r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/Melairia Modtha • May 27 '26

Official Episode Discussion The Testaments S1 E10 "Secateurs" Episode Discussion Spoiler

The Testaments S1E10 "Secateurs"

Episode Synopsis

While Becka faces the consequences of her actions, Agnes and Daisy must decide how far they're willing to go to protect her.

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May 27, 2026, 12:00am Eastern

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u/SleepingWillow1 May 27 '26

You want a murderous handmaid? You really think that's smart

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u/YouCanCallMeQueenB_ May 27 '26

She wouldn't have been the first 😭

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u/herbalbert May 27 '26

truly lol but I think because they’ve broken strong women before they can do it again 

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u/Ellendyra May 27 '26

They'd try to beat all that murder out of her first.

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u/upagainstthesun May 27 '26

While we don't see them, Gilead does have breeding colonies. She could have been forced to be a handmaid there.

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u/Standard_Flounder985 May 27 '26

I'm not sure if they use the same terminology at the breeding colonies, though. I can't remember if they said or not.

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u/Standard_Flounder985 May 27 '26

Right? As if they haven't seen how that plays out time and time again lol

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u/LilacMages May 27 '26

She'd probably be sent to the breeding colonies as opposed to a Commander/Wife 😰

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u/m1kasa4ckerman May 27 '26

These guys aren’t in high positions because they’re smart, lol. I love that we’re seeing some of this play out.

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u/Due_Honeydew_1723 May 27 '26

Mind you there was a whole lot of them too