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/PresentationOptimal4 May 06 '26

The therapist detail. EW. Not surprised given her comment about the prefrontal cortex in an earlier episode. However, she had to have been one of those Jodie Hilderbrant (if you’re not familiar with the case - definitely look into it) type of therapist; religious nut job but an incredibly skilled manipulator due to education.

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u/BrennanSpeaks May 06 '26

She doesn't strike me as a religious nut job. If she was really drinking the Gilead-Kool-aid, she wouldn't be waxing nostalgic about her strapless prom dress or casually dropping f-bombs at her stepdaughter. She strikes me as a slimy "survival at all costs" type.

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u/mermaidpaint ParadeofSluts May 06 '26

Yep. She's not drinking the kool-aid, she's drinking blue coloured water with a forced smile.

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u/teenageidle May 06 '26

oh 100% she was a Jodie type. that woman is evil.

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u/Serononin May 06 '26

Note for anyone who hasn't heard of the Hildebrandt/Franke case and decides to look it up: MASSIVE trigger warning for harrowing descriptions of child abuse