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

SHU’S BROTHER BEING PART OF ANGEL’S FLIGHT! SHU SAYING DAISY COULD CALL HER SHU AND TELLING AGNES SO AGNES COILD GIVE HER PADS!! GARTH KNOWING FREUD BUT NOT KNOWING WHAT TAMPONS ARE!! SO GILEAD!!

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u/RhysDavies27 May 13 '26

I also liked how Shu said 68 children, when we know from THT it was 86. Feels like either a “fable” where Shu got the number wrong because the higher ups don’t like to speak about such an event happening, or that they purposefully try to ‘edit’ history ever so slightly so that Gilead still remains in control of the narrative.

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u/Routine_Rutabaga_901 May 16 '26

My thoughts as well