1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,766 Blessed day, aunt Lydia. 2 00:00:02,790 --> 00:00:04,710 Previously, on the testaments... 3 00:00:04,830 --> 00:00:07,356 Do you know why this statue was erected? 4 00:00:07,380 --> 00:00:09,840 - So you can always be watching over us. - Yes. 5 00:00:10,460 --> 00:00:13,356 We inspire the world with our good works, Agnes. 6 00:00:13,380 --> 00:00:15,866 - Can you feel the baby kicking yet? - No. I can't wait. 7 00:00:15,890 --> 00:00:17,326 You're so much further along than last time. 8 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:18,406 Hulda! 9 00:00:18,430 --> 00:00:21,536 Your work with these girls is truly a triumph. 10 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,366 They're magnificent! 11 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:26,126 Somewhere out there is your future husband. 12 00:00:26,150 --> 00:00:27,496 Tonight, you will meet him. 13 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,706 Excuse me, miss MacKenzie. I'm being called away. 14 00:00:29,730 --> 00:00:31,506 You could take my place with the young lady. 15 00:00:31,530 --> 00:00:32,966 Garth was becoming a commander. 16 00:00:32,990 --> 00:00:35,716 And if he were a commander, he could be mine. 17 00:00:35,740 --> 00:00:38,846 Do not let them get my girls drunk. 18 00:00:38,870 --> 00:00:40,056 I'll have a word with them. 19 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:41,830 Why don't we get a refreshment? 20 00:00:42,580 --> 00:00:44,016 Shu, I think I'm gonna be sick. 21 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,476 - She's drunk! - Shh! 22 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:49,880 It's a shame a girl with such promise threw it all away. 23 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,236 As he blessed Ruth and Leah, he has blessed me the same. 24 00:00:54,260 --> 00:00:56,696 By his hand, may he make me fruitful. 25 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:58,736 - Praise be. - Congratulations. 26 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,446 I trust your expectations were met? 27 00:01:01,470 --> 00:01:05,390 Hardly. I saw more than one girl plied with drinks. 28 00:01:05,940 --> 00:01:07,036 You failed. 29 00:01:07,060 --> 00:01:09,690 - How was I supposed... - you still have much to prove. 30 00:01:10,610 --> 00:01:13,216 Aunt vidala? I think maybe the time's come 31 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,676 for you and I to discuss our vision for the future. 32 00:01:20,450 --> 00:01:22,040 Excuse me, commander. 33 00:01:54,190 --> 00:01:57,900 In my own present day, I am an object of curiosity. 34 00:01:59,410 --> 00:02:02,426 Not to the world outside of gilead. 35 00:02:02,450 --> 00:02:03,870 To these girls. 36 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,680 Blessed day, girls, let's move it along. 37 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,706 Would you stop pacing? You're making me nervous. 38 00:02:28,730 --> 00:02:30,576 - Chill. - How? 39 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,270 Why? What's going on? 40 00:02:33,650 --> 00:02:35,796 The aunts decide our contenders today. 41 00:02:35,820 --> 00:02:37,546 Two to three suitors each, usually. 42 00:02:37,570 --> 00:02:39,756 Then house visits. Then weddings. 43 00:02:39,780 --> 00:02:41,570 Then prison for the rest of our lives. 44 00:02:42,870 --> 00:02:44,240 Don't say that. 45 00:02:44,830 --> 00:02:46,910 Why not? 46 00:02:47,370 --> 00:02:49,186 Whatever, it's in god's hands now. 47 00:02:49,210 --> 00:02:50,516 Or the aunts'. 48 00:02:50,540 --> 00:02:52,056 Is there a difference? 49 00:03:38,300 --> 00:03:40,316 While I may be a mystery to them, 50 00:03:40,340 --> 00:03:43,140 these girls are no mystery to me. 51 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,236 Let's begin, shall we? 52 00:03:45,260 --> 00:03:47,236 Jehosheba wants power. 53 00:03:47,260 --> 00:03:48,946 Hulda, security. 54 00:03:48,970 --> 00:03:52,706 But Agnes, well, I'm not sure what she wants. 55 00:03:52,730 --> 00:03:54,326 Not yet. 56 00:03:54,350 --> 00:03:57,166 Their fates are in my mortal hands. 57 00:03:57,190 --> 00:03:58,756 An unmarried woman, 58 00:03:58,780 --> 00:04:02,756 picking husbands for each girl who passes through these halls. 59 00:04:02,780 --> 00:04:04,846 The irony is not lost on me. 60 00:04:06,620 --> 00:04:08,556 School canceled again, I take it? 61 00:04:08,580 --> 00:04:10,700 This is the fourth time this month. 62 00:04:10,830 --> 00:04:12,886 Fine by me. My classroom's a mess. 63 00:04:12,910 --> 00:04:14,540 I could use a day to clean it up. 64 00:04:20,170 --> 00:04:22,356 Whose turn was it to replace the coffee? 65 00:04:22,380 --> 00:04:25,736 - Vivian's. - And Vivian is where? 66 00:04:28,050 --> 00:04:29,946 You're late. Did you bring some coffee? 67 00:04:29,970 --> 00:04:33,076 Something's happening. There are some men outside. 68 00:04:33,100 --> 00:04:34,916 - They're armed. - That's weird. 69 00:04:34,940 --> 00:04:36,996 Keith, they want to talk to you. 70 00:04:37,020 --> 00:04:38,496 To me? 71 00:04:40,190 --> 00:04:41,650 Okay. 72 00:04:44,650 --> 00:04:45,740 What's happening? 73 00:05:01,840 --> 00:05:03,130 My god! 74 00:05:21,070 --> 00:05:23,360 Step up! 75 00:05:28,370 --> 00:05:30,176 Keep up! 76 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,370 Keep up, let's go. 77 00:05:32,990 --> 00:05:34,636 Please remove any items: 78 00:05:34,660 --> 00:05:37,936 Jewelry, cellphone, whatever's on your person. 79 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:39,056 Handbags. 80 00:05:41,630 --> 00:05:43,316 Everything into the containers. 81 00:05:50,300 --> 00:05:52,600 Don't worry, ma'am. You'll get your belongings back soon. 82 00:06:00,190 --> 00:06:02,456 Let's go, let's go! 83 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:07,110 Fuck off! Okay. Don't touch me! 84 00:06:10,490 --> 00:06:12,216 Where are you taking me? 85 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:13,806 - Keep moving, keep moving. - Hey! 86 00:06:13,830 --> 00:06:15,226 Hey, you two! 87 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:18,250 "Susan snyder"? 88 00:06:19,420 --> 00:06:21,000 You're the pregnant one? 89 00:06:22,790 --> 00:06:25,356 No husband, right? 90 00:06:25,380 --> 00:06:26,946 I have a partner. 91 00:06:26,970 --> 00:06:28,236 Take her to the box store. 92 00:06:28,260 --> 00:06:30,236 Excuse me, where are you... 93 00:06:30,260 --> 00:06:32,446 don't. There's nothing you can do. 94 00:06:32,470 --> 00:06:34,156 - Come with me. - Keep your hands off me! 95 00:06:34,180 --> 00:06:37,116 - Where are you taking her? - What is going on? 96 00:06:37,140 --> 00:06:40,456 What's he doing? Just because she's pregnant? 97 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,730 - That doesn't make any sense at all. - Just, shh! 98 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,466 It quickly became clear there had been a coup. 99 00:06:49,950 --> 00:06:52,636 A forced change of leadership. 100 00:06:52,660 --> 00:06:55,096 The first of many to come. 101 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,096 What would transpire next, none of us knew. 102 00:06:58,120 --> 00:06:59,386 - What's this? - My god. 103 00:06:59,410 --> 00:07:00,766 What are they doing with them? 104 00:07:00,790 --> 00:07:02,186 What's going on?! 105 00:07:02,210 --> 00:07:04,290 What the fuck are you gonna do to them? 106 00:07:12,890 --> 00:07:14,300 Get down! 107 00:07:16,260 --> 00:07:21,166 Sinners are always visible to the divine eye. 108 00:07:21,190 --> 00:07:24,770 The sins of these women have found them out. 109 00:07:25,860 --> 00:07:27,706 - No. - Close your eyes. 110 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,296 By his hand! 111 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,386 No, no! 112 00:07:33,410 --> 00:07:35,886 - Sit down! - Get down! 113 00:07:35,910 --> 00:07:38,386 Return to your seats! 114 00:07:38,410 --> 00:07:40,726 My god! 115 00:07:40,750 --> 00:07:42,330 Get down! Get down! 116 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,516 That's enough! 117 00:07:52,590 --> 00:07:55,526 Commander Maddox has expressed interest in becka. 118 00:07:55,550 --> 00:07:57,260 That's promising. 119 00:07:57,970 --> 00:08:01,706 Commander Maddox is the man who gave alcohol to becka at the ball, 120 00:08:01,730 --> 00:08:05,230 and you intend to reward his terrible behavior? 121 00:08:06,270 --> 00:08:09,626 It's left becka without any other options. 122 00:08:09,650 --> 00:08:11,126 - Unfortunately, such a public... - vidala, 123 00:08:11,150 --> 00:08:13,506 perhaps you should administer to hulda. 124 00:08:13,530 --> 00:08:15,740 She still needs to be certified. 125 00:08:38,010 --> 00:08:39,390 Bring her in. 126 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:46,706 I'm ready. 127 00:08:46,730 --> 00:08:48,110 Please, come in. 128 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,166 - Blessed be the fruit, aunt vidala. - Yes, yes. 129 00:08:52,190 --> 00:08:54,200 Pull down your undergarments and have a seat. 130 00:09:30,940 --> 00:09:32,280 Praise be. 131 00:09:35,450 --> 00:09:37,586 I'm so happy for you. 132 00:10:04,970 --> 00:10:06,036 Shut up and get up. 133 00:10:07,890 --> 00:10:08,956 My god. 134 00:10:08,980 --> 00:10:11,730 Move it! 135 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:16,416 Where are they taking them? 136 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:17,796 - Come with me. - No! 137 00:10:17,820 --> 00:10:19,386 Fuck if I know. 138 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,146 My mother still isn't speaking to me. 139 00:10:34,170 --> 00:10:37,066 Not since what happened at the ball. 140 00:10:37,090 --> 00:10:38,316 That wasn't your fault. 141 00:10:38,340 --> 00:10:39,696 Who cares? 142 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,446 What if she winds up with a commander from the colonies? 143 00:10:42,470 --> 00:10:44,906 Then I wind up with a commander from the colonies. 144 00:10:44,930 --> 00:10:47,826 Becka, do you know that some of your friends 145 00:10:47,850 --> 00:10:51,350 put themselves in jeopardy trying to save your reputation? 146 00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:54,320 From wicked girls. 147 00:10:54,730 --> 00:10:56,320 Jealous prune. 148 00:10:57,820 --> 00:10:59,216 What did she just call you? 149 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:00,636 A prune. 150 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:04,580 You know, like a plum that never turns green. 151 00:11:15,420 --> 00:11:17,420 Girls, good news. 152 00:11:18,670 --> 00:11:23,446 Our dear hulda has been touched by his divine hand. 153 00:11:23,470 --> 00:11:27,140 She's officially a green and thus eligible this season. 154 00:11:27,470 --> 00:11:29,036 You may celebrate. 155 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:33,860 That's enough. 156 00:11:35,110 --> 00:11:38,456 Now, hulda, god has provided you the opportunity 157 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,320 to step into your womanhood with an important lesson. 158 00:11:45,410 --> 00:11:49,726 What do you think the punishment ought to be 159 00:11:49,750 --> 00:11:52,870 for a girl who uses violence upon another girl? 160 00:12:01,050 --> 00:12:04,470 Such a girl ought to have her hands bound and whipped. 161 00:12:10,810 --> 00:12:12,060 Very well. 162 00:12:25,780 --> 00:12:26,780 Hulda? 163 00:12:27,780 --> 00:12:30,500 Hold shunammite's arms down on the desk. 164 00:12:46,510 --> 00:12:47,850 Hulda! 165 00:13:14,660 --> 00:13:18,170 Teaching these girls was like a recipe for a tough steak: 166 00:13:19,710 --> 00:13:23,720 Hammer it with a mallet, then marinate and tenderize. 167 00:13:28,550 --> 00:13:33,036 I had seen it work before on myself and other women. 168 00:13:33,060 --> 00:13:34,576 Hands off her, you asshole. 169 00:13:36,350 --> 00:13:38,900 - No! - Get down! 170 00:13:39,810 --> 00:13:41,980 - Pass it down the line. - Get up, move! 171 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,280 Everyone takes one. 172 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,030 Take this and pass it down the line. 173 00:13:49,570 --> 00:13:51,490 One slice! 174 00:13:56,410 --> 00:13:58,040 Kill us already! 175 00:13:58,540 --> 00:14:00,646 Some wolfed and guzzled, 176 00:14:00,670 --> 00:14:03,170 but I made my portion last as long as possible. 177 00:14:04,460 --> 00:14:08,050 Chewing and swallowing distracts from mental wheel-spinning. 178 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,470 Also, it passes the time. 179 00:14:15,730 --> 00:14:18,456 I said get up. Get up! 180 00:14:31,410 --> 00:14:32,636 It's okay. 181 00:14:53,810 --> 00:14:55,060 I'm sorry. 182 00:14:56,810 --> 00:14:58,100 About what? 183 00:14:59,980 --> 00:15:01,916 The coffee. 184 00:15:01,940 --> 00:15:03,360 I forgot it was my turn. 185 00:15:04,820 --> 00:15:08,740 What I wouldn't do for a cup of coffee right now. 186 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:11,386 With milk. 187 00:15:11,410 --> 00:15:13,806 Warm milk. 188 00:15:25,590 --> 00:15:28,010 You were a damn fine teacher, Lydia. 189 00:15:31,050 --> 00:15:32,470 Thank you. 190 00:15:34,390 --> 00:15:35,760 So were you. 191 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,676 - Here, pass it down. - One bottle each. 192 00:15:53,700 --> 00:15:55,870 Here, pass it around. 193 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,460 One slice, one bottle. 194 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,840 - You need bread? Here. - Pass it over here. 195 00:16:25,190 --> 00:16:27,520 I'm sorry about your friend. 196 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,030 I'm sorry, too. 197 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,056 I learned quickly that having friends in gilead 198 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,846 was a liability. 199 00:16:42,870 --> 00:16:45,646 It would only bring pain and suffering. 200 00:16:45,670 --> 00:16:49,146 I've tried to pass this lesson along to my girls. 201 00:16:49,170 --> 00:16:53,646 First my handmaids, then my precious flowers. 202 00:16:53,670 --> 00:16:55,260 But it doesn't always stick. 203 00:17:06,310 --> 00:17:07,836 Shu, how are your hands? 204 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:08,860 Fine. 205 00:17:10,650 --> 00:17:13,280 I'd slap jehosheba myself right now. 206 00:17:13,650 --> 00:17:17,200 I think maybe you guys should cool it on the slapping for a while. 207 00:17:20,660 --> 00:17:22,870 I heard some news from the nurse's office. 208 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:26,460 Penny's gone into labor. 209 00:17:27,460 --> 00:17:29,606 That's awesome! 210 00:17:29,630 --> 00:17:32,960 No, hulda, it's too early. Right? 211 00:17:34,510 --> 00:17:38,220 This is her third pregnancy. The others ended. 212 00:17:45,850 --> 00:17:48,996 Dear lord, watch over our friend penny and her baby. 213 00:17:49,020 --> 00:17:50,836 Keep them safe. 214 00:17:50,860 --> 00:17:53,166 Offer them strength, healing, and hope. 215 00:17:53,190 --> 00:17:55,820 - Amen. - Amen. 216 00:18:03,580 --> 00:18:05,056 - Shut up. On your feet. - Help! 217 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,056 - No! Let go of me. Let go! - Calm down. 218 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,726 No! No! 219 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:29,060 Hey, step aside. Coming through. 220 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:32,770 My god. 221 00:18:43,830 --> 00:18:47,306 Misogynists who openly disdain women? 222 00:18:47,330 --> 00:18:49,346 One needn't fear them. 223 00:18:49,370 --> 00:18:53,186 But the men who understand the power of women, 224 00:18:53,210 --> 00:18:56,856 who want to control it instead of deny it, 225 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,066 there is no one more terrifying. 226 00:18:59,090 --> 00:19:00,890 I can sit by myself! 227 00:19:02,470 --> 00:19:03,526 God! 228 00:19:03,550 --> 00:19:07,140 Good evening. Or good morning. I've lost track. 229 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,480 I'm commander judd of the sons of Jacob. 230 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,546 And I have been tasked with the so-called "women's sphere." 231 00:19:15,570 --> 00:19:19,006 That is, determining where each of you shall be placed in this new order. 232 00:19:19,030 --> 00:19:20,676 What order? 233 00:19:20,700 --> 00:19:22,740 They haven't told us anything. 234 00:19:29,830 --> 00:19:31,306 Fifty-eight. 235 00:19:31,330 --> 00:19:33,266 You mean my age? Yes. 236 00:19:33,290 --> 00:19:36,186 - Never married? - No. 237 00:19:36,210 --> 00:19:37,590 Does that matter? 238 00:19:42,510 --> 00:19:44,656 You had an abortion. 239 00:19:48,060 --> 00:19:49,640 I was very young. 240 00:19:51,310 --> 00:19:53,456 You're aware that this form of person-murder 241 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,310 is now punishable by death? 242 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,190 And that the law is retroactive. 243 00:19:59,150 --> 00:20:00,756 Well, I love children. 244 00:20:00,780 --> 00:20:02,676 That's why I wanted to teach. 245 00:20:02,700 --> 00:20:05,636 Yes. Women have been told for so long 246 00:20:05,660 --> 00:20:09,080 that they can achieve equality in the professional and public arenas. 247 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,330 I don't expect them to welcome the segregation, 248 00:20:12,460 --> 00:20:14,420 but they will have to adjust. 249 00:20:15,710 --> 00:20:17,500 It is god's will after all. 250 00:20:18,380 --> 00:20:21,510 Surviving these men requires Patience. 251 00:20:22,260 --> 00:20:24,406 And allies. 252 00:20:24,430 --> 00:20:26,140 Wherever you can find them. 253 00:20:27,510 --> 00:20:28,720 Well... 254 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,180 I for one commend the work you are doing. 255 00:20:34,850 --> 00:20:37,376 You would be surprised how many women have said that same thing 256 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:38,796 sitting in that chair, 257 00:20:38,820 --> 00:20:40,780 hoping to improve their outcomes. 258 00:20:42,950 --> 00:20:45,256 I do have a suggestion. 259 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,030 One that might improve your own outcome. 260 00:20:51,910 --> 00:20:53,540 What is it that you suggest? 261 00:20:56,790 --> 00:20:59,526 If you believe society is best served 262 00:20:59,550 --> 00:21:02,066 by separate spheres for men and women, 263 00:21:02,090 --> 00:21:04,760 shouldn't they be truly separate? 264 00:21:05,470 --> 00:21:09,026 Surely you have better things to do than concern yourself 265 00:21:09,050 --> 00:21:12,576 with the petty details of all of this. 266 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:16,876 Who is going to teach the girls to be women? 267 00:21:16,900 --> 00:21:18,876 And the women to be better women? 268 00:21:18,900 --> 00:21:20,150 Women of god? 269 00:21:21,150 --> 00:21:24,360 Delegation is but one of his many virtues. 270 00:21:32,370 --> 00:21:34,410 Have there been any inquiries? 271 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:39,856 No, but what if someone inquires about Agnes MacKenzie's lineage? 272 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,816 She's the daughter of a handmaid. 273 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,436 There's nothing shameful in that. 274 00:21:43,460 --> 00:21:45,170 Not just any handmaid. 275 00:21:46,340 --> 00:21:48,566 We are not here to judge. 276 00:21:48,590 --> 00:21:50,276 Let that be god's province. 277 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:53,946 Our job is to prevent the possibility of inbreeding, 278 00:21:53,970 --> 00:21:56,350 so the children of gilead may thrive. 279 00:21:56,890 --> 00:21:58,600 Are we all in concert? 280 00:21:58,730 --> 00:22:00,060 Rowing together now? 281 00:22:04,030 --> 00:22:05,086 Blessed day. 282 00:22:05,110 --> 00:22:09,110 Blessed day, commander judd. What an unexpected surprise. 283 00:22:13,450 --> 00:22:15,540 Is there something I can help you with? 284 00:22:17,580 --> 00:22:19,556 With the new offensive against mayday, 285 00:22:19,580 --> 00:22:22,380 some of our commanders have been shuttled to the front. 286 00:22:24,510 --> 00:22:28,316 So... these men should be taken out of the running 287 00:22:28,340 --> 00:22:29,640 until next season. 288 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:32,986 Thank you, commander. 289 00:22:33,010 --> 00:22:37,100 Your guidance is essential as we match our girls. 290 00:22:39,140 --> 00:22:41,626 Commander, how is your dear wife? 291 00:22:41,650 --> 00:22:44,230 I hear she's experiencing complications. 292 00:22:46,030 --> 00:22:49,990 It's hard to... to be at home watching it all unfold. 293 00:22:50,870 --> 00:22:53,716 Come now. There's no need to distract yourself 294 00:22:53,740 --> 00:22:55,556 with these women's issues. 295 00:22:55,580 --> 00:22:57,040 Rest your mind. 296 00:22:57,910 --> 00:22:59,346 Yes. 297 00:22:59,370 --> 00:23:01,080 Perhaps you're right, aunt Lydia. 298 00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:06,736 I will handle this. 299 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,840 After all these years, don't you trust me? 300 00:23:16,850 --> 00:23:18,616 Attention, girls, 301 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,376 physical education will conclude at two bells. 302 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,086 Do not forget to stretch after exerting yourself. 303 00:23:24,110 --> 00:23:27,780 Forty-eight, 49, 50. Okay. 304 00:23:29,070 --> 00:23:32,530 Agnes, your turn. Agnes? 305 00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:36,216 Sorry. I was distracted. 306 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,346 No kidding. This sucks. 307 00:23:38,370 --> 00:23:39,766 In a few weeks, you'll all be gone, 308 00:23:39,790 --> 00:23:41,580 and I'll still be here by myself. 309 00:23:42,370 --> 00:23:44,316 I didn't mean to get my period. 310 00:23:44,340 --> 00:23:45,646 Who cares? 311 00:23:45,670 --> 00:23:47,630 Who wants to get married, anyway? 312 00:23:50,130 --> 00:23:52,696 Pray, becka, you're kind of going off the deep end. 313 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,736 After what happened at the ball, 314 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,430 you should be throwing yourself at the mercy of aunt Lydia. 315 00:23:58,060 --> 00:24:00,956 Maybe I'll get lucky, and I won't get any offers. 316 00:24:00,980 --> 00:24:02,496 Then I can stay here with you, sh... 317 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,456 What is wrong with you? 318 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:05,956 This is our whole lives! 319 00:24:05,980 --> 00:24:08,230 Some people would give anything for the right match. 320 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:10,320 What? 321 00:24:11,070 --> 00:24:13,780 What? Ag... Agnes? 322 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:16,410 Agnes? 323 00:24:27,630 --> 00:24:29,050 I'm in love. 324 00:24:31,010 --> 00:24:32,300 And it's horrible. 325 00:24:36,930 --> 00:24:37,930 Who? 326 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,706 Garth. 327 00:24:45,730 --> 00:24:47,560 My guardian. 328 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,216 How do you know? 329 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:53,610 That you're in love with him? 330 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,910 Any time I'm near him, I feel hot. 331 00:25:01,790 --> 00:25:03,726 My skin, like my cheeks. 332 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,630 And then in my belly. 333 00:25:08,590 --> 00:25:10,960 Have you ever felt that way before? 334 00:25:13,170 --> 00:25:14,260 No. 335 00:25:15,930 --> 00:25:17,050 But I'm happy for you. 336 00:25:19,050 --> 00:25:20,720 He's not even eligible. 337 00:25:24,100 --> 00:25:25,690 True, but... 338 00:25:27,350 --> 00:25:30,360 At least you can feel this way once, right? 339 00:25:32,190 --> 00:25:33,990 No matter what, that's a blessing. 340 00:25:47,330 --> 00:25:52,250 Agnes MacKenzie, shouldn't you be on your way to class? 341 00:25:53,170 --> 00:25:54,760 Yes, aunt Lydia. 342 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:57,526 Can I help you with something? 343 00:26:07,850 --> 00:26:10,036 Yes, aunt Lydia. 344 00:26:10,060 --> 00:26:11,230 Maybe. 345 00:26:12,070 --> 00:26:13,626 I have a question. 346 00:26:13,650 --> 00:26:14,836 Or a request. 347 00:26:14,860 --> 00:26:16,466 A request? 348 00:26:16,490 --> 00:26:18,910 Very respectfully, aunt Lydia. Very. 349 00:26:19,570 --> 00:26:21,450 Alright, then. 350 00:26:27,250 --> 00:26:28,306 My guardian, 351 00:26:28,330 --> 00:26:30,266 the one who showed bravery on the bus that day 352 00:26:30,290 --> 00:26:32,210 - when mayday... - I am aware. 353 00:26:32,750 --> 00:26:34,710 He's soon to be made a commander. 354 00:26:35,300 --> 00:26:38,180 I thought perhaps you might make him eligible... 355 00:26:39,470 --> 00:26:40,656 This season. 356 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,140 Maybe god protected him for that reason. 357 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:52,900 I shall think the matter over. 358 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,070 Thank you, aunt Lydia. 359 00:26:57,110 --> 00:26:58,926 For your graciousness. 360 00:26:58,950 --> 00:27:00,006 Praise be. 361 00:27:00,030 --> 00:27:03,716 Now get to class. Late girls are difficult girls. 362 00:27:03,740 --> 00:27:05,660 Go in grace. 363 00:27:12,250 --> 00:27:15,800 This is the last day of childhood for these girls. 364 00:27:17,050 --> 00:27:21,720 Innocence can be lost in so many ways. 365 00:28:04,010 --> 00:28:05,826 Ms. Clements. 366 00:28:05,850 --> 00:28:07,906 You look fresh. 367 00:28:09,980 --> 00:28:13,826 Now, if you are to join our cause, 368 00:28:13,850 --> 00:28:15,876 you'll have to prove you mean it. 369 00:28:15,900 --> 00:28:18,030 Are you prepared to do that? 370 00:28:18,570 --> 00:28:19,740 Y-Yes. 371 00:28:28,870 --> 00:28:30,766 No, no, no. 372 00:28:30,790 --> 00:28:32,896 Please, please. 373 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,306 I'm... I beg of you. I... I can't. 374 00:28:35,330 --> 00:28:36,896 N-No, no. No, no, please. 375 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:38,526 - Let me just say this. - Please, I... 376 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:42,470 those who are not with us are against us. 377 00:28:45,220 --> 00:28:46,800 So, which is it to be? 378 00:29:33,810 --> 00:29:36,996 Please, god. Help me. 379 00:29:45,650 --> 00:29:46,780 Help me. 380 00:29:48,490 --> 00:29:49,530 Please. 381 00:29:55,330 --> 00:29:56,920 No, no! 382 00:29:57,540 --> 00:29:58,960 No! No! No! 383 00:30:20,060 --> 00:30:23,610 Sinners are always visible to the divine eye. 384 00:30:25,490 --> 00:30:28,756 The sins of these women have found them out. 385 00:30:57,020 --> 00:30:59,916 Whatever my resolve may have been, 386 00:30:59,940 --> 00:31:03,376 after some days, I lost track of that plot line. 387 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,230 The plot line of my resolve. 388 00:31:06,990 --> 00:31:11,280 Now, I was following the plot line of my survival. 389 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,620 Please, I don't... I don't wanna die. 390 00:31:15,330 --> 00:31:16,636 Please, don't. 391 00:31:16,660 --> 00:31:19,016 Please, I don't want to die. Please. 392 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:21,396 Lydia, don't, please! 393 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:28,696 By his hand. 394 00:32:20,390 --> 00:32:22,366 Hulda's been settled. 395 00:32:22,390 --> 00:32:24,810 Only a few open slots left. 396 00:32:25,730 --> 00:32:27,440 Which commanders remain? 397 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,716 I have another one to add to the mix. 398 00:32:30,740 --> 00:32:32,150 Garth chap in. 399 00:32:34,610 --> 00:32:35,676 The guardian? 400 00:32:35,700 --> 00:32:37,636 He's not eligible. 401 00:32:37,660 --> 00:32:39,516 He will be. Soon enough. 402 00:32:39,540 --> 00:32:43,936 Yes. And other commanders have been serving gilead far longer. 403 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:48,090 As you know, men serve gilead in myriad ways. 404 00:33:00,100 --> 00:33:03,270 Well, come on now, spit it out. 405 00:33:19,450 --> 00:33:21,370 I trust you heard the news. 406 00:33:22,910 --> 00:33:26,856 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion. 407 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,526 For he does not willingly bring affliction to anyone. 408 00:33:30,550 --> 00:33:32,340 Praise be his words. 409 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,650 Is it time to reconsider a handmaid? 410 00:33:50,820 --> 00:33:52,756 That isn't your domain anymore. 411 00:33:52,780 --> 00:33:54,666 I can still arrange one for you. 412 00:33:54,690 --> 00:33:56,320 Between friends, of course. 413 00:33:59,030 --> 00:34:00,030 Not yet. 414 00:34:00,780 --> 00:34:02,176 When you are ready. 415 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,080 You know you can count on me. 416 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,210 In so many ways, dear aunt Lydia. 417 00:34:12,460 --> 00:34:14,340 Your price is above rubies. 418 00:34:15,970 --> 00:34:16,970 Praise be. 419 00:34:18,130 --> 00:34:19,640 Praise be. 420 00:34:31,940 --> 00:34:35,296 Was I a Phoenix, rising from the ashes? 421 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:37,426 Or was I a cockroach? 422 00:34:37,450 --> 00:34:39,756 I wasn't sure anymore. 423 00:34:39,780 --> 00:34:40,990 But I was alive. 424 00:34:42,030 --> 00:34:44,080 Ms. Clements. Come in. 425 00:34:48,420 --> 00:34:51,646 We must construct a uniform for our new disciples. 426 00:34:51,670 --> 00:34:53,460 Your new disciples. 427 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,300 Mine? 428 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:01,640 I thought you might enjoy the privilege of weighing in. 429 00:35:19,950 --> 00:35:21,320 This one. 430 00:35:23,910 --> 00:35:25,950 It's a little rough. 431 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,726 Might not be the most comfortable to the touch. 432 00:35:29,750 --> 00:35:32,790 No, I don't imagine it will be. 433 00:35:38,380 --> 00:35:41,196 My biggest gripe with the old world 434 00:35:41,220 --> 00:35:43,276 was the emphasis on comfort. 435 00:35:43,300 --> 00:35:44,366 Ease. 436 00:35:44,390 --> 00:35:45,826 Convenience. 437 00:35:45,850 --> 00:35:48,786 We had all become entitled little brats. 438 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:00,966 Penny's child is with god now. 439 00:36:00,990 --> 00:36:04,910 Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted. 440 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,856 How quickly people forget that nothing good comes 441 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:16,896 without a little grinding down of the tooth. 442 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:18,486 Poor penny. 443 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:21,356 For a seedling must fight its way through the dirt 444 00:36:21,380 --> 00:36:23,010 to meet the sun. 445 00:36:29,890 --> 00:36:32,100 Hulda, I made this for you. 446 00:36:34,270 --> 00:36:35,336 Really? 447 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,086 No. I made it for myself. 448 00:36:37,110 --> 00:36:38,166 For good luck. 449 00:36:38,190 --> 00:36:40,790 But as you wait for your contenders, I thought you might need it. 450 00:36:41,820 --> 00:36:43,320 Just don't rub out all the good luck. 451 00:36:45,910 --> 00:36:47,636 Well, that's me. 452 00:36:47,660 --> 00:36:50,636 I have my first green appointment today with the tailor. 453 00:36:50,660 --> 00:36:52,886 And then soon, your dad to get my teeth whitened. 454 00:36:52,910 --> 00:36:54,040 Bye! 455 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:14,810 Blessed day, miss Agnes. 456 00:37:17,110 --> 00:37:18,190 See you tomorrow. 457 00:37:20,190 --> 00:37:21,360 See ya. 458 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:38,646 The lord has challenged us today, hasn't he? 459 00:37:38,670 --> 00:37:41,026 I pray we are worthy of his gifts. 460 00:37:41,050 --> 00:37:43,470 Even if they don't seem like gifts at first. 461 00:37:45,380 --> 00:37:48,196 I know us aunts aren't always generous with praise, 462 00:37:48,220 --> 00:37:52,656 but it's worth mentioning you have been an exemplary Pearl girl. 463 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:54,326 Today and all the days. 464 00:37:54,350 --> 00:37:56,440 I'm grateful for the chance to serve. 465 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,246 Especially after my previous indiscretions. 466 00:38:00,270 --> 00:38:02,400 It takes time to adjust to the ways of gilead. 467 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:04,780 I made mistakes, too. 468 00:38:06,070 --> 00:38:07,780 You're not from gilead? 469 00:38:10,410 --> 00:38:11,990 Where are you from? 470 00:38:12,540 --> 00:38:14,476 Well, we're all of the same earth. 471 00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:15,660 Dust to dust. 472 00:38:16,330 --> 00:38:18,460 But how did you end up in gilead? 473 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:20,840 How did you become an aunt? 474 00:38:21,500 --> 00:38:23,936 Well, dear, you need to have a calling. 475 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:26,340 I heard mine, and I answered. 476 00:38:27,300 --> 00:38:30,446 I guess you could say I was the original Pearl girl. 477 00:38:34,140 --> 00:38:35,850 I'll take it from here. 478 00:38:43,780 --> 00:38:46,716 We've checked all the bloodlines. 479 00:38:46,740 --> 00:38:50,966 Our matches are as clean as a wooden whistle. 480 00:38:50,990 --> 00:38:52,886 Yes, aunt Lydia. 481 00:38:52,910 --> 00:38:55,266 I believe a celebration is in order. 482 00:38:55,290 --> 00:38:58,266 Each season brings its own obstacle, 483 00:38:58,290 --> 00:39:02,250 and this season has been particularly stimulating. 484 00:39:02,790 --> 00:39:05,986 May our Greens move forward into holy matrimony 485 00:39:06,010 --> 00:39:07,630 as god intended. 486 00:39:08,550 --> 00:39:10,816 Blessed be the fruit. 487 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:12,350 May the lord open. 488 00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:21,860 It is now time to tell the girls' families. 489 00:39:23,730 --> 00:39:26,860 What delicious news they shall receive. 490 00:39:58,810 --> 00:40:02,166 We have done our best to teach these girls. 491 00:40:02,190 --> 00:40:03,730 To prepare them. 492 00:40:04,650 --> 00:40:08,900 But what they don't know yet is that life is long. 493 00:40:09,610 --> 00:40:12,910 The real brutality is when it asks you to endure 494 00:40:13,490 --> 00:40:17,660 knowing what you have done, and what has been done while you stood by. 495 00:40:18,830 --> 00:40:21,596 But what choice do we have? 496 00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:24,330 Enduring is the only way through. 497 00:40:28,130 --> 00:40:31,066 I control the women's side of their enterprise 498 00:40:31,090 --> 00:40:32,486 with an iron fist 499 00:40:32,510 --> 00:40:35,600 in a leather glove in a woolen mitten. 500 00:40:36,430 --> 00:40:41,156 I made a promise to teach these girls to be women. 501 00:40:41,180 --> 00:40:43,390 Women of god. 502 00:40:55,370 --> 00:40:57,966 I made another promise. 503 00:40:57,990 --> 00:41:00,926 After what happened to my girls at jezebel's, 504 00:41:00,950 --> 00:41:03,016 after Boston fell, 505 00:41:03,040 --> 00:41:06,710 after the sting of the noose around my neck began to wear off, 506 00:41:07,090 --> 00:41:10,146 I vowed to document everything. 507 00:41:10,170 --> 00:41:11,670 And everyone. 508 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:16,276 Yes, aunts were afforded the special privilege 509 00:41:16,300 --> 00:41:18,276 of being allowed to write. 510 00:41:18,300 --> 00:41:20,520 The only women in gilead who could. 511 00:41:21,390 --> 00:41:23,616 But what was I writing? 512 00:41:23,640 --> 00:41:27,270 Recording the crimes of weak men and far too many women? 513 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,626 That was not allowed. 514 00:41:30,650 --> 00:41:32,466 That could bring down these men 515 00:41:32,490 --> 00:41:34,490 chosen by god to lead us. 516 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:13,256 The corrupt and blood-smeared fingerprints of the past 517 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:16,586 must be wiped away for the morally pure generation 518 00:42:16,610 --> 00:42:18,450 that is surely about to arrive. 519 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:22,426 But among these bloody fingerprints 520 00:42:22,450 --> 00:42:24,926 are those made by ourselves, 521 00:42:24,950 --> 00:42:27,420 and they can't be wiped away so easily. 522 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:31,170 May god protect these girls. 523 00:42:32,500 --> 00:42:34,710 Because I'm not sure I can.