1 00:00:01,460 --> 00:00:03,840 This is radio free Boston with an update. 2 00:00:04,590 --> 00:00:06,380 Gilead forces... 3 00:00:07,670 --> 00:00:10,066 Mayday bombs were unsuccessful... 4 00:00:10,090 --> 00:00:11,446 We're fighting for you. 5 00:00:13,470 --> 00:00:15,156 And for everyone still inside, 6 00:00:15,180 --> 00:00:16,746 keep your head down and stay safe. 7 00:00:16,770 --> 00:00:19,876 For our mayday heroes behind the line, tonight's messages are... 8 00:00:19,900 --> 00:00:22,570 turn your dial to 101.6. 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:27,796 99.2... This is radio free america. 10 00:00:27,820 --> 00:00:29,610 Forever the sound of freedom. 11 00:00:30,530 --> 00:00:32,296 The possibility of raising sanctions 12 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:33,820 against the gilead state. 13 00:01:16,870 --> 00:01:19,096 You want to know what it was like for me, 14 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:20,330 growing up in gilead? 15 00:01:22,170 --> 00:01:25,220 I'm ashamed to say that I believed in gilead once. 16 00:01:26,250 --> 00:01:28,936 I guess it's easier to accept a story, 17 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:30,340 even a childish one, 18 00:01:31,260 --> 00:01:34,406 rather than believe that the people around you are monsters. 19 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:40,890 Blessed morning, Agnes. 20 00:01:41,940 --> 00:01:45,320 In this story I'm telling, I'm not really sure what year it was. 21 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:47,456 Sorry. 22 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,376 It's hard to remember actual dates because 23 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,990 - girls were forbidden to have calendars. - Blessed morning. 24 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,330 Just reading one could cost you a finger. 25 00:01:55,910 --> 00:01:58,136 Zilla is going to be doing your hair now. 26 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:06,856 You learned to Mark time in other ways. 27 00:02:11,010 --> 00:02:12,600 It looked just like our real house. 28 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,616 It had my bedroom and the dining room. 29 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:20,406 A wife's parlor, even an attic where the Marthas slept. 30 00:02:36,110 --> 00:02:37,530 I was a plum. 31 00:02:41,410 --> 00:02:43,950 In my world then, that made all the difference. 32 00:02:45,830 --> 00:02:47,726 It was all we wanted. 33 00:02:47,750 --> 00:02:49,976 And it also terrified us. 34 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:31,050 The commander doll was always doing very important work, 35 00:03:31,420 --> 00:03:33,396 just like my father. 36 00:03:33,420 --> 00:03:35,816 Keeping us safe from heretics and mayday terrorists. 37 00:03:52,020 --> 00:03:53,980 The Martha dolls were always busy. 38 00:03:54,990 --> 00:03:56,506 But at night, they would let the little girl doll 39 00:03:56,530 --> 00:03:58,216 sit in the kitchen with them. 40 00:03:59,410 --> 00:04:02,346 They would make her cinnamon toast and they would all talk. 41 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,396 There is a wife doll. 42 00:04:11,420 --> 00:04:12,840 In blue, of course. 43 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,776 That would be Paula, who was my new stepmother then. 44 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:19,840 Blessed morning, Agnes dear. 45 00:04:20,510 --> 00:04:21,826 Rosa, how's your leg? 46 00:04:21,850 --> 00:04:23,026 Please tell me it's better. 47 00:04:23,050 --> 00:04:24,220 Yes, ma'am. 48 00:04:25,430 --> 00:04:26,956 It's kind of you to ask. 49 00:04:26,980 --> 00:04:28,480 Praise be his mercy. 50 00:04:30,190 --> 00:04:32,876 The high dusting is catching up with us, I'm afraid. 51 00:04:32,900 --> 00:04:33,956 Yes, ma'am. 52 00:04:33,980 --> 00:04:35,700 I'll do that after the commander's meeting. 53 00:04:40,490 --> 00:04:41,570 Thank you, zilla. 54 00:04:42,410 --> 00:04:43,540 Zilla was new. 55 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,290 Her tongue was removed as punishment before she was posted with us. 56 00:04:48,370 --> 00:04:49,790 Probably for blasphemy. 57 00:04:50,420 --> 00:04:52,260 That was a big one for some wives. 58 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,436 Well, she's certainly an improvement. 59 00:04:55,460 --> 00:04:58,486 That last one we had was a chatty Cathy. 60 00:04:58,510 --> 00:05:01,316 Sometimes, when I was playing with the Dollhouse, 61 00:05:01,340 --> 00:05:04,076 I would lock the Paula doll in the attic, 62 00:05:04,100 --> 00:05:06,196 which was not nice. 63 00:05:06,220 --> 00:05:08,456 The Paula doll would pound on the door and scream, 64 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,286 but the little girl doll would pay no attention. 65 00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:13,536 And sometimes she would laugh. 66 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,400 Is that the new skirt? 67 00:05:16,900 --> 00:05:18,440 Up, then. 68 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,460 Well, don't you look pretty as a picture? 69 00:05:25,870 --> 00:05:26,960 Thank you. 70 00:05:28,370 --> 00:05:29,370 Mother. 71 00:05:30,620 --> 00:05:33,766 I was worried it would make you look gawky. 72 00:05:33,790 --> 00:05:34,790 But no. 73 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,906 Praise be his mercy... 74 00:05:42,930 --> 00:05:45,350 For not making me look too gawky. 75 00:05:46,810 --> 00:05:48,440 I'm an irritant to Paula. 76 00:05:50,430 --> 00:05:52,430 She wants me married and gone. 77 00:05:53,900 --> 00:05:56,650 I was born in the sinful before-world. 78 00:05:57,610 --> 00:05:59,546 Please keep the counter clean, Rosa. 79 00:05:59,570 --> 00:06:02,570 - We don't want to get ants again. - Yes, ma'am. 80 00:06:05,620 --> 00:06:07,176 Don't slouch, dear. 81 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,790 Slouching girls get fat husbands. 82 00:06:25,550 --> 00:06:27,550 Blessed morning, miss Agnes. 83 00:06:30,810 --> 00:06:32,326 Under his eye, sweetie pie. 84 00:06:32,350 --> 00:06:33,350 Bye, Rosa. 85 00:06:49,740 --> 00:06:53,596 Once, when we were pinks, I smiled at a boy on the playground. 86 00:06:53,620 --> 00:06:57,606 The aunts taped my mouth shut and made me stand in the dining hall for two days, 87 00:06:57,630 --> 00:06:59,516 holding the sign for a slut. 88 00:06:59,540 --> 00:07:01,356 That was for smiling. 89 00:07:01,380 --> 00:07:04,276 I wonder what would happen if I kissed one. 90 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,550 When we became plums, we started going on the field trips. 91 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:46,590 They were fun. 92 00:07:47,340 --> 00:07:48,760 Some parts more than others. 93 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:01,860 I got you! 94 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,010 Come along, girls. 95 00:08:27,380 --> 00:08:28,700 - Come on, girls, come. - Quickly. 96 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:37,906 Quiet, quiet, quiet. 97 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:01,186 Gross. 98 00:09:01,210 --> 00:09:02,460 Hulda, enough. 99 00:09:02,790 --> 00:09:04,830 God's justice is beautiful. 100 00:09:05,500 --> 00:09:07,396 I'm sorry, aunt vidala. 101 00:09:07,420 --> 00:09:09,970 Friends... These men... 102 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:13,680 Do you know what crime they committed? 103 00:09:15,970 --> 00:09:17,036 Yes, shunammite. 104 00:09:17,060 --> 00:09:18,196 Rape! 105 00:09:18,220 --> 00:09:20,166 Aunt vidala, that's what the red "x" is for. 106 00:09:20,190 --> 00:09:21,286 It's for rape. 107 00:09:21,310 --> 00:09:22,690 Praise be. 108 00:09:23,310 --> 00:09:28,650 Friends, these men... These horrible men, these... 109 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:30,796 Rapists. 110 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:32,336 You say "rapists." 111 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:33,860 Rapists, yes. 112 00:09:34,870 --> 00:09:36,250 Thank you, shunammite. 113 00:09:36,580 --> 00:09:37,636 Not "raper." 114 00:09:37,660 --> 00:09:39,096 I didn't know that. 115 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,160 Friends, it's a ghastly story. 116 00:09:41,710 --> 00:09:45,856 These men stole a young girl, much like yourselves. 117 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,566 This young girl was the kind who liked being the center of attention. 118 00:09:49,590 --> 00:09:51,026 A spirited girl. 119 00:09:51,050 --> 00:09:54,850 That kind of girl often earns a violent end for herself. 120 00:09:55,430 --> 00:09:58,536 Praise be his judgment. 121 00:09:58,560 --> 00:10:03,320 These men saw this girl, and they were overcome by their urges. 122 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,320 They came in the night and took her. 123 00:10:07,110 --> 00:10:08,320 From her own bed. 124 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,070 What about her guardians? 125 00:10:11,820 --> 00:10:13,716 Some of them were her guardians. 126 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:16,346 The urges of men are terrible things, 127 00:10:16,370 --> 00:10:18,926 and those urges must be curbed. 128 00:10:18,950 --> 00:10:22,806 That is the burden that god has personally laid upon each of you. 129 00:10:22,830 --> 00:10:27,840 Just by existing, we were mortally dangerous to otherwise perfectly good men. 130 00:10:28,550 --> 00:10:30,760 They were helpless to resist us. 131 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:36,656 Even us, the daughters of commanders, the most godly of girls. 132 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:50,520 Check the vehicle. 133 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:53,650 - Clear. - All clear. 134 00:10:57,370 --> 00:10:59,910 I was a precious flower. 135 00:11:01,290 --> 00:11:04,016 Then why did I sometimes feel like a prize pig? 136 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,686 All clear. Good to go. Open the gate. 137 00:11:16,590 --> 00:11:19,430 Secure the gate and take up your posts. 138 00:11:37,070 --> 00:11:40,556 At the aunt Lydia school, pink dresses were for little girls. 139 00:11:40,580 --> 00:11:43,516 Plum dresses were for older girls like us. 140 00:11:43,540 --> 00:11:47,846 Predestined to marry high gilead commanders once we became eligible. 141 00:11:47,870 --> 00:11:51,186 Which only happened if god blessed us with a period. 142 00:11:51,210 --> 00:11:54,210 Then, we became Greens and got pins. 143 00:11:57,050 --> 00:11:58,470 Blessed be the fruit. 144 00:11:59,390 --> 00:12:01,446 You're insane. The skirt looks fine. 145 00:12:01,470 --> 00:12:02,906 May the lord open. Don't bother. 146 00:12:02,930 --> 00:12:05,906 Even god knows Paula has no taste. 147 00:12:05,930 --> 00:12:07,220 Move along, friends! 148 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,996 Becka was the first person I met when we moved here from Colorado. 149 00:12:13,020 --> 00:12:14,416 She was my best friend. 150 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:16,876 Except we weren't allowed to have best friends. 151 00:12:16,900 --> 00:12:19,546 The aunts said that best friends led to keeping secrets, 152 00:12:19,570 --> 00:12:21,796 and secrets led to disobedience, 153 00:12:21,820 --> 00:12:25,556 and disobedient girls became women who were immoral, obviously. 154 00:12:25,580 --> 00:12:27,186 We've been sent good weather. 155 00:12:27,210 --> 00:12:28,420 His blessing. 156 00:12:29,210 --> 00:12:30,686 You have your dress fitting? 157 00:12:30,710 --> 00:12:32,316 Keep moving, girls. Let's go. 158 00:12:32,340 --> 00:12:33,606 After lunch. 159 00:12:33,630 --> 00:12:35,236 Becka was already green. 160 00:12:35,260 --> 00:12:37,276 She was getting ready to be matched. 161 00:12:37,300 --> 00:12:39,406 She was moving on without me. 162 00:12:39,430 --> 00:12:41,156 But we didn't talk about that. 163 00:12:41,180 --> 00:12:43,736 This will be our third seamstress. 164 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:45,946 My mother thinks if she gets the bodice just right, 165 00:12:45,970 --> 00:12:48,366 everyone will forget my dad's a dentist. 166 00:12:48,390 --> 00:12:50,076 Maybe you should dress as a tooth. 167 00:12:50,100 --> 00:12:53,456 Blessed day. We've been sent good weather. 168 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,336 That I receive with joy. 169 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,006 Very, very cute hair. 170 00:12:57,030 --> 00:12:58,586 Yeah, I definitely agree. 171 00:12:58,610 --> 00:12:59,926 Thanks. New Martha. 172 00:12:59,950 --> 00:13:01,546 Blessed be yours, too, seriously. 173 00:13:01,570 --> 00:13:03,756 My Martha sucks. I look like I have bedhead. 174 00:13:03,780 --> 00:13:06,766 Shunammite. Chitter-chatter, chitter-chatter! 175 00:13:06,790 --> 00:13:08,976 Flap your tongue around and you're likely to lose it. 176 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,056 Yes, aunt vidala. 177 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:11,710 Have a graceful day, girls. 178 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:14,766 More haste, less speed. 179 00:13:17,260 --> 00:13:19,276 Aunt Lydia was a legend. 180 00:13:19,300 --> 00:13:20,356 Blessed day, aunt Lydia. 181 00:13:20,380 --> 00:13:22,366 She had been worshipped, then vilified... 182 00:13:22,390 --> 00:13:25,196 - Thank you, aunt Lydia. - Then worshipped again. 183 00:13:25,220 --> 00:13:26,446 Blessed day, aunt Lydia. 184 00:13:26,470 --> 00:13:29,036 In the four years since the war of Massachusetts, 185 00:13:29,060 --> 00:13:31,206 the purges had happened. 186 00:13:31,230 --> 00:13:35,336 As always, those remaining were able to shape history as they liked. 187 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,206 Some people were hung, 188 00:13:37,230 --> 00:13:39,440 and some had schools named after them. 189 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,346 At one time, we too were foolish, 190 00:13:45,370 --> 00:13:47,266 disobedient, deceived... 191 00:13:47,290 --> 00:13:51,266 and enslaved by all kinds of passions and envy. 192 00:13:51,290 --> 00:13:54,960 We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 193 00:13:55,630 --> 00:14:01,276 But when the kindness and love of god our savior appeared, he saved us. 194 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:03,816 Not because of the righteous things we've done, 195 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,196 but because of his mercy. 196 00:14:06,220 --> 00:14:07,286 He saved us through the washing... 197 00:14:07,310 --> 00:14:09,366 White was for the Pearl girls. 198 00:14:09,390 --> 00:14:11,786 They were new arrivals from outside of gilead. 199 00:14:11,810 --> 00:14:14,036 - Haven't been justified... - Converts to our godly struggle. 200 00:14:14,060 --> 00:14:16,876 You might become heirs, having the hope of eternal life. 201 00:14:16,900 --> 00:14:20,110 Aunt Lydia and her missionaries gathered them from all over the world. 202 00:14:20,650 --> 00:14:22,280 They were mostly runaways. 203 00:14:22,860 --> 00:14:25,860 Of course, they had to be young and possibly fertile. 204 00:14:26,820 --> 00:14:27,820 Weirdos. 205 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,976 The aunts said the Pearl girls came eager for a new start. 206 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,146 They were even more eager to prove their godliness 207 00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:42,010 by telling on you to the aunts. 208 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,816 We all knew someone who had been ratted out by a Pearl girl. 209 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:47,236 Amen. 210 00:14:47,260 --> 00:14:48,890 The passion of the converted. 211 00:14:50,180 --> 00:14:51,810 What a pain in the ass. 212 00:15:14,750 --> 00:15:16,766 Nice work, con stance. 213 00:15:30,810 --> 00:15:31,890 Pretty daisies, hulda. 214 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:33,720 Really? 215 00:15:34,430 --> 00:15:35,496 Thank you, aunt estee. 216 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:36,996 They're actually black-eyed Susans. 217 00:15:37,020 --> 00:15:38,690 Should you be thanking me? 218 00:15:39,610 --> 00:15:44,216 No. Thank him, aunt estee, for making me able. 219 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,450 And for the flowers he made. And the thread. 220 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:50,806 Pray forgive me? 221 00:15:50,830 --> 00:15:52,386 You are forgiven. 222 00:15:52,410 --> 00:15:54,750 Just be mindful around aunt vidala. 223 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,590 Aunt gabbana, blessed morning. 224 00:16:05,090 --> 00:16:06,090 Agnes? 225 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,380 Aunt Lydia would like to speak with you. 226 00:16:14,180 --> 00:16:15,600 Come along. 227 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:17,900 Agnes, get up, please. 228 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,070 I'm sure it's good news. 229 00:16:20,810 --> 00:16:22,020 Back to work! 230 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:56,786 By tradition, 231 00:16:56,810 --> 00:17:00,206 only dead people are allowed to have statues. 232 00:17:00,230 --> 00:17:03,230 I have been given one while still alive. 233 00:17:04,980 --> 00:17:06,876 Praise be your works, aunt Lydia. 234 00:17:06,900 --> 00:17:09,320 I have been prematurely petrified. 235 00:17:15,580 --> 00:17:17,420 Agnes MacKenzie... 236 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,556 How the time goes by. 237 00:17:20,580 --> 00:17:24,040 I have been watching you for quite a while now. 238 00:17:24,750 --> 00:17:26,340 Why, aunt Lydia? 239 00:17:27,050 --> 00:17:28,856 Soon to be eligible? 240 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,066 May god make me truly worthy. 241 00:17:31,090 --> 00:17:33,366 You will be rewarded. 242 00:17:33,390 --> 00:17:36,270 If you are free of sin, of course. 243 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,600 Do you know why this statue was erected? 244 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,916 So you can always be watching over us. 245 00:17:43,940 --> 00:17:45,246 Yes. 246 00:17:45,270 --> 00:17:48,086 We inspire the world with our good works, Agnes. 247 00:17:48,110 --> 00:17:49,190 Do you agree? 248 00:17:49,900 --> 00:17:51,176 Yes, aunt Lydia. 249 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:52,256 Excellent! 250 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,006 I have good work that needs doing. 251 00:17:55,030 --> 00:17:57,450 Helping a new friend feel welcome. 252 00:18:03,670 --> 00:18:08,476 Agnes, this is Daisy, one of my precious, precious pearls. 253 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:10,486 Recently arrived. 254 00:18:10,510 --> 00:18:12,930 Daisy may be joining your class. 255 00:18:14,090 --> 00:18:15,986 She's going to be a plum? 256 00:18:16,010 --> 00:18:17,236 Perhaps. 257 00:18:17,260 --> 00:18:21,326 I'd like you to show her around, make her feel comfortable. 258 00:18:21,350 --> 00:18:22,850 Be her shepherdess. 259 00:18:23,690 --> 00:18:26,126 It's an honor for you, Agnes. 260 00:18:26,150 --> 00:18:27,996 Thank you, aunt Lydia. 261 00:18:28,020 --> 00:18:30,756 Daisy, be a good girl and stay with Agnes. 262 00:18:30,780 --> 00:18:32,756 Lambs don't stray. 263 00:18:32,780 --> 00:18:34,620 Yes, aunt Lydia. 264 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:37,160 Thank you, aunt Lydia. 265 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,000 Wonderful. Go in grace. 266 00:18:51,510 --> 00:18:52,720 Blessed fruit. 267 00:18:53,050 --> 00:18:54,470 May the lord open. 268 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,190 Painting and sketching. 269 00:19:11,650 --> 00:19:12,916 Music classroom. 270 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:20,466 Comportment's this way. 271 00:19:20,490 --> 00:19:23,176 Domestic management is upstairs, with aunt loreal. 272 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:26,830 Hospitality, decorating, culinary arts. 273 00:19:27,670 --> 00:19:30,880 Fiber arts, like embroidery, lace-making. 274 00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:33,566 You can make a tablecloth. 275 00:19:33,590 --> 00:19:34,896 If you dare. 276 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:36,130 And scripture class. 277 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,640 Praise be his word. 278 00:19:39,850 --> 00:19:41,270 Weirdo. 279 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,890 Aunt Lydia didn't tell me much about you. 280 00:19:46,390 --> 00:19:48,230 Did she tell you anything about me? 281 00:19:50,150 --> 00:19:52,206 Nothing, miss Agnes. 282 00:20:02,580 --> 00:20:04,580 Did she ask you to watch me? 283 00:20:06,580 --> 00:20:09,210 Of course, miss Agnes. 284 00:20:10,460 --> 00:20:12,670 To learn how to behave properly. 285 00:20:15,340 --> 00:20:17,906 Discipline and corrections are in the aunts' wing. 286 00:20:17,930 --> 00:20:19,930 You only go there when you earn it. 287 00:20:24,350 --> 00:20:25,496 And lunch. 288 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:27,150 Blessed be his bounty. 289 00:20:32,310 --> 00:20:35,006 This is the dining room. Pray obviously. 290 00:20:35,030 --> 00:20:37,660 Let's eat. 291 00:20:40,660 --> 00:20:46,476 You cannot be mistress of a house unless you are the mistress of yourself. 292 00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:48,436 Do you understand me, girls? 293 00:20:48,460 --> 00:20:50,460 Yes, aunt vidala. 294 00:20:51,670 --> 00:20:55,300 It is an offense to god to waste food with poor preparation. 295 00:20:56,210 --> 00:20:59,840 If your meal is unacceptable, speak firmly to your Martha. 296 00:21:00,550 --> 00:21:03,196 Do you understand me, girls? 297 00:21:03,220 --> 00:21:05,116 Yes, aunt vidala. 298 00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:08,020 Friends, let us give thanks to him. 299 00:21:12,310 --> 00:21:13,706 And...? 300 00:21:13,730 --> 00:21:15,956 God is great, god is good. 301 00:21:15,980 --> 00:21:18,046 Thank you, god, for our food. 302 00:21:18,070 --> 00:21:20,256 By his blessings, we are fed. 303 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,046 Give us, lord, our daily bread. 304 00:21:22,070 --> 00:21:23,450 Amen. 305 00:21:25,870 --> 00:21:27,290 Girls... 306 00:21:28,450 --> 00:21:30,016 You may socialize. 307 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:46,986 What is all this then? 308 00:21:47,010 --> 00:21:48,746 This is Daisy. 309 00:21:48,770 --> 00:21:51,496 Aunt Lydia asked me to make her feel welcome. 310 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:52,690 Hey. 311 00:21:54,060 --> 00:21:56,270 It's a blessing to meet you all. 312 00:21:57,270 --> 00:21:58,360 Ditto. 313 00:22:07,700 --> 00:22:09,620 We're enjoying very fine weather. 314 00:22:10,700 --> 00:22:12,330 By god's blessing. 315 00:22:15,420 --> 00:22:17,896 It's a high-pressure system, I think. 316 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:22,356 Daisy, pray, where do you hail from? 317 00:22:22,380 --> 00:22:27,536 - Toronto, Canada, -miss...? - Shunammite. 318 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,406 That's a beautiful name. 319 00:22:30,430 --> 00:22:32,100 It is. 320 00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:37,666 I imagine Canada's very different from gilead. 321 00:22:37,690 --> 00:22:43,256 Toronto has been forsaken by god and defiled by Satan. 322 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,450 It is suffocating in sin. 323 00:22:48,620 --> 00:22:50,120 So, do you miss it? 324 00:22:52,370 --> 00:22:54,960 I pray it will be swallowed whole by the earth. 325 00:22:59,250 --> 00:23:02,670 May he hear your prayer. 326 00:23:09,050 --> 00:23:13,350 Daisy... do you like soft-serve ice cream? 327 00:23:15,270 --> 00:23:16,956 Food is one of his miracles. 328 00:23:16,980 --> 00:23:18,126 They have it here. 329 00:23:18,150 --> 00:23:20,296 Strawberry and vanilla. 330 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,336 Hulda will take you. 331 00:23:22,360 --> 00:23:24,216 Yeah, I can make you a swirl cone. 332 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:25,910 I'm sort of an expert. 333 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,716 Aunt Lydia urged me to stay with miss Agnes. 334 00:23:28,740 --> 00:23:32,386 Ice cream is definitely one of his miracles. 335 00:23:32,410 --> 00:23:34,410 And you wouldn't want to insult god. 336 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,686 You should get some. 337 00:23:39,710 --> 00:23:40,710 Come on. 338 00:23:56,940 --> 00:23:58,826 They stuck you with a Pearl girl? What did you do wrong? 339 00:23:58,850 --> 00:24:00,350 She didn't do anything! 340 00:24:01,820 --> 00:24:03,376 This is unprecedented. 341 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:04,820 So, what did aunt Lydia say? 342 00:24:05,490 --> 00:24:07,330 She said she's new here. 343 00:24:08,110 --> 00:24:09,630 I'm just supposed to be a shepherdess. 344 00:24:10,030 --> 00:24:11,596 I don't like her. She didn't seem very nice. 345 00:24:11,620 --> 00:24:14,306 Well, you can't trust her. She'll tell aunt Lydia everything. 346 00:24:14,330 --> 00:24:15,920 She's a Pearl girl. 347 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:18,226 Becka? 348 00:24:18,250 --> 00:24:20,090 Your Martha is here to collect you. 349 00:24:21,170 --> 00:24:22,250 Yes, aunt estee. 350 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:27,356 My fitting. 351 00:24:27,380 --> 00:24:28,446 Pray for me. 352 00:24:28,470 --> 00:24:30,986 I wish I was green this season. 353 00:24:31,010 --> 00:24:33,430 I wish we all were, together. 354 00:24:34,930 --> 00:24:38,100 It's starting to move very, very fast. 355 00:24:38,730 --> 00:24:41,650 It's a dress, not a husband. 356 00:24:42,360 --> 00:24:43,416 Not yet. 357 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:44,876 Well, I can't wait to have a husband. 358 00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:47,320 Becka, pray, come along. Shake a leg. 359 00:24:48,950 --> 00:24:50,280 Go in grace. 360 00:24:51,620 --> 00:24:53,250 In grace I go. 361 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,116 You should tell on her. 362 00:25:12,140 --> 00:25:13,350 Your Pearl girl. 363 00:25:14,100 --> 00:25:15,156 For what? 364 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:17,866 Just say that she gossips or has a foul tongue. 365 00:25:17,890 --> 00:25:20,366 - Shu... - Or that she ran off to go get ice cream. 366 00:25:20,390 --> 00:25:21,706 That could be plausible. 367 00:25:21,730 --> 00:25:23,376 She'd be punished. 368 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,626 - You're an awful person. - Stop. 369 00:25:25,650 --> 00:25:28,320 I didn't say to make her a gender traitor or anything. 370 00:25:28,740 --> 00:25:30,370 Just something small. 371 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,926 Agnes, I know that you are very, very nice, 372 00:25:35,950 --> 00:25:39,370 but it's time to plum up and get her before she gets you. 373 00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:01,206 Cinnamon toast. 374 00:26:01,230 --> 00:26:03,480 Praise be his bounty. 375 00:26:08,150 --> 00:26:09,416 Is it awful? 376 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,886 God never sends us more than we can bear. 377 00:26:12,910 --> 00:26:15,540 Sometimes he does get close, though. 378 00:26:18,450 --> 00:26:20,290 Becka had her final fitting. 379 00:26:20,660 --> 00:26:23,500 She must be happy to be getting a new dress. 380 00:26:24,290 --> 00:26:26,130 I'm sure she looks perfect. 381 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:28,050 She's a beautiful girl. 382 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,986 She could get an offer from a commander at the dance. 383 00:26:34,010 --> 00:26:35,430 Her dad could. 384 00:26:36,850 --> 00:26:40,116 She could marry one who lives in Wyoming... 385 00:26:40,140 --> 00:26:41,560 Or anywhere. 386 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:43,900 Not Maryland. 387 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,110 She won't move far if she marries a high commander. 388 00:26:47,650 --> 00:26:49,490 They need to live near the capital. 389 00:26:50,070 --> 00:26:55,160 She could marry one who... Doesn't let his wife have any friends. 390 00:26:55,820 --> 00:26:57,660 Try not to think about it. 391 00:26:59,450 --> 00:27:01,290 Rosa, how did you meet your husband? 392 00:27:03,210 --> 00:27:04,630 Before, I mean. 393 00:27:08,710 --> 00:27:10,420 We met in a bookstore. 394 00:27:12,510 --> 00:27:17,520 Almost everyone we knew then was meeting online, on tinder, bumble. 395 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,640 We met in the cookbook section. 396 00:27:21,220 --> 00:27:22,430 What's tinder? 397 00:27:24,690 --> 00:27:27,050 It's not something you're ever gonna need to know, pumpkin. 398 00:27:28,190 --> 00:27:30,610 Blessed evening, ma'am. 399 00:27:34,190 --> 00:27:38,030 The commander will be home Thursday. I have some things for the Marthas to do. 400 00:27:39,070 --> 00:27:40,700 You said your leg was better. 401 00:27:41,740 --> 00:27:42,950 It is, ma'am. 402 00:27:44,660 --> 00:27:45,660 Good. 403 00:27:46,370 --> 00:27:49,000 Head up to the third floor. We'll start there. 404 00:27:51,210 --> 00:27:52,276 Yes, ma'am. 405 00:28:01,810 --> 00:28:03,230 I grew up riding. 406 00:28:04,060 --> 00:28:06,650 When a horse would come up lame, my father would shoot it. 407 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:10,850 It was hard. 408 00:28:12,730 --> 00:28:14,940 But it was the merciful thing to do. 409 00:28:15,860 --> 00:28:18,150 Haven't I told you that story? 410 00:28:18,910 --> 00:28:20,120 No, mother. 411 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,590 I learned that sometimes you have to be hard. 412 00:28:29,170 --> 00:28:32,316 Sometimes you have to cut off weak branches. 413 00:28:32,340 --> 00:28:33,970 And bothersome ones. 414 00:28:35,210 --> 00:28:38,050 You'll understand when you're running your own household. 415 00:28:40,220 --> 00:28:41,430 Blessed evening. 416 00:29:39,030 --> 00:29:42,200 Assembly time, my plums. Two lines, two lines. 417 00:29:43,450 --> 00:29:45,846 Posture, Agnes. 418 00:29:45,870 --> 00:29:47,500 I'm sorry, aunt vidala. 419 00:29:52,870 --> 00:29:55,356 Plums, please assemble in the dining hall. 420 00:29:55,380 --> 00:29:56,476 Hurry along! 421 00:29:56,500 --> 00:29:58,420 Pinks. To your classes. Chop, chop! 422 00:30:25,490 --> 00:30:27,330 Blessed day, miss Agnes. 423 00:30:49,850 --> 00:30:52,746 Blessed day. How was it? 424 00:30:52,770 --> 00:30:54,980 May the lord open. Fine. 425 00:30:56,730 --> 00:30:59,796 Shut up. It was fine. 426 00:30:59,820 --> 00:31:01,086 If you like puffy sleeves. 427 00:31:08,740 --> 00:31:10,886 Blessed day, graceful friends. 428 00:31:10,910 --> 00:31:13,016 We need your energy 429 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:16,380 because we have some difficult work to do today. 430 00:31:17,330 --> 00:31:18,330 For him. 431 00:31:23,340 --> 00:31:24,340 Are you ready? 432 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:27,220 Yes, aunt estee! 433 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:38,956 Ooh, someone's in trouble! 434 00:31:38,980 --> 00:31:40,296 Good. 435 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:41,740 He's the gross one. 436 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:46,176 This man is a sinner, hidden amongst us. 437 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:51,256 He was found touching himself. Abusing himself. On school grounds. 438 00:31:52,410 --> 00:31:57,250 Gilead trusted him to protect you, god's most precious girls. 439 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:01,500 Instead, he chose wickedness. 440 00:32:02,090 --> 00:32:05,276 We do not play with the power of creation. 441 00:32:05,300 --> 00:32:07,776 What are they gonna do to him? 442 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:08,866 Quiet! 443 00:32:08,890 --> 00:32:12,156 He deserves our judgment, but do not relish in it. 444 00:32:12,180 --> 00:32:14,956 You are not blameless, girls. 445 00:32:14,980 --> 00:32:18,190 Shame upon any of you that tempt a man! 446 00:32:18,850 --> 00:32:22,376 Now... this is your decision. 447 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:26,240 You will have to make many difficult decisions when you are wives. 448 00:32:28,070 --> 00:32:29,910 So, what do you say, girls? 449 00:32:30,700 --> 00:32:32,910 Should this man go unpunished? 450 00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:36,136 Please. Please. 451 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:37,280 - Please! - Or should he pay? 452 00:32:38,870 --> 00:32:42,186 - By his hand! - By his hand! 453 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:49,946 Punish him! By his hand! 454 00:33:04,820 --> 00:33:08,336 I am so proud of the women you are becoming. 455 00:33:10,820 --> 00:33:14,966 By his hand! By his hand! 456 00:33:18,660 --> 00:33:21,226 By his hand! By his hand! 457 00:33:26,250 --> 00:33:27,526 My god. 458 00:33:29,170 --> 00:33:33,826 By his hand! By his hand! 459 00:33:36,140 --> 00:33:39,706 Justice! Justice! Justice! Justice! 460 00:33:39,730 --> 00:33:41,150 My god. 461 00:33:41,730 --> 00:33:43,070 Pray, are you okay? 462 00:33:43,940 --> 00:33:47,086 I'm fine. Praise be your concern. 463 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:57,766 By his hand! By his hand! 464 00:34:09,460 --> 00:34:11,526 Daisy? Daisy! 465 00:34:15,220 --> 00:34:17,696 Fuck! What the fuck was that? 466 00:34:17,720 --> 00:34:19,156 He broke the rules. 467 00:34:19,180 --> 00:34:22,206 They cut it off. I saw his arm. 468 00:34:22,230 --> 00:34:24,206 Jesus Christ, he was fucking wide awake. 469 00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:25,400 For fuck's sake! 470 00:34:25,770 --> 00:34:29,270 Jesus, what the fuck? 471 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:35,176 I'm... I'm sorry. I'm... Agnes. 472 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:36,676 Agnes. 473 00:34:36,700 --> 00:34:38,330 Don't, don't tell. 474 00:34:39,660 --> 00:34:41,080 Sweetie. 475 00:34:41,830 --> 00:34:44,040 Agnes, help Daisy get cleaned up. 476 00:35:01,770 --> 00:35:03,270 How do you feel? 477 00:35:07,900 --> 00:35:10,320 They told us about assemblies... 478 00:35:12,940 --> 00:35:15,280 But I didn't think it'd be like that. 479 00:35:15,910 --> 00:35:17,120 Like what? 480 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:28,960 Thank you for taking care of me. 481 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:35,050 When aunt Lydia gives you an assignment, you do it. 482 00:35:37,890 --> 00:35:40,036 Miss Agnes, I am so sorry. 483 00:35:40,060 --> 00:35:41,900 I committed blasphemy. 484 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:44,810 You were unwell. 485 00:35:45,390 --> 00:35:48,140 I took his name in vain, Agnes. 486 00:35:48,860 --> 00:35:50,490 There is no excuse. 487 00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:53,280 I know I must confess. 488 00:35:54,900 --> 00:35:55,900 Okay. 489 00:35:57,780 --> 00:36:00,620 Aunt Lydia is in charge of punishing Pearl girls. 490 00:36:02,990 --> 00:36:04,370 Okay. 491 00:36:06,460 --> 00:36:08,300 Praise be her discipline. 492 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:11,420 I need to learn. 493 00:36:17,380 --> 00:36:19,380 Do you think she'll cut out my tongue? 494 00:36:21,810 --> 00:36:23,440 There are stories. 495 00:36:23,930 --> 00:36:27,930 Pray, no. Not for this. Probably not. 496 00:36:30,310 --> 00:36:31,520 Okay. 497 00:36:33,230 --> 00:36:34,650 If it's god's will. 498 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:36,780 If it's god's will. 499 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:38,700 If it's god's will. 500 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:40,546 If it's god's will... I can't. 501 00:36:40,570 --> 00:36:41,886 Agnes, I can't. 502 00:36:41,910 --> 00:36:44,540 It's okay. You don't have to. 503 00:36:46,410 --> 00:36:47,620 You don't have to. 504 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:50,840 It was just us. 505 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:08,666 God sees our sins. 506 00:37:14,820 --> 00:37:16,110 We'll pray together. 507 00:37:16,740 --> 00:37:18,580 We'll show contrition. 508 00:37:20,780 --> 00:37:22,410 God is merciful. 509 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:26,370 The aunts, not so much sometimes. 510 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:30,540 Are you sure? 511 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:35,340 Our secret. 512 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:45,090 Shunammite said Daisy was dangerous. 513 00:37:46,060 --> 00:37:47,900 She was right, of course. 514 00:37:48,930 --> 00:37:51,930 She said you should never, ever trust a Pearl girl. 515 00:37:52,690 --> 00:37:54,730 But that was exactly what I did. 516 00:38:05,580 --> 00:38:07,790 Blessed night, my pearls. 517 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:10,830 May god protect you. 518 00:39:17,190 --> 00:39:19,586 This is radio free Boston. 519 00:39:19,610 --> 00:39:22,336 If you're hoping for some tunes, you're in the right place. 520 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:24,506 For our mayday heroes behind the lines, 521 00:39:24,530 --> 00:39:28,096 tonight's messages are on channel 99.2. 522 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:31,096 And remember, folks, don't let the bastards... 523 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:37,040 Red dog, green house, white barn, you have packages waiting. 524 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:40,776 If you're in the paperclip club, sit tight. 525 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:42,640 That's it for tonight. 526 00:41:33,530 --> 00:41:35,346 It was still cold. 527 00:41:35,370 --> 00:41:38,346 But I remember the nights were getting shorter. 528 00:41:38,370 --> 00:41:39,976 The shorebirds were back. 529 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:42,356 You could hear them really high up. 530 00:41:42,380 --> 00:41:44,380 A sure sign of spring. 531 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:48,130 I didn't know who my mom was yet. 532 00:41:49,050 --> 00:41:50,260 My real mom. 533 00:41:51,630 --> 00:41:53,260 That would come soon. 534 00:41:54,350 --> 00:41:56,980 I had no idea how much that would change things. 535 00:41:58,890 --> 00:42:02,376 Without calendars, you learn to Mark time in other ways. 536 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:04,400 It was when I became eligible. 537 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:07,070 And when I met Daisy. 538 00:42:08,940 --> 00:42:10,940 It was when it all started.