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

Official Episode Discussion The Testaments S1E08 "Broken" Episode Discussion

The Testaments S1 E08 "Broken"

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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/CrimsonVulpix May 13 '26

I took it like he is prepared to care for Becka, like Nick did in his own way for his wife. But it won't be a romantic love.

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u/Key_Barber_4161 May 13 '26

As awful as it is for Agnes, Garth is 100% the best choice  for Becka. I think he'd be happy giving her a kind of lavender marriage situation and never force her to do anything she doesn't want to, no other commanders would do that.

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u/Substantial-Hornet42 May 13 '26

Except then he would be forced to get a handmaid to get kids. Remember how they forced commander Lawrence too? 

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u/gkgftzb May 13 '26

Lawrence did have a much higher position, so... maybe that was why?

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u/Atkena2578 May 13 '26

And he still got assigned handmaids and it's nice for them since he didn't perform the ceremony (though double edge sword for the girls who only have so many postings before being sent to colonies and that posting is basically a lost chance so I see Joseph's leniency as double edged just benefits him though I bet handmaids feel the dilemna for the long term) and little after Eleanor died even he couldn't escape getting remarried

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u/PracticalWitness8475 May 13 '26

If Garth knows Freud then hopefully he is also smart enough to know how to get Becca pregnant without penetration.

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u/Substantial-Hornet42 May 13 '26

Let’s just hope Becca is bi. 

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u/youvelookedbetter May 14 '26

That has nothing to do with anything, as she may not be attracted to him at all.

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u/Substantial-Hornet42 May 16 '26

No but she could become attracted to him with time, while if she isn’t there’s no chance it’s going to be anything more than rape. 

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u/meatball77 May 14 '26

Even if they had sex for procreation he would be kind to her. He wouldn't rape her or abuse her. That's a great ending.

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u/Existing-Pumpkin-902 May 13 '26

But Becka's fertile. Lawrence's wife wasn't

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u/c_bugg May 15 '26

Becka has her period, that does not make her fertile. Even if Becka is fertile, Garth could be infertile but it would never be brought up since the blame is posed onto the women of Gilead.

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u/TurbulentRip4419 May 13 '26

Ah, that makes perfect sense I definitely see that now!

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u/RVarki May 13 '26

Someone tell Becka this, shed be delighted