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The Testaments Season 1 Episode 6
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00:00Wait, you're so much further along than last time.
00:02Hold up.
00:03Your work with these girls is truly a triumph.
00:05They're magnificent.
00:07Somewhere out there is your future husband.
00:10Tonight you'll meet him.
00:11Excuse me, Miss McKenzie, I'm being caught away.
00:13You could take my place with the young lady.
00:15Garth was becoming a commander.
00:16And if he were a commander, he could be mine.
00:19Do not let them get my girls drunk.
00:22I'll have a word with them.
00:23Why don't we get a refreshment?
00:26Sue, I think I'm gonna be sick.
00:27She's drunk.
00:28Shh, it's a shame a girl with such promise.
00:32Threw it all away.
00:33As he blessed Ruth and Leah, he has blessed me the same.
00:37By his hand, may he make me fruitful.
00:39Praise be.
00:41I trust your expectations were met?
00:44Hardly.
00:45I saw more than one girl plied with drinks.
00:48You failed.
00:49How was I supposed to...
00:50You still have much to prove.
00:53Well, that's a dollar.
00:54I think maybe the time's come for you and I to discuss our vision for the future.
01:01Excuse me, commander.
01:11Excuse me, commander.
01:25All right, girls.
01:28I just can't help you.
01:29I can't help you.
01:29I just can't help you.
01:30I can't help you.
01:33In my own present day, I am an object of curiosity.
01:38Not to the world outside of Gilead.
01:41To these girls.
02:04Would you stop pacing?
02:05You're making me nervous.
02:07Chill.
02:07How?
02:09Why?
02:10What's going on?
02:11The aunts to side are contenders today.
02:14Two to three suitors each, usually.
02:15Then house visits.
02:16Then weddings.
02:17In prison for the rest of our lives.
02:20Don't say that.
02:22Why not?
02:24Whatever is in God's hands now.
02:26Or the aunts.
02:27Is there a difference?
02:28Richard?
02:29Jennifer, don't say that.
02:29Ahem.
02:30Ahem.
02:33O!",aë…€.
02:34Ahem.089ï119.
02:42Ahem. Oh. Ahem.
02:45Oh. Oh.
02:48Hm.
02:49Ahem.
02:49Me. Huh.
02:55My father.
02:55coincidence. Ahem.
02:58Really?
03:13While I may be a mystery to them, these girls are no mystery to me.
03:18Let's begin, shall we?
03:20Jehoshiba wants power.
03:22Holda, security.
03:23But Agnes, well, I'm not sure what she wants.
03:27Not yet.
03:28Their fates are in my mortal hands.
03:31An unmarried woman picking husbands for each girl who passes through these halls.
03:36The irony is not lost on me.
03:40School canceled again, I take it?
03:42This is the fourth time this month.
03:44Fine by me.
03:45My classroom's a mess.
03:46I could use a day to clean it up.
03:52Whose turn was it to replace the coffee?
03:55Vivian's.
03:56And Vivian is where?
04:00You're late.
04:01Did you bring some coffee?
04:02Something's happening.
04:04There are some men outside.
04:05They're armed.
04:06That's weird.
04:07Keith, they want to talk to you.
04:09To me?
04:10Mm-hmm.
04:12Okay.
04:15What's happening?
04:31Oh, my God.
04:34Oh, my God.
04:36Oh, my God.
05:02Please remove any items, jewelry, cell phone, whatever's on your person.
05:08Handbags!
05:10Everything into the containers!
05:19Don't worry, ma'am. We'll get your belongings back soon.
05:33Touch me!
05:40Hey!
05:41Hey! You two!
05:44Susan Snyder!
05:46You're the pregnant one.
05:49No husband, right?
05:52I have a partner.
05:54Take her to the box store.
05:55Excuse me, where are you?
05:57There's nothing you can do.
05:59Go with me!
06:02What is going on?
06:03What's he doing?
06:04Just because she's pregnant, that doesn't make any sense.
06:07Shh!
06:11It quickly became clear there had been a coup, a forced change of leadership.
06:17The first of many to come.
06:20What would transpire next, none of us knew.
06:23What is this?
06:24What are they doing with them?
06:25What's going on?
06:27What the fuck are you going to do to them?
06:36What is this?
06:50Oh no!
06:51Oh no!
06:53What's this?
06:54I've got to get a check.
06:57What's this?
06:57What's this?
06:58Oh no!
07:00I'm out of your seats.
07:02Oh, my God.
07:04Get down. Get down.
07:06Get down. Get down.
07:15Commander Maddox has expressed interest in Becca.
07:18That's promising.
07:20Commander Maddox is the man who gave alcohol to Becca at the ball.
07:24And you intend to reward his terrible behavior?
07:28It's left Becca without any other options.
07:31Unfortunately, so...
07:33But John, perhaps you should administer to Hulda.
07:35She still needs to be certified.
07:58Bring her in.
08:05I'm ready.
08:07Please come in.
08:09Blessed be the fruit, Aunt Vidala.
08:11Yes, yes.
08:12Pull down your undergarments and have a seat.
08:13To be continued...
08:19Go.
08:22Go.
08:23Go.
08:27Go.
08:36Go.
08:38Go.
08:39Go.
08:40Go.
08:41Go.
08:53I'm so happy for you.
09:30Where are they taking them?
09:33Fuck if I know.
09:47My mother still isn't speaking to me.
09:49Not since what happened at the ball.
09:51That wasn't your fault.
09:53Who cares?
09:54What if she winds up with the commander from the Collins?
09:57Then I wind up with a commander from the Collins.
10:00Becca, do you know that some of your friends put themselves in jeopardy trying to save
10:04your reputation?
10:06From wicked girls.
10:08Jealous prune.
10:11What did she just call you?
10:13Prune.
10:14You know, like a plum that never turns green.
10:28Girls, good news.
10:31Our dear Holda has been touched by his divine hand.
10:36She is officially a green and thus eligible this season.
10:39You may celebrate.
10:44That's enough.
10:47Now, Holda, God has provided you the opportunity to step into your womanhood with an important
10:53lesson.
10:57What do you think the punishment ought to be for a girl who uses violence upon another girl?
11:11Such a girl ought to have her hands bound and whipped.
11:15Love it.
11:20Good.
11:21Very well.
11:35Hold on.
11:37Hold Chuna Mit's arms down on the desk.
11:54Hold on
12:21Teaching these girls was like a recipe for a tough steak
12:26Hammer it with a mallet, then marinate and tenderize
12:35I had seen it hooked before on myself and other women
12:45Pass it down the line
12:47Everyone takes one
12:52Take this and pass it down the line
13:03Some wolfed and guzzled, but I made my portion last as long as possible
13:09Chewing and swallowing distracts from mental wheel speed
13:13Also, it passes the time
13:56I'm sorry
13:59About what?
14:02The coffee
14:04I forgot it was my turn
14:08What I wouldn't do for a cup of coffee right now
14:12With milk
14:14Warm milk
14:26You are a damn fine teacher, Lydia
14:31Thank you
14:35So are you
14:50Here, pass it down
14:51One bottle each
14:54Pass it around
14:58Just a piece of sips, we don't know when we're going to work
15:03One slice, one bottle
15:05One slice, one bottle
15:06Red, here
15:08Pass it over here
15:23I'm sorry about your friend
15:28I'm sorry about your friend
15:39It would only bring pain
15:41It would only bring pain and suffering
15:43I've tried to pass this lesson along to my girls
15:46First, my handmaids
15:48Then my precious flowers
15:50But it doesn't always stick
16:01But it doesn't always stick
16:20Penny's gone into labor
16:23That's awesome
16:24No, hold up
16:26It's too early
16:26Right?
16:29This is our third pregnancy
16:31The other's ended
16:40Dear Lord
16:41Watch over our friend Penny and her baby
16:43Keep them safe
16:45Offer them strength, healing, and hope
16:47Amen
16:48Amen
16:49Amen
16:57Help, no
16:59Let go of me
17:00Let go
17:01No
17:02No
17:36Misogynists who openly disdain women
17:38One needn't fear them
17:40But the men who understand the power of women
17:44Who want to control it instead of deny it
17:48There is no one more terrifying
17:50I can sit by myself
17:53God
17:53Good evening
17:55Well, good morning
17:56I've lost track
17:59I'm Commander Judd
18:00Of the Sons of Jacob
18:02And I've been tasked with the so-called women's sphere
18:05That is determining where each of you shall be placed in this new order
18:09What order?
18:10They haven't told us anything
18:19Fifty-eight
18:20You mean my age?
18:22Yes
18:22Never married
18:23No
18:25Does that matter?
18:31You had an abortion
18:36I was very young
18:39You're aware that this form of person murder is now punishable by death?
18:44That the law is retroactive?
18:47Well, I love children
18:48That's why I wanted to teach
18:50Ah, yes
18:51Women have been told for so long that they can achieve equality in the professional and public arenas
18:57I don't expect them to welcome the segregation
18:59But they will have to adjust
19:03It is God's will, after all
19:06Surviving these men requires patience
19:09And allies
19:11Wherever you can find them
19:14Well
19:16I, for one, commend the work you are doing
19:21You would be surprised how many women have said that same thing sitting in that chair
19:25Hoping to improve their outcomes
19:29I do have a suggestion
19:31One that might improve your own outcome
19:37What is it that you suggest?
19:42If you believe society is best served by separate spheres for men and women
19:47Shouldn't they be truly separate?
19:50Surely you have better things to do
19:52Than concern yourself with the petty details of all of this
19:56Who is going to teach the girls to be women?
20:01And the women to be better women
20:03Women of God
20:05Delegation is but one of his many virtues
20:15Have there been any inquiries?
20:18No
20:19But what if someone inquires about Agnes McKenzie's lineage?
20:23She's the daughter of a handmaid
20:24There's nothing shameful in that
20:26Not just any handmaid
20:29We are not here to judge
20:31Let that be God's province
20:33Our job is to prevent the possibility of inbreeding
20:36So the children of Gilead may thrive
20:39Are we all in concert?
20:41Rolling together now?
20:46Bless the day
20:47Bless the day, Commander Judd
20:49What an unexpected surprise
20:52Ah
20:55Is there something I can help you with?
20:59With the new offensive against Mayday
21:01Some of our commanders have been shuttled to the front
21:05So
21:07These men should be taken out of the running until next season
21:12Thank you, Commander
21:14Your guidance is essential
21:15As we match our goals
21:19Commander
21:20How is your dear wife?
21:22I hear she's experiencing complications
21:26It's hard
21:26To be at home watching it all
21:29Unfold
21:30Come now
21:31There's no need to distract yourself with these women's issues
21:35Rest your mind
21:37Yes
21:38Perhaps you're right, Ann, Lydia
21:44I will handle this
21:45After all these years
21:47Don't you trust me?
21:56Attention, girls
21:57Physical education will conclude at two bells
22:00Do not forget to stretch after exerting
22:0248
22:0329
22:0350
22:06Okay
22:07Agnes, your turn
22:10Agnes
22:12Sorry
22:13I was distracted
22:14No kidding
22:15This sucks
22:16In a few weeks, you'll all be gone
22:17And I'll still be here by myself
22:19I didn't mean to get my period
22:21Who cares?
22:23Who wants to get married on the line?
22:27Okay
22:28Becca, you're kind of going off the deep end
22:29After what happened at the ball
22:31You should be throwing yourself at the mercy of Aunt Lydia
22:34Well, maybe I'll get lucky and I won't get any offers
22:37Then I can stay here with you, Sheila
22:39What is wrong with you?
22:41This is our whole lives
22:42Some people would give anything for the right match
22:45What?
22:48Ag... Agnes
22:50Agnes
22:52Agnes
23:02I'm in love
23:05That's horrible
23:10Who?
23:18Garth
23:20My guardian
23:24How do you know
23:26That you're in love with him?
23:32Anytime I'm near him
23:33I feel hot
23:34My skin
23:36Like my cheeks
23:38And under my belly
23:41Have you ever felt that way before?
23:46No
23:48But I'm happy for you
23:52He's not even eligible
23:56True, but
23:59At least you can feel this way once
24:01Right?
24:04No matter what
24:05That's a blessing
24:19Agnes McKenzie
24:21Shouldn't you be
24:22On your way to class?
24:24Yes, Aunt Lydia
24:27Can I help you with something?
24:38Yes, Aunt Lydia
24:40Maybe
24:42I have a question
24:44Or a request
24:44A request?
24:46Very respectfully, Aunt Lydia
24:48Very
24:50All right, then
24:57My guardian
24:57The one who showed bravery on the bus that day
25:00When made a...
25:00I am aware
25:02He's soon to be made a commander
25:04I thought perhaps you might make him eligible
25:08This season
25:10Maybe God protected him for that reason
25:19I shall think the matter over
25:22Thank you, Aunt Lydia
25:25For your graciousness
25:27Praise be
25:27Now get to class
25:29Late girls are difficult
25:31Girls
25:31Go in grace
25:39This is the last day of childhood
25:41For these girls
25:44Innocence can be lost
25:46In so many ways
25:55What other girls is
25:55No Browning
25:56Hasn't been meant to be lost
25:56Ever
25:56Or two but
26:29Mr. Clements, are you fresh?
26:34Now, if you are to join our cause, you'll have to prove you mean it.
26:40Are you prepared to do that?
26:43Yes.
26:52Oh, no, no, no. Please, please. I beg of you. I can't. No, no, no, no. Please.
27:00Let me just say this. Those who are not with us are against us.
27:08So which is it to be?
27:19No, no, no, no.
27:20Come on.
27:53Please, God, help me.
28:03Help me.
28:08Please.
28:09Please, God, help me.
28:15Please, God, help me.
28:19Please, God, help me.
28:20Don't do this.
28:20Please.
28:25Please, God, help me.
28:39Sarah's are always visible to the divine eye.
28:43The sins of these women have found another.
29:14Whatever my resolve may have been, after some days, I lost track of that plotline.
29:20The plotline of my resolve.
29:23Now, I was following the plotline of my survival.
29:29Please, I don't want to die. Please, don't. Please, I don't want to die. Please. Lydia, don't. Please.
29:42By his hands.
30:33The Hult has been settled. Only a few open slots left.
30:38which commanders remain
30:40i have another one to add to the mix
30:42garth chafin
30:46the guardian
30:47he's not eligible
30:49he will be soon enough
30:51yes and other commanders have been serving gilead far longer
30:55as you know men serve gilead in myriad ways
31:11well come on now spit it out
31:28i trust you heard the news
31:32though he brings grief
31:34he will show compassion
31:36for he does not willingly bring affliction
31:39to anyone
31:40praise be his words
31:54it's a time to reconsider a handmaid
31:59isn't your domain anymore
32:00i can still arrange one for you
32:02between friends of course
32:07not yet
32:08when you are ready
32:10you know you can count on me
32:13in so many ways dear envidia
32:19your price is above rubies
32:23praise be
32:37was i a phoenix
32:39rising from the ashes
32:41or was i a cockroach
32:43i wasn't sure anymore
32:45but i was alive
32:47miss clements
32:48miss clements
32:49come in
32:54we must construct a uniform
32:55for our new disciples
32:58your new disciples
33:01mine
33:03i thought you might enjoy the privilege of weighing in
33:23this one
33:25this one
33:28it's a little
33:28it's a little rough
33:30may not be the most comfortable to the touch
33:33no
33:34i don't imagine it will be
33:41my biggest gripe with the old world
33:44was the emphasis on comfort
33:46ease
33:47convenience
33:48we had all become entitled little brats
34:12how quickly people forget that nothing good comes without a little grinding down of the tooth
34:20for a seedling must fight its way through the dirt to meet the sun
34:31hold on
34:32i made this for you
34:35really
34:36no
34:36i made it for myself
34:37for good luck
34:38but as you wait for your contenders
34:40i thought you might need it
34:42just don't worry about all the good luck
34:47well that's me
34:47i have my first green appointment today
34:49with the tailor
34:50and then send your dad to get my teeth whitened
34:53bye
35:12blessed day miss agnes
35:16see you tomorrow
35:18see ya
35:33the lord has challenged us today hasn't he
35:36i pray we are worthy of his gifts
35:38even if they don't seem like gifts at first
35:42i know us aunts aren't always generous with praise
35:45but it's worth mentioning you've been an exemplary pearl girl
35:49today and all the days
35:50i'm grateful for the chance to serve
35:54especially after my previous indiscretions
35:56it takes time to adjust to the ways of gilead
35:59i made mistakes too
36:02you're not from gilead
36:06where are you from
36:08well we're all of the same earth
36:10dust to dust
36:12but how did you end up in gilead
36:14how did you become an aunt
36:17well dear you need to have a calling
36:19i heard mine
36:20and i answered
36:22i guess you could say i was the original pearl girl
36:29i'll take it from here
36:38we've checked all the bloodlines
36:40our matches are as clean as a wooden whistle
36:45yes amonia
36:46i believe a celebration is in order
36:49each season brings its own obstacle
36:52and this season has been particularly stimulating
36:55may our greens move forward into holy matrimony
36:59as god intended
37:01blessed be the fruit
37:03may the lord open
37:11it is now time
37:12to tell the girls families
37:16oh what delicious news they shall receive
37:19i believe
37:19i believe
37:20i believe
37:49we have done our best to teach these girls to prepare them but what they don't know yet
37:57is that life is long the real brutality is when it asks you to endure knowing what you have done
38:05and what has been done while you stood by but what choice do we have
38:12enduring is the only way through
38:17I control the women's side of their enterprise with an iron fist in a leather glove in a woolen
38:24mitten I made a promise to teach these girls to be women women of God
38:43I made another promise after what happened to my girls at Jezebel's after Boston fell after the
38:51sting of the noose around my neck began to wear off I vowed to document everything and everyone
39:00yes aunts were afforded the special privilege of being allowed to write the only women in Gilead
39:07who could but what was I writing recording the crimes of weak men and far too many women
39:15that was not allowed that could bring down these men chosen by God to lead us
39:54the corrupt and blood-smeared fingerprints of the past must be wiped away for the morally pure
40:00generation that is surely about to arrive but among these bloody fingerprints are those made by
40:07ourselves and they can't be wiped away so easily may God protect these girls because I'm not sure I can
40:58think about them because we thrilled that before some people were able to thrive and
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