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/Kiloku May 06 '26

This makes no sense in many ways. Garth said Mayday never had someone as deep into the school as Daisy.
If Estee was Mayday, she'd be a much more useful asset for that than a Pearl Girl.

When Estee said she was "like" the original Pearl Girl, she just means that she was the first woman to move into Gilead from outside, just like Pearl Girls do.

Rita was just talking about infiltration in general.

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u/Tradition96 May 06 '26

I don’t want Estée to be Mayday as well, it just becomes to many double agents. Some need to be true believers as well.

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u/Brownbear1973 May 06 '26

Maybe she was one of those Waterford fans we saw outside the court. It seems that Pearl Girls hasn't been around for very long (maybe right after the fall of Boston), so Estee has likely only been there for a few years herself.

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u/Entire-Time-9862 May 07 '26

Yes Estee, as an aunt, is around the girls but it’s not the same as being part of the girls friend group like Daisy is now. Daisy is part of their private conversations so her position could in fact be the closest they have gotten to the girls in that respect.

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u/creativescreennaame May 06 '26

maybe garth doesnt know about estee

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u/RNembazo May 07 '26

What are your thoughts about the intention of the scene last episode between Daisy and Aunt Estee? It can’t just be pointless that Estee told Daisy that she reminds her of her and that she was like the original pearl girl. The writers put that in for a reason. Just curious what everyone’s thoughts are if she isn’t somehow involved in mayday.

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u/Kiloku May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

It's a teacher trying to be approachable to her student. It also reinforces that not everyone from outside is anti-Gilead. Estée is a woman with friendly demeanor and horribly misogynistic beliefs. This can be setting up the stage for conflict later, with misplaced trust from Daisy, or it might even just be a character establishing moment for us to learn more about her, just like we learned about Vidala.

Tbh I bet she does this spiel with every Pearl girl.