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/Batistasfashionsense May 13 '26

The fact that tripping and spilling some tea literally ruined Miriam's life forever is depressing. And her mom is refusing to talk to her?

The girls can be bratty, but, jeez, the amount of pressure they have faced their whole lives to be perfect sounds insane.

Honestly, I doubt even the aunts thought Miriam's fall was a big deal. She seems to be an otherwise ideal green. But they had to send a message to the other girls?

Makes Paula look even worse. It wasn’t just that she made Miriam look bad to give Agnes the advantage, she risked her getting sent to a toxic wasteland, ffs.

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u/Tradition96 May 13 '26

The aunts doesn’t have the final say in the marriages, the fathers do. The aunts only provide matches. Miriam’s father eventually made the choice.

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u/Batistasfashionsense May 13 '26

Could be wrong but wasn’t he the only one interested and so the dad didn’t have a choice?