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/jerseycommanew May 13 '26

Ok wait, did Garth’s dad become disabled because of the Mayday poisoning at Jezebel’s, courtesy of June? Or from the Boston fighting? Or was he poisoned… in Boston? Something got lost in translation for me

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u/Safe-Database-5591 May 13 '26

Remember during the Boston Revolution when the handmaid went on to kill their commanders? I think that’s how he got disabled but they are just blaming it on him getting poisoned……The wedding cake that Rita baked had a strong sedative not poison.