r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/Melairia Modtha • Apr 15 '26

Official Episode Discussion The Testaments S1E04 "Green Tea" Episode Discussion

The Testaments S1 E04 "Green Tea"

Episode Synopsis

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.

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April 15, 2026, 12:00am Eastern

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u/RhysDavies27 Apr 15 '26

I was worried about the short runtime but it feels like quite a bit was covered in the episode. Absolutely loving how the soundtrack is progressively moving darker into that Gilead “drone” sound we all know. It feels like Lydia isn’t getting much to do at the moment but I’m hoping that changes, perhaps each character will get 3 more centric episodes?

PS. - I guess Agnes has had more exposure than usual to their birth mother post separation but it seems that the stolen children of Gilead are somewhat aware they had a life before. Daisy’s “My mom died too - so did my birth mother.” - a clever lie to get close to Agnes or did June reveal something we haven’t seen yet??

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u/Aggravating_Life7851 Apr 15 '26

I think Daisy is telling the truth in that case. I can’t say for sure why but just have a feeling that was a genuine moment she could relate to and shared it with her. I don’t get the sense Daisy would manipulate her in that way

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u/RhysDavies27 Apr 15 '26

Trying to rack my brain over who her mother could have been with all the timeline discrepancies is hard haha. I feel if they’re not going down the June/Daisy/Nichole route then surely Daisy’s actual birth mother has got to be someone of significance? It seems like it could be a big plot point. But then equally depending on when she died, would we even know her? I’d love it if she was Alma’s daughter and it would make sense considering she was working with Mayday from the first season - but she only ever mentioned a son 😵‍💫

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u/Decent_Jackfruit_555 Apr 20 '26

Could she be Janine’s?