THE TESTAMENTS Episode 7 Ending Explained

Added: 2026-05-09

[00:00:00]Episode 7 of The Testaments has just been released. And even though this was a slightly slower episode to Lydia special last week, this one actually gave us a greater insight into the overwhelming lovebombing nature to the recruitment team of the Pearl girls just outside of Gilead. the lack of personality that any of the girls actually have because they're simply a product of Gilead, the close call that Daisy had with the fearinducing Commander Weston, and the fact that Agnes has almost heard a wakeup call and has realized that Gilead could well be the prison that people on the outside think it might be. So, with that, let's break down the episode, discuss the ending, and I'll share what I thought of it. Here is the Testaments episode 7 ending explained. Just to let you know, this video will contain spoilers. Agnes.

[00:00:48]Within this episode, Agnes' story arc was mainly focused around the position that she was in following her being presented towards all of the commanders in the previous episode as she was now suitable to be a wife. Unfortunately for her, with her speaking with Aunt Lydia about putting G in the running to become her husband, this is something that unfortunately didn't go in her favor as when Aunt Vidala brought her options forward, it was filled with commanders double her age and with Commander Weston being the front runner. Somebody that was known to have charges against him for violence towards his previous partners before Gilead. Commander Weston was seen as a powerful commander and Paula wanted Agnes to be on her best behavior so that she could be selected as it would elevate Paula's status if a daughter of hers were to be married to a man of such authority. What was particularly interesting about Agnes in this episode was that as she was getting closer to Daisy, she started to see the lacking personality that she had and how all of the women in Gilead were essentially raised to be a product of the environment and to just serve the men. They were to have no true identity and were just copy and paste personalities.

[00:01:54]This was where we saw that there was a part of Agnes that did dream of the outside world in some way as she collected relics from the time before and kept them tucked away and hidden in her drawer. She's beginning to see that the freedom of the outside world is something that is to be desired. And when Daisy spoke of love, dating, music, and the ability to just do as one pleased, it was as if something switched inside of her mind, and she realized that she was almost like a prisoner inside of the place that she's been raised to call home. As Daisy said to her, her life has already been decided for her. There's no real individuality.

[00:02:29]It's just the level of how horrible you ultimately become. We also saw that the love that she had for Goth was something that was still there. even picking up his cigarette that he threw on the ground, placing it on her lips, just wanting to be close to him in some kind of way, a way that she knew that she never could. With her also not being allowed to smoke, I feel like she was doing it to be slightly rebellious as well. The fact that she kept it with her relics from the before time also shone a light on the fact that she knew that it was bad for her to keep hold of it.

[00:03:00]Daisy is beginning to have an influence on Agnes in ways that she never could have expected, seeing as though she was actually trying to protect her. And we're actually beginning to see the June coming out of Agnes. I did also like the fact that Agnes made a comment about Commander Weston being married before and also the fact that it deliberately annoyed Paula. She was just trying to roll things up that little bit. With the narration over some of the episodes being from the perspective of Agnes in the future, from the time when she's most likely out of Gilead, I feel like this taste of freedom is only going to grow as the episodes go on. The fact that she can't be with the person that she claims to love shows just how powerful love is. And even that is something that the women don't get inside of the prison, which is Gilead.

[00:03:44]Daisy. Daisy was almost exposed as a Mayday agent in this episode due to her radio being found and there actually being intel passed over to the commanders about there potentially being a spy amongst them. The story that was happening in the present day was what connected back to her being recruited as a member of Mayday. It was never actually the plan for her to become an undercover operative. June wanted to keep her as far away from Gilead as possible and planned on sending her to Colombia. This is because if she was in Canada, then Gilead would always be looking for her. It was through Daisy wanting to get revenge on Gilead for the death of her parents where she decided that she was going to be an undercover pearl girl. Rita, yeah, the Rita from the Handmaid's Tale was with her. And the reality check that she was giving her about not undermining the girls in there because of the vigilance that they've had to live by was something which I'm glad she did because you could tell the personal experience coming through and it could well have saved Daisy's life. The whole process of how the girls get recruited in Canada was also really interesting to see. They target the vulnerable women there, shower them with food, a comfy hotel room, hot water, a sense of community, and cartoons, and make somebody who would ordinarily feel out of place in society feel like they had a sense of belonging. So, it was easy to see how people could be tricked into thinking that Gilead was a safe place for them.

[00:05:03]However, the stark contrast when they got to the border, a place that felt bleak and without any kind of life amongst it other than daisies, a flower that is seen to grow in the toughest of conditions. Something which felt symbolic of Daisy crossing that border showed just how instantaneous the harsh treatment in Gilead can begin and how it's all just one big lie and facade.

[00:05:24]Daisy was on the cusp of getting caught by the ice for being undercover due to the radio being found. And with Commander Weston interviewing her, we saw the intense nature that he can have and that if he were to be married to Agnes, the dark side that he most likely has at his core. During the ending of the episode, we saw that Aunt Vidala called all of the Pearl girls that were being accused, got them on their knees, and one of them was found guilty. The person that was found guilty was Talia, meaning Daisy got away with it. The radio was kept at the end of Talia's bed behind the panel, so it would make sense as to why she was accused. But if something does end up happening to Talia, maybe some kind of public display, then I think Daisy will carry that guilt with her for the rest of her life. However, at the same time, I imagine she'll be thinking about how things could have been if it was her that was found. With Daisy praying to God while staying in bed, I thought that was an interesting inclusion. She never seemed like a girl that would turn to God in a moment of need, but in almost staring death in the eyes and being so close to getting punished, it makes me wonder if some of Gilead had rubbed off on her in the slightest and she was turning to the very thing that they believed in to keep her safe whilst she was in that setting. This is the closest that she's come to being exposed. So, I feel she's going to be a lot more careful moving forward and more skeptical about how she behaves. Becca.

[00:06:45]With regards to Becca, she didn't get that much of an involvement in this episode, but what we did see felt really important. For example, we saw that she was still reluctant to be paired off with a commander. And with the commander that got her drunk being one that was on the short list, we also saw that G actually ended up being on her short list as well. What we saw with G was that he was so different to the other commanders to the point where he cared if Becca was near her family, her friends, and wanted her to be happy.

[00:07:13]This is something that none of the other commanders truly cared about. We did actually see Becca smiling when he was speaking as well. So, it did make me wonder if she's going to get her family to select him because it'll make the idea of married life in this world where it's part of the structure just that little bit more bearable. Agnes did beg to not select G because Agnes was the one person that was truly in love with him. But I think Becca will select him because a life with him will be a better life than with one of the other commanders. This will only add to the tension between Agnes and Becca and it'll strain their relationship even more. My review of the episode. I thought this was just an okay episode of the show. It wasn't as good as the previous episode with Aunt Lydia, but that was always going to be difficult to top. However, I enjoyed the dark insight that it gave us into how pearl girls get recruited and also the sinister side of when the girls get selected by the commanders to be their wives. Agnes and Daisy stole this episode for sure. and the fear that they both had over Gilead with Agnes' being one that was newfound.

[00:08:15]It was delivered so well. Again, on another occasion, we've seen Daisy have to essentially deliver two different performances as she's playing somebody on the outside and also somebody on the inside. So, it was a fantastic performance. Again, I do feel like the story has slowed down a little, especially when compared to the first half of the season. I don't know whether it's because it's already been commissioned for several seasons, but it does kind of feel like the plot's not really moving ahead at that natural of a pace, and we're getting similar sorts of cliffhers at the end of the episodes. It was really nice seeing Rita popping up in this episode, and seeing that the character was actually doing well for herself following the final episode of The Handmaid's Tale. It was nice seeing that she was still close with June after all this time, too. I did find it interesting that in this episode, Daisy's actual first name was mentioned and also that we got a bit more of an insight into her biological parents and that they were actually dead. I do wonder when it is that we'll find out who her real parents are. With only two episodes to go, we're now building towards the finale and I'm excited to see how it's going to end and how this first season is going to build to its conclusion.

[00:09:22]So, there you have it. The Testaments episode 7 ending explained.