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The Testaments Season 1 Episode 6
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00:01Blessed day, Aunt Lydia.
00:03Previously on The Testaments.
00:05Do 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?
00:15I can't wait.
00:16You're so much further along than last time.
00:18Huldah!
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?
00:42Sue, 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 to-
01:08You still have much to prove.
01:11Well, Amphidala, I think maybe the time's come for you and I to discuss our vision for the future.
01:15Oh, raise the door to the future.
01:19Yes, I would love it.
01:20Excuse me, Commander.
01:46All right, girls.
01:47See you all.
01:54In my own present day, I am an object of curiosity.
01:59Not to the world outside of Gilead.
02:02To these girls.
02:22My house.
02:26Would you stop pacing?
02:27you're making me nervous. Chill. How? Why? What's going on? The aunts decide our contenders
02:35today. Two to three suitors each, usually. Then house visits. Then weddings. And prison
02:40for the rest of our lives. Don't say that. Why not? Whatever. It's in God's hands now.
02:49Or the aunts. Is there a difference?
02:57It's in God's hands.
03:38While I may be a mystery to them, these girls are no mystery to me.
03:43Let's begin, shall we?
03:45Jehoshabah wants power. Huldah, security. But Agnes, well, I'm not sure what she wants.
03:52Not yet. Their fates are in my mortal hands. An unmarried woman picking husbands for each
04:00girl who passes through these halls. The irony is not lost on me.
04:06School canceled again, I take it.
04:08This is the fourth time this month.
04:10Fine by me. My classroom's a mess. I could use a day to clean it up.
04:20Whose turn was it to replace the coffee?
04:23Vivian's.
04:23And Vivian is where?
04:28You're late. Did you bring some coffee?
04:30Something's happening. There are some men outside. They're armed.
04:34That's weird.
04:34Keith, they want to talk to you.
04:37To me?
04:39Mm-hmm.
04:40Okay.
04:44What's happening?
04:47Huh?
04:47Huh?
05:02Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
05:03Oh, my God, my God, my God, my God.
05:27Keep up!
05:30Keep up!
05:32Please remove any items, jewelry, cell phone, whatever's on your person, handbags.
05:41Everything into the containers.
05:50Don't worry, man, we'll get your belongings back soon.
06:00Let's go, let's go!
06:02Oh, God!
06:03Hey!
06:05Don't touch me!
06:11Hey!
06:16Susan Snyder.
06:19You're the pregnant one.
06:22No husband, right?
06:25I have a partner.
06:27Take her to the box store?
06:29Excuse me, where are you?
06:30There's nothing you can do.
06:32Come with me!
06:35What is going on?
06:37What's he doing?
06:38Just because she's pregnant?
06:40That doesn't make any sense at all.
06:45It quickly became clear there had been a coup, a forced change of leadership, the first
06:53of many to come.
06:54What would transpire next, none of us knew.
06:58What are they doing with that?
07:00What's going on?
07:02What the fuck are you going to do to them?
07:04They're going to fix you!
07:05They're going to kill them!
07:16Sinners are always visible to the divine eye.
07:21The sins of these women have found them out.
07:26Oh, no.
07:27Close your eyes.
07:28Close your eyes.
07:29By his hand.
07:33Sit down!
07:34Sit down!
07:36I'll turn on your seats!
07:38Oh, my God!
07:40Get down!
07:41Get down!
07:42Get down!
07:43Get down!
07:44Get down!
07:44Get down!
07:44Get down!
07:45Get down!
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.
08:02And you intend to reward his terrible behavior?
08:06It's left Becca without any other options.
08:10Unfortunately, so do public...
08:11Bajala, perhaps you should administer to Hulda.
08:13She still needs to be certified.
08:37Bring her in.
08:45I'm ready.
08:46Please come in.
08:49Blessed be the fruit, Aunt Vidala.
08:51Yes, yes.
08:52Pull down your undergarments and have a seat.
08:54I wish you had a goodmerение on...
09:00Turn around to blowing over
09:00that man shows you home tonight...
09:00...
09:00Thank you-
09:15You Corbett!
09:23UAF!ol
09:35I'm so happy for you.
10:14Where are they taking them?
10:16No, no, no!
10:18Fuck if I know.
10:31My mother still isn't speaking to me.
10:34Not since what happened at the ball.
10:37That wasn't your fault.
10:38Who cares?
10:40What if she winds up with a commander from the colonies?
10:42Then I wind up with a commander from the colonies.
10:46Becca, do you know that some of your friends put themselves in jeopardy trying to save your reputation?
10:52From wicked girls.
10:54Jealous prune.
10:57What did she just call you?
10:59Prune.
11:00You 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.
11:26You 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?
12:01Such a girl ought to have her hands bound and whipped.
12:10Very well.
12:27Hulda, hold Shunammite's arms down on the desk.
12:46Hold on.
12:56Tell her.
12:58Don't forget.
13:06I'm sorry.
13:08I'm sorry.
13:10I'm sorry.
13:11I'm sorry.
13:12I'm sorry.
13:13I'm sorry.
13:14I'm sorry.
13:16I've never heard of her.
13:16for a tough steak hammer it with a mallet then marinate and tenderize
13:28i had seen it both before on myself and other women
13:58some wolfed and guzzled but i made my portion
14:01last as long as possible chewing and swallowing distracts from mental wheel spinning also it passes the time
14:30it's okay
14:40it'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
15:10with milk
15:12warm milk
15:25you are a damn fine teacher lydia
15:30thank you
15:34so are you
15:49here pass it down
15:51one bottle each
15:54pass it around
16:04one bottle
16:05one bottle
16:07pass it over here
16:10pass it over here
16:25i'm sorry about your friend
16:30i'm sorry too
16:37i learned quickly
16:39that having friends in gilead was a liability
16:41it would only bring pain and suffering
16:45i've tried to pass this lesson along to my girls
16:48first my handmaids
16:51then my precious flowers
16:53but it doesn't always stick
17:10i think maybe you guys should cool it on slapping for a while
17:20i heard some news from the nurse's office
17:25penny's gone into labor
17:27that's awesome
17:29no hold up
17:30it's too early
17:32right
17:34this is her third pregnancy
17:36the others ended
17:45dear lord
17:46watch over our friend penny and her baby
17:48keep them safe
17:50offer them strength healing and hope
17:52amen
17:53amen
18:02no
18:04help
18:04no
18:05let go of me
18:07let go
18:07no
18:08no
18:26hey
18:27step aside
18:28he's coming through
18:30oh my god
18:44misogynists who openly disdain women
18:46one needn't fear them
18:48but the men who understand the power of women
18:53who want to control it instead of deny it
18:56there is no one more terrifying
18:59i can sit by myself
19:03good evening
19:05or good morning
19:06i've lost track
19:08i'm commander judd
19:09of the sons of jacob
19:12and i've been tasked with the so-called women's sphere
19:15that is determining where each of you shall be placed in this new order
19:19what order
19:20they haven't told us anything
19:2958
19:30you mean my age
19:32yes
19:33never married
19:34no
19:35does that matter
19:42you had an abortion
19:48i 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
20:00that's why i wanted to teach
20:02ah yes
20:03women have been told for so long that they can achieve equality in the professional and public arenas
20:10i 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
20:24wherever 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
20:43i 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
21:02shouldn'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
21:12who 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
21:54so the children of gilead may thrive
21:56are we all in concert
21:58rowing together now
22:04blessed day
22:05blessed 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
22:24so
22:26these men should be taken out of the running until next season
22:31thank you commander
22:33your guidance is essential
22:34as we match our girls
22:38commander
22:39how is your dear wife
22:41i hear she's experiencing complications
22:45it's hard
22:46to be at home watching it all
22:48unfold
22:50come 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 aunt lydia
23:04i will handle this
23:06after all these years
23:08don't you trust me
23:17attention girls
23:18physical education will conclude at two bells
23:21do not forget to stretch after exerting
23:2448
23:2449
23:2550
23:27okay
23:29agnes your turn
23:32agnes
23:34sorry
23:34i was distracted
23:36no kidding
23:36this sucks
23:38in a few weeks you'll all be gone and 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 anyway
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
24:09what
24:12agnes
24:15agnes
24:27i'm in love
24:30and it's horrible
24:36who
24:37who
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
25:01my skin
25:02like 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
25:19he'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 mckenzie
25:49shouldn't you be
25:50on your way to class
25:53yes
25:53yes aunt lydia
25:55can i help you with something
26:07yes aunt lydia
26:10maybe
26:12i have a question
26:13or a request
26:14a request
26:16a request
26:16very respectfully aunt lydia
26:18very
26:20all right then
26:27my guardian
26:28the one who showed bravery on the bus that day
26:30when made a
26:31i am aware
26:32he's soon to be made a commander
26:35i thought perhaps you might make him eligible
26:39this season
26:41maybe god protected him for that reason
26:50i shall think the matter over
26:54thank you aunt lydia
26:56thank you aunt lydia
26:57for 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 for these girls
27:17innocence can be lost
27:19in so many ways
27:49please
28:04Miss 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, so which is it to be?
29:15Let me just say this.
29:33Please, God, help me.
29:42Help me.
29:46Help me.
29:48Help me.
29:49Help me.
30:20Sinners are always visible to the divine eye.
30:25The sins of these women have found them out.
30:57Whatever my resolve may have been, after some days I lost track of that plotline.
31:03The plotline of my resolve.
31:07Now, I was following the plotline of my survival.
31:12Please, I don't want to die. Please, don't. Please, I don't want to die. Please.
31:19Lydia, don't. Please.
31:27By his hands.
31:41By his hands.
31:46By his hands.
31:53By his hands.
31:56By his hands.
31:59By his hands.
32:00By his hands.
32:01By his hands.
32:03By his hands.
32:03By his hands.
32:04By his hands.
32:04By his hands.
32:20Hold has been settled.
32:22Only a few open slots left.
32:25Which commanders remain?
32:28I have another one to add to the mix.
32:30Garth 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.
32:43As you know, men serve Gilead in myriad ways.
33:00Well, come on now. Spit it out.
33:19I 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?
33:50It isn't your domain anymore.
33:53I can still arrange one for you. Between friends, of course.
33:59Not yet.
34:00When you are ready, you know you can count on me.
34:05In so many ways, dear Aunt Lydia.
34:12Your price is above rubies.
34:16Praise be.
34:18Praise be.
34:31Was I a phoenix, rising from the ashes?
34:35Or was I a cockroach?
34:37I wasn't sure anymore.
34:39But I was alive.
34:42Miss Clements, come in.
34:43Come in.
34:48We must construct a uniform for our new disciples.
34:52Your new disciples.
34:56Mine.
34:57I thought you might enjoy the privilege of weighing in.
35:19This one.
35:23It's a little rough.
35:26Might not be the most comfortable to the touch.
35:28No.
35:30I don't imagine it will be.
35:38My biggest gripe with the old world
35:40was the emphasis on comfort,
35:43ease,
35:44convenience.
35:45We had all become entitled little brats.
35:58Penny's child is with God now.
36:00Blessed are those that mourn,
36:03for they shall be comforted.
36:10How quickly people forget
36:12that nothing good comes
36:14without a little grinding down
36:16of the tooth.
36:18For a seedling must fight its way
36:20through the dirt
36:21to meet the sun.
36:30Hold 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,
36:39I thought you might need it.
36:41Just don't rub out all the good luck.
36:46Well,
36:47that's me.
36:47I have my first green appointment today
36:49with a tailor.
36:50And then soon you're dead
36:51to get my teeth whitened.
36:52Bye.
36:54Bye.
36:55Bye.
36:56Bye.
36:57Bye.
36:59Bye.
37:00Bye.
37:00Bye.
37:01Bye.
37:03Bye.
37:03Bye.
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,
37:48but it's worth mentioning you have been
37:50an exemplary pearl girl today and all the days.
37:53I'm grateful for the chance to serve,
37:57especially after my previous indiscretions.
38:00It takes time to adjust to the ways of Gilead.
38:03I made mistakes too.
38:06You'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?
38:19How did you become an aunt?
38:21Well, dear, you need to have a calling.
38:24I heard mine, and I answered.
38:27I guess you could say I was the original pearl girl.
38:33I'll take it from here.
38:43We've checked all the bloodlines.
38:46Our matches are as clean as a wooden whistle.
38:51Yes, I'm a leader.
38:52I believe a celebration is in order.
38:55Each season brings its own obstacle,
38:58and this season has been particularly stimulating.
39:02May our greens move forward into holy matrimony
39:06as God intended.
39:08Blessed be the fruit.
39:10May the Lord open.
39:18It is now time to tell the girls' families.
39:23Oh, what delicious news they shall receive.
39:29Oh, my God.
39:50Carol's wife is over.
39:50Your daddy is living.
39:51She's not well, the perfect woman.
39:54We've not beenĐĽ feeling the truth.
39:58We have done our 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,
40:13knowing what you have done and what has been done while you stood by.
40:18But what choice do we have?
40:22Enduring is the only way through.
40:28I 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.
40:54I made another promise.
40:58After what happened to my girls at Jezebel's, after Boston fell, after the sting of the noose around my neck
41:05began to wear off,
41:06I vowed to document everything, and every one.
41:12Yes, aunts were afforded the special privilege of being allowed to write, the 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.
41:30That could bring down these men, chosen by God, to lead us.
41:34No.
41:50No.
42:09The corrupt and blood-smeared fingerprints of the past
42:12must be wiped away for the morally pure generation
42:16that is surely about to arrive.
42:19But among these bloody fingerprints are those made by ourselves
42:24and they can't be wiped away so easily.
42:29May God protect these girls because I'm not sure I can.
42:48May God protect these girls from the past
42:51but I can't be wiped away.
42:53May God bless you.
42:56May God bless you.
42:59May God bless you.
43:02May God bless you.
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