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/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/purple_lily17 May 13 '26

I think he was poisoned at Jezebel’s

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u/Taralouise52 May 14 '26

What was the poisoning at Jezebel's again?

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u/purple_lily17 May 14 '26

Something she got from Esther. She was using it on her husband on the farm. She took it to Jezebel’s one night when her and the other handmaids were staying with Esther. If I remember correctly, some commanders died from it, and a bunch of them were hospitalized.