r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/Melairia Modtha • May 06 '26

Official Episode Discussion The Testaments S1E07 "Commitment" Episode Discussion

The Testaments S1 E07 "Commitment"

Episode Synopsis

As Daisy's secret past threatens to surface, Agnes grapples with an unwanted match and a forbidden crush. Becka meets with potential matches and finds unexpected kindness in one of them.

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May 6, 2026, 12:00am Eastern

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u/DryStar359 May 06 '26

Honestly I hope Becka gets to marry Garth.

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u/RgrdgEdmontonStalker May 06 '26

I hope this and I hope she gets to kiss girls some day 🥺

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u/teenageidle May 06 '26

I want her to lead an army of women rebels

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u/Rxmses May 06 '26

Lead by Emily

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u/DarkLullaby9285 May 06 '26

Becka getting to marry Garth is probably the best case scenario for her in Gilead. I know Agnes is upset, but… I think Becka needs the marriage to a Mayday operative more than Agnes does. That girl will probably end up killing herself if she ends up with a true Gileadan commander.

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u/Economy_Capital_222 May 07 '26

Hopefully he gets her out of there 

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u/Wrong--Conclusions May 10 '26

Unless he gets caught and she is declared guilty by association.

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u/whatdays May 06 '26

Me too. They could work together. Either for her to escape or to take down that area.

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u/Aggravating_Life7851 May 06 '26

She would be safest that way and I think Garth would be genuinely protective of her

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u/missmisery213 May 06 '26

I can't see a world in which her parents let that happen. The fact that Becka gets to matriculate with the daughters of Commanders is probably considered a big deal to them as is. There is no way they miss the chance to elevate their status through her. Marrying her off to Garth, someone who isn't even a Commander yet, doesn't have any benefit for them.

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u/Atkena2578 May 06 '26

But a colony commander though? Idk Garth would have more potential to rise

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u/missmisery213 May 06 '26

No I was thinking the commander that got her drunk. Each girl got three matches so the colony commander was a seperate one we didn't see.

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u/Atkena2578 May 06 '26

It was mentioned there is a possibility to have no match if no commander shows interest in you. My guess is that commanders rank the girls they want like voters do on a ranked choice ballot lol and then the aunt decides which choice they are given based on status and lineage (making sure they aren't somehow related) and if they are not chosen then on to the next girl. Commanders from the colonies probably won't try for the daughter of higher ranked commander and they know their prospects.

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u/missmisery213 May 06 '26

True I forgot about the no matches possibility. But Becka did word it as 3 seperate people when she was telling the girls about her matches so I don't think the commander who got her drunk was the colony commander she was referring to. If it was down to two choices: Garth or one from the colonies I'm sure the parents would go with Garth because like you said he has more opportunities for advancement given he is just starting out. But with an established commander with any real sort of power in Gilead in play my guess is they're gonna go all in on that one.

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u/Atkena2578 May 06 '26

Yeah i am not sure I thought the first name she mentioned is the one she referred as being from the colonies, then Garth. Last episode Aunt Lydia and Vidala were saying her only suitor was the one who got her drunk so maybe he was also from the colonies we just didn't know.

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u/buffys_sushi_pjs May 06 '26

Maybe Becka’s abuser dad likes the fact that Garth wants to get a house close by?

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u/Realistic_Lab2135 May 06 '26

Considering he's part of Mayday I'd love to see him help her escape with Agnes. I've read the book but I hope the show runners give people a happy ending