The essential episodes of The Testaments
Watch these 10 in order and you've got The Testaments — each pick states its reason.
- 01
In the halls of Aunt Lydia's premarital preparatory academy, the finest in Gilead, Agnes is assigned to mentor a new Pearl Girl, and a fragile alliance begins.
- 02
As Agnes begins the rituals that mark her coming of age, she struggles with the confusing stirrings of adolescence. Meanwhile, Daisy is subjected to Gilead's system of discipline.
- 03
An incident on a school trip spurs Daisy's memories of Toronto, revealing her past and a world shattered by violence.
- 04
As the Green girls gather for a tea party, Daisy struggles to keep on task, while Agnes begins to understand what being a woman in Gilead means.
- 05
At a debutante-style ball where Green girls are paraded before Commanders, the illusion of elegance begins to fray. Agnes discovers Garth's status has changed.
- 06
As the Aunts sift through ancestry records to finalize matches, Agnes plots for her chance at love. Meanwhile, Lydia contemplates the choices that shaped her rise in Gilead.
- 07
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.
- 08
As Agnes is swept up in wedding plans, Daisy hides a life-altering secret, and Hulda faces backlash after speaking out.
- 09
As Daisy steps into a new role, she considers what she's willing to lose to help her friends.
- 10
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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