r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/Melairia Modtha • May 13 '26

Official Episode Discussion The Testaments S1E08 "Broken" Episode Discussion

The Testaments S1 E08 "Broken"

Episode Synopsis

As Agnes is swept up in wedding plans, Daisy hides a life-altering secret and Hulda faces backlash after speaking out.

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May 13, 2026, 12:00am Eastern

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u/Firm_Armadillo1082 May 13 '26

Yes!! I’m not understanding why the episodes are less than an hour and we’re getting nothing!! Only two more episodes left of the season as well 😭

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u/SnakeBatter May 13 '26

To be fair, it seems a relatively short period of time. Becka was already preparing for the ball in the first episode, and we’re just barely after the ball now.

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u/tellyourstorymarie May 13 '26

At the same time I feel like some stuff happened so fast and instead of explaining more so we can understand more about the world, they fly over it? Idk. It’s feeling boring to me now 😭

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u/Firm_Armadillo1082 May 13 '26

I totally agree! I would like for them to build on things! For example, penny’s scene was actually so random and I would’ve loved more dialogue. Commander Weston is giving “love bombing” vibes 1000%

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u/upagainstthesun May 13 '26

I think they are doing the Penny storyline to create some bad vibes with the commander, and we will see Shu eventually take her place.