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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 Mackenzie, I'm being called 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.
00:29Shh, 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, I have a dollar.
00:54I think maybe the time's come for you and I to discuss our vision in the future.
01:01Excuse me, commander.
01:26All right, girl.
01:27Sorry, I just can't help.
01:33In my own present day, I am an object of curiosity.
01:38Not to the world outside of Gilead.
01:42To 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 decide our 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?
02:28Anyone else?
02:32I don't know.
02:33Would you like to try and taste?
02:36I don't know.
02:41We'll do it again.
02:41You're welcome.
02:42You're welcome.
02:48I don't know.
02:48I don't know.
02:48I don't know.
02:49I don't know.
02:52I don't know.
03:13While I may be a mystery to them, these girls are no mystery to me.
03:18Let's begin, shall we?
03:19Jehoshiba wants power, Huldah security, but Agnes, well, I'm not sure what she wants, not yet.
03:28Their fates are in my mortal hands, an 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. My classroom's a mess. I could use a day to clean it up.
03:53Whose turn was it to replace the coffee?
03:55Vivian's.
03:56And Vivian is where?
04:00You're late. Did you bring some coffee?
04:02Something's happening. There are some men outside. They're armed.
04:06That's weird.
04:07Keith, they want to talk to you.
04:09To me?
04:10Mm-hmm.
04:13Okay.
04:16What's happening?
04:18What's happening?
04:30Huh?
04:31Oh my God! Oh my God!
04:34Oh my God!
04:44Oh my God!
04:49Oh my God!
04:50He is visible!
04:52Come on!
04:53Step up!
04:57Step up!
04:58Step up!
04:59Step up!
05:00Up!
05:01Up!
05:01Up, go!
05:01Please remove any items, jewelry, cell phone, whatever's on your person, handbags, everything
05:11into the containers.
05:19Don't worry, ma'am, we got your belongings back soon.
05:28Let's go, let's go!
05:33Touch me!
05:39Hey!
05:43Susan, Snyder, the pregnant one.
05:50No 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.
05:59Come with me!
06:02What is going on?
06:03What's he doing?
06:05Just because she's pregnant?
06:06That doesn't make any sense.
06:07Just at all.
06:11It quickly became clear there had been a coup, a forced change of leadership.
06:18The first of many to come.
06:20What would transpire next?
06:22None of us knew.
06:23What is this?
06:24What are they doing with that?
06:25What's going on?
06:27What the fuck are you going to do to that?
06:29What's going on?
06:34What's going on?
06:42What's going on?
06:45What's going on?
06:46What's going on?
06:50What's going on?
06:51What's going on?
06:52What's going on?
06:53What's going on?
06:55What's going on?
06:55What's going on?
06:56What's going on?
06:57What's going on?
06:58What's going on?
07:00I'm out of your seats.
07:02Oh, my God.
07:03Get 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.
08:09Must be the fruit, Aunt Vidala.
08:11Yes, yes.
08:12Pull down your undergarments and have a seat.
08:48Please be here.
08:53I'm so happy for you.
09:16I'm so happy for you.
09:21Get up!
09:23Let's go!
09:27Move it!
09:28Please!
09:30Where are they taking them?
09:32No!
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?
09:55What if she winds up with a commander from the colonies?
09:57And I wind up with a commander from the colonies.
10:00Becca.
10:01Do you know that some of your friends put themselves in jeopardy trying to save your reputation?
10:06From wicked girls.
10:09Jealous prune.
10:11What did she just call you?
10:13Prune.
10:15You 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.
10:40You may celebrate.
10:45That's enough.
10:47Now Holda, God has provided you the opportunity to step into your womanhood with an important lesson.
10:56What do you think the punishment ought to be for a girl who uses violence upon another girl?
11:12Such a girl ought to have her hands bound and whipped.
11:21Very well.
11:35Hold up.
11:37Hold Chunammite's arms down on the dust.
11:55Hold up.
12:06Hold up.
12:14Hold up.
12:15Hold up.
12:20Hold up.
12:21Hold up.
12:22Teaching 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.
12:42No!
12:45Pass it down the line.
12:47Get up!
12:49Everyone takes one.
12:52Make 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.
13:16It passes the time.
13:20Get out!
13:23I've got you!
13:24I've got you.
13:25I've got you.
13:25I'm sorry.
13:26Don't worry.
13:27This is the most popular one.
13:28That's fine.
13:30No!
13:33No!
13:34No!
13:35It's okay.
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.
14:35So are you.
14:50Here, pass it down.
14:51One bottle each.
14:54Pass it around.
14:57Just a few sips.
14:59We don't know when we're getting started.
15:03One slice.
15:04One bottle.
15:06Here.
15:08Pass it over here.
15:23I'm sorry about your friend.
15:28I'm sorry too.
15:30I'm sorry about your friend.
15:35I learned quickly that having friends in Gilead was a liability.
15:40It would only bring pain and suffering.
15:43I've tried to pass this lesson along to my girls.
15:46First, my handmaids, then my precious flowers.
15:50But it doesn't always stick.
16:02Shu, how are your hands?
16:04Fine.
16:06I slapped Jehoshua a little self right now.
16:09I think maybe you guys should cool it on this laughing for a while.
16:16I heard some news from the nurse's office.
16:20Penny's gone into labor.
16:23That's awesome!
16:25No, Hilda, it's too early. Right?
16:29This is her third pregnancy.
16:31You see, the others ended.
16:40Dear Lord, watch over our friend Penny and her baby.
16:43Keep them safe.
16:45Offer them strength, healing and hope.
16:47Amen.
16:48Amen.
16:57Help!
16:58Help!
16:58Help!
16:59No!
16:59Let go of me!
17:00Let go!
17:01No!
17:02No!
17:03Go!
17:19Hey, back to the side.
17:20It's coming through.
17:23Oh, my God.
17:36misogynists who openly disdain women one needn't fear them but the men who understand the power
17:43of women who want to control it instead of deny it there is no one more terrifying i can sit
17:51by
17:51myself good evening or good morning i've lost track i'm commander judd of the sons of jacob
18:02and i've been tasked with the so-called women's sphere that is determining where each of you
18:07shall be placed in this new order what order they haven't told us anything
18:1958 you mean my age yes never married no does that matter
18:31you had an abortion
18:36i was very young
18:40you're aware that this form of person murder is now punishable by death
18:44that the law is retroactive
18:47well i love children that's why i wanted to teach
18:50ah yes women have been told for so long that they can achieve equality in the professional and public
18:56arenas i don't expect them to welcome the segregation but they will have to adjust
19:03it is god's will after all surviving these men requires patience
19:09and allies wherever 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
19:57who is going to teach the girls to be women
20:01and the women to be better women women of god
20:05delegation is but one of his many virtues
20:16have there been any inquiries
20:18no but what if someone inquires about agnes mackenzie's lineage
20:23she's the daughter of a handmaid there's nothing shameful in that
20:26not just any handmaid
20:29we are not here to judge
20:31let that be god's province our job is to prevent the possibility of inbreeding so
20:37the children of gilead may thrive
20:39are we all in concert growing together now
20:46that's the day
20:47that's the day commander judd what an unexpected surprise
20:52ah
20:55is there something i can help you with
20:59with the new offensive against mayday some of our commanders have been shuttled to the front
21:06so these men should be taken out of the running until next season
21:12thank you commander your guidance is essential as we match our girls
21:20commander how is your dear wife i hear she's experiencing complications
21:26it's hard to be at home watching it all unfold
21:30come now there's no need to distract yourself with these women's issues rest your mind
21:38yes perhaps you're right on lydia
21:44i will handle this after all these years don't you trust me
21:56attention girls physical education will conclude at two bells do not forget to stretch
22:01after exerting 48 29 50 okay agnes your turn
22:11agnes sorry i was distracted no kidding this sucks in a few weeks you'll all be gone and i'll
22:18still be here by myself i didn't mean to get my period who cares who wants to get married on
22:24the line
22:27okay becca you're kind of going off the deep end after what happened at the ball you should be
22:32throwing yourself at the mercy of alivia maybe i'll get lucky and i won't get any offers then i can
22:38stay here with you she what is wrong with you this is our whole lives some people would give anything
22:43for the right match what agnes
22:50agnes
23:02i'm in love
23:06and it's horrible
23:11who
23:19Garth my guardian
23:24how do you know that you're in love with him
23:32anytime i'm here i feel hot my skin like my cheeks and then my belly
23:42have you ever felt that way before
23:46no
23:49but i'm happy for you
23:52he's not even eligible
23:56true but
23:59at least you can feel this way once right
24:04no matter what that's a blessing
24:19agnes mackenzie
24:21shouldn't you be on your way to class
24:24yes aunt lydia
24:27can i help you with something
24:38yes
24:39yes
24:39maybe
24:42i have a question
24:44or a request
24:45a request
24:46very respectfully aunt lydia
24:48very
24:49all right then
24:57my guardian
24:57my guardian the one who showed bravery on the bus that day when made i 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
25:18i shall think the matter over
25:22thank you aunt lydia
25:25for your graciousness
25:27praise be
25:28now get to class late girls are difficult girls go in grace
25:39this is the last day of childhood for these girls
25:44innocence can be lost
25:46in so many ways
25:53yes
25:54so
26:03so
26:04so
26:28It's from its fresh
26:35Now, 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.
26:55Please, please.
26:56I beg of you.
26:58I can't.
26:59No, no, no, no, please.
27:00Let me just say this.
27:01Those who are not with us are against us.
27:08So which is it to be?
27:54Please, God.
27:55Help me.
28:05Help me.
28:08Please.
28:10Please.
28:12Please.
28:18Don't do this.
28:20Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
28:40no, no, no.
29:14Whatever my resolve may have been, after some days, I lost track of their plotline.
29:20The plotline of my resolve. Now, 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.
29:44By his hands.
29:44Fly.
29:58His hands.
30:33Hold has been settled.
30:35Only a few open slots left.
30:38Which commanders remain?
30:40I have another one to add to the mix.
30:43Garth Chapin.
30:46The Guardian?
30:48He's not eligible.
30:50He 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.
31:29I trust you heard the news.
31:32Though he brings grief, he will show compassion.
31:37For he does not willingly bring affliction to anyone.
31:40Praise be his words.
31:54Is it time to reconsider a handmaid?
31:59It isn't your domain anymore.
32:01I can still arrange one for you.
32:03Between friends, of course.
32:07Not yet.
32:08When you are ready, you know you can count on me.
32:13In so many ways, dear Enlidia.
32:19Your price is above rubies.
32:23Praise be.
32:25Praise be.
32:38Was I a phoenix, rising from the ashes?
32:41Or was I a cockroach?
32:43I wasn't sure anymore.
32:46But I was alive.
32:48Miss Clements, come in.
32:54We must construct a uniform for our new disciples.
32:58Your new disciples.
33:01Mine.
33:03I thought you might enjoy the privilege of weighing in.
33:24This one.
33:28It's a little rough.
33:30May not be the most comfortable to the touch.
33:32No, I don't imagine it will be.
33:41My biggest gripe with the old world was the emphasis on comfort, ease, convenience.
33:49We had all become entitled little brats.
34:00And his child is with God now.
34:03Blessed are them more.
34:05For they shall be comforted.
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 up.
34:32I made this for you.
34:35Really?
34:36No.
34:37I made it for myself.
34:38For good luck.
34:38But as you wait for your contenders, I thought you might need it.
34:42Just don't rub out all the good luck.
34:47Well, that's me.
34:48I have my first green appointment today with the tailor.
34:50And then send your dad to get my teeth whitened.
34:53Bye.
34:54Bye.
35:12Blessed day, Miss Agnes.
35:15See you tomorrow.
35:18See you.
35:19Bye.
35:21Bye.
35:22Bye.
35:22Bye.
35:23Bye.
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 his aunts aren't always generous with praise, but it's worth mentioning you've been an exemplary pearl girl.
35:49Today and all the days.
35:51I'm grateful for the chance to serve.
35:54Especially after my previous indiscretions.
35:57It's 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, dust 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, and 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.
36:41Our matches are as clean as a wooden whistle.
36:45Yes, I believe a celebration is in order.
36:49Each season brings its own obstacle, and this season has been particularly stimulating.
36:56May our greens move forward into holy matrimony as God intended.
37:01Blessed be the fruit.
37:04May the Lord open.
37:11It is now time to tell the girls' families.
37:16Oh, what delicious news they shall receive.
37:20May the Lord open.
37:25May the Lord open.
37:35May the Lord open.
37:36May the Lord open.
37:37May the Lord open.
37:38May the Lord open.
37:38May the Lord open.
37:38May the Lord open.
37:38May the Lord open.
37:39May the Lord open.
37:40May the Lord open.
37:41May the Lord open.
37:42May the Lord open.
37:49We have done our best to teach these girls, to prepare them.
37:55But what they don't know yet is that life is long.
38:00The real brutality is when it asks you to endure,
38:04knowing what you have done and what has been done while you stood by.
38:08But 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 mitten.
38:25I made a promise to teach these girls to be women.
38:30Women of God.
38:43I made another promise.
38:46After what happened to my girls at Jezebel's, after Boston fell,
38:51after the sting of the noose around my neck began to wear off,
38:54I vowed to document everything.
38:57And everyone.
39:00Yes, aunts were afforded the special privilege of being allowed to write.
39:05The only women in Gilead who could.
39:08But what was I writing?
39:10Recording the crimes of weak men and far too many women?
39:15That was not allowed.
39:17That could bring down these men, chosen by God, to lead us.
39:22As we were able to write to Custom New,
39:23Elsek olsun.
39:35That's exactly what you're missing.
39:41I just understand.
39:43That's whatever I need to do.
39:44But I may use this answer.
39:45I feel as well.
39:54The corrupt and blood-smeared fingerprints of the past must be wiped away for the morally
40:00pure generation that is surely about to arrive.
40:04But among these bloody fingerprints are those made by ourselves, and they can't be wiped
40:10away so easily.
40:12May God protect these girls, because I'm not sure I can.
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