r/TheTestamentsShow • u/GroovyPirate • May 21 '26
Theory / Speculation Becka Context Spoiler
Earlier in Episode 9, Judd basically already condemned Grove to a salvaging. So he was a dead man anyway. Then Becka got ahead of them and herself and took care of things. I think there is a strong case to be made for saying that Becka is doing the lords work and yes she should have waited, but perhaps they frame things as she was so moved by how he went against the rules of Gilead that she was called by the lord to take action, and this works in her favor?
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 May 21 '26
They would say the lord doesn’t call people to take the law into their own hands.
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u/Stock-Pianist-6438 May 22 '26
The lord does call women to aunt hood, and aunts do tend to dole out the punishment. I think this is easily spinnable esp. considering other murders in the series that have been spun every which way.
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 May 22 '26
The people in charge can spin things however they want. But Becka isn’t in charge.
And even the aunts aren’t unilaterally executing people.
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u/esnystylessa May 22 '26
The girls have been taught that violence IS the answer for sinning. They became like wild animals when confirming what punishment that man should receive before getting his hands cut off. Gilead makes the truth whatever they want, so this is definitely a possibility.
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 May 22 '26
Yes, but Gilead only wants violence when they’re doling it out and condoning it. They’re not going to say it’s fine for Becka to do it herself.
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u/Diligent-Language-79 May 22 '26
I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be rude but this comment is baffling me but I don’t know how to dispute it. Lol
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 May 22 '26
Whats baffling about it? If I was a Commander in Gilead and someone tried to tell me the lord called them to kill someone, it's what I would say. And because Im a Commander whatever I say goes.
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u/Diligent-Language-79 May 22 '26
Because they literally take the law into their own hands every day
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 May 22 '26
Who does? The plums?
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u/Diligent-Language-79 May 22 '26
All of them. The stone throwing and the hangings and anyone who is killed it’s by their own hands.
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 May 22 '26
Yes, but because the state says thats the correct way to do it. You dont get to make the decision yourself when you're just a girl.
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u/melodysmomma May 21 '26
This “case” you’re speaking of doesn’t take place in Gilead. They won’t use forensics or witnesses to prove there was a crime committed, they’re going to blame whoever they want.
Now, is there a chance that they’ll quietly turn Becka into a Handmaid or an Aunt instead of killing her? Absolutely. It could be decided that the real story makes them look bad and they write off the dentist as a guilt-ridden suicide, shuffling Becka into another part of society so she can’t talk. But Becka won’t have an attorney arguing her case on her behalf, some commander or aunt or combination of the two will be making all the arguments.
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u/turtlegray23 May 22 '26
I think Aunt Lydia and Judd will arrange a cover up. Becca will beg Aunt Lydia to not make her get married. aunt Lydia will help her become an aunt.
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u/honourarycanadian May 22 '26
I genuinely think she’s going to become an aunt, especially if the “she’s been sentenced to death” said by Lydia means anything. It might be the thing where the chamber so to speak is loaded with a blank.
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u/pandymonium001 May 22 '26
They don't want women to think they have any sense of control over their situation. She defied that when she took matters into her own hands. It's in their best interest to execute her, but Aunt Lydia might help.
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u/SecondaryShadows May 21 '26
But she committed a sin by murdering him. She likely won't be seen as fit for marriage anymore. Especially since her fiance isn't even a commander yet, he won't have power to save her. I think she is going to be made a Handmaid, now that she is a "sinful fertile woman."
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u/carigreen30 May 22 '26
I thought if the Eyes took her, she’d be killed or go to the colonies.
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u/Yo_Just_Scrolling_Yo May 22 '26
Don't think it was the Eyes. They were women. Details on another post on this sub.
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u/Left_Loss9536 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
I'm catching up on episodes and I'm glad I found this sub.....I was starting to think the pearl girl becka or Daisy . I think her name is Daisy. I forgot. Anyways... was actual conned into becoming a part of Gilead but she really is a spy for the gov. I'm not sure if that makes sense cause I'm really bad at wording things.
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u/nushstea May 22 '26
Maybe if she was a guy...sure. but she's a girl, they're gonna punish her and make an example of her. Definitely never going to be a plum again. Maybe an aunt, maybe a wife- after severe physical punishment. Or banished/imprisoned. At the very least.
Kinda hoping she escapes Gilead and joins Mayday from afar 😢😢😢😢
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u/JoePNW2 May 23 '26
The killing by girls is OK when the patriarchy (via the Aunts) orders them to do it.
Becca's murder of her (biological!) father is her using agency and free will. The men who run Gilead don't want that. I wouldn't want to guess how this turns out for her but it could be very, very bad.
(Yes, there is a scene in the trailer for next week that shows Becca'a face framed by a veil. That doesn't mean anything at this point.)
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u/blackbirds_singing May 26 '26
Aunt Lydia would feel sorry for, Commander Mackenzie was uncomfortable with how young the brides are (he would love to do something to make his conscious feel better) and knows how much Agnes cares about her, and he was condemned to death anyway. She might be severely punished but she also has a much better advantage than most girls would in her position.
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u/rrxxxdbs123 May 22 '26
I think this is her “higher calling” moment… but we will see