there's nothing shameful in that
21:43not just any handmaid
21:46we are not here to judge
21:48let that be god's province
21:50our job is to prevent the possibility of inbreeding
21:53so the children of gilead may thrive
21:56are we all in concert
21:58rowing together now
22:04less a day
22:05less a day commander judd
22:06what an unexpected surprise
22:10ah
22:13is there something i can help you with
22:17with the new offensive against mayday
22:19some of our commanders have been shuttled to the front
22:25so these men should be taken out of the running until next season
22:31thank you commander
22:32your guidance is essential
22:34as we match our girls
22:39commander
22:39how is your dear wife
22:41i hear she's experiencing complications
22:45it's hard
22:46to be at home
22:47watching it all
22:48unfold
22:49come now
22:51there's no need to distract yourself
22:53with these women's issues
22:55rest your mind
22:57yes
22:58perhaps you're right
23:00i will handle this
23:06after all these years
23:08don't you trust me
23:16attention girls
23:18physical education will conclude at two bells
23:21do not forget to stretch after exerting
23:2448
23:2449
23:2550
23:26okay
23:28agnes your turn
23:31agnes
23:33sorry
23:34i was distracted
23:36no kidding
23:36this sucks
23:38in a few weeks you'll all be gone
23:39and i'll still be here by myself
23:42i didn't mean to get my period
23:44who cares
23:45who wants to get married on the line
23:50great
23:50becca you're kind of going off the deep end
23:52after what happened at the ball
23:54you should be throwing yourself at the mercy of aunt lydia
23:58maybe i'll get lucky and i won't get any offers
24:00then i can stay here with you shu
24:02what is wrong with you
24:04this is our whole lives
24:05some people would give anything for the right match
24:08what
24:12agnes
24:15agnes
24:16agnes
24:27i'm in love
24:30and it's horrible
24:36who
24:43Garth
24:45my guardian
24:50how do you know
24:52that you're in love with him
24:58anytime i'm near him
24:59i feel hot
25:00my skin like my cheeks
25:04and then in my belly
25:08have you ever felt that way before
25:13no
25:15but i'm happy for you
25:18he's not even eligible
25:24true but
25:27at least you can feel this way once
25:29right
25:32no matter what that's a blessing
25:47agnes mackenzie
25:48agnes mackenzie
25:49shouldn't you be
25:50on your way to class
25:53yes aunt lydia
25:55can i help you with something
26:07yes
26:08yes aunt lydia
26:09maybe
26:11i have a question
26:12or a request
26:14a request
26:15very respectfully aunt lydia
26:18very
26:19all right then
26:27my guardian
26:27the one who showed bravery
26:29on the bus that day
26:30when made a
26:30i am aware
26:32he's soon to be made a commander
26:35i thought perhaps
26:36you might make him eligible
26:39this season
26:40maybe god protected him
26:42for that reason
26:50i shall think the matter over
26:54thank you aunt lydia
26:56for your graciousness
26:58praise be
26:59now get to class
27:01late girls are difficult girls
27:03go in grace
27:11this is the last day of childhood
27:14for these girls
27:16innocence can be lost
27:19in so many ways
27:26you
27:27and
27:46you
28:03Miss Clements, you look fresh.
28:10Now, if you are to join our cause, you'll have to prove you mean it.
28:16Are you prepared to do that?
28:18Yes.
28:28Oh, no, no, no. Please, please. I beg of you. I can't. No, no, no, please.
28:37Let me just say this. Those who are not with us are against us.
28:44No!
28:45So which is it to be?
28:49No!
28:51No!
28:52No!
28:52No!
28:53No!
28:54No!
28:56No!
28:57No!
28:57No!
28:58No!
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29:06No!
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29:21No!
29:30No!
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29:33No!
29:34No!
29:34No!
29:34No!
29:34No!
29:34No!
29:35No!
29:36No!
29:36No!
29:38No!
29:44Help me.
29:47Please.
30:20Sinners are always visible to the divine eye.
30:25The sins of these women have found them out.
30:58Sinners are always visible to the divine eye.
30:58It may have been, after some days I lost track of that plot line.
31:03The plot line of my resolve.
31:07Now I was following the plot line of my survival.
31:12Please, I don't want to die.
31:15Please, don't.
31:16Please, I don't want to die.
31:18Please.
31:19Lydia, don't.
31:20Please.
31:26By his hand.
31:35Please, I don't want to die.
31:40Please, I don't want to die.
31:47Please, I don't want to die.
31:48Please, I don't want to die.
31:53Please.
32:19Hold has been settled.
32:21Only a few open slots left.
32:25Which commanders remain?
32:28I have another one to add to the mix, Garth Chapin.
32:34The Guardian?
32:35He's not eligible.
32:37He will be, soon enough.
32:39Yes, and other commanders have been serving Gilead far longer.
32:44As you know, men serve Gilead in myriad ways.
33:00Well, come on now, spit it out.
33:18I trust you heard the news.
33:22Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, for he does not willingly bring affliction to anyone.
33:30Praise be his words.
33:45Is it time to reconsider a handmaid?
33:50Isn't your domain anymore?
33:52I can still arrange one for you, between friends, of course.
33:58Not yet.
34:00When you are ready, you know you can count on me.
34:05In so many ways, dear Aunt Lydia.
34:11Your price is above rubies.
34:15Praise be.
34:17Praise be.
34:31Was I a phoenix, rising from the ashes?
34:34Or was I a cockroach?
34:37I wasn't sure anymore.
34:39But I was alive.
34:41Miss Clements, come in.
34:47We must construct a uniform for our new disciples.
34:52Your new disciples.
34:55Mine.
34:57I thought you might enjoy the privilege of weighing in.
35:18This one.
35:22It's a little rough.
35:26Might not be the most comfortable to the touch.
35:29No.
35:30I don't imagine it will be.
35:38My biggest gripe with the old world was the emphasis on comfort, ease, convenience.
35:45We had all become entitled little brats.
35:58Penny's child is with God now.
36:00Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
36:10How quickly people forget that nothing good comes without a little grinding down of the tooth.
36:16Poor Penny.
36:18For a seedling must fight its way through the dirt to meet the sun.
36:29Hold up.
36:31I made this for you.
36:34Really?
36:35No.
36:36I made it for myself.
36:37For good luck.
36:38But as you wait for your contenders, I thought you might need it.
36:41Just don't worry about all the good luck.
36:46Well, that's me.
36:47I have my first green appointment today.
36:49With a tailor.
36:50And then soon your dad to get my teeth whitened.
36:52Bye.
37:13Blessed day, Miss Agnes.
37:17See you tomorrow.
37:20See ya.
37:35The Lord has challenged us today, hasn't he?
37:38I pray we are worthy of his gifts.
37:41Even if they don't seem like gifts at first.
37:45I know his aunts aren't always generous with praise, but it's worth mentioning you've been an exemplary pearl girl.
37:52Today and all the days.
37:54I'm grateful for the chance to serve.
37:57Especially after my previous indiscretions.
38:00It takes time to adjust to the ways of Gilead.
38:02I made mistakes too.
38:05You're not from Gilead?
38:10Where are you from?
38:12Well, we're all of the same earth, dust to dust.
38:16But how did you end up in Gilead?
38:18How did you become an aunt?
38:21Well, dear, you need to have a calling.
38:24I heard mine.
38:25And I answered.
38:27I guess you could say I was the original pearl girl.
38:33I'll take it from here.
38:57I'll take it from here.
39:02All right.
39:05I've done theINAUDIBLE I think we played.
39:07I'll take it from here.
39:16I'll take it from here.
39:19I'll take it from here.
39:19Well, I'll take it from here.
39:19And if there are more NICK TOGETHER.
39:21Look at the gem.
39:22I'm kommand I'm missing you.
39:58We have done our best.
39:59We have best to teach these girls, to prepare them.
40:04But what they don't know yet is that life is long.
40:09The real brutality is when it asks you to endure, knowing what you have done and what has been done
40:16while you stood by.
40:18But what choice do we have? Enduring is the only way through.
40:27I control the women's side of their enterprise with an iron fist, in a leather glove, in a woolen mitten.
40:36I made a promise to teach these girls to be women. Women of God.
40:55I made another promise. After what happened to my girls at Jezebel's...
41:00After Boston fell. After the sting of the noose around my neck began to wear off.
41:06I vowed to document everything. And everyone.
41:12Yes, aunts were afforded the special privilege of being allowed to write.
41:18The only women in Gilead who could.
41:21But what was I writing? Recording the crimes of weak men and far too many women?
41:28That was not allowed. That could bring down these men, chosen by God, to lead us.
42:09The corrupt and blood-smeared fingerprints of the past must be wiped away for the morally pure generation that is
42:17surely about to arrive.
42:19But among these bloody fingerprints are those made by ourselves. And they can't be wiped away so easily.
42:28May God protect these girls. Because I'm not sure I can.
42:34Do you?
42:59involve me.
43:03With them.
43:03Even though...
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