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'The Testaments' Stars on Finding Tenderness Amid Gilead's Horrors

Gizmodo·Cheryl Eddy·4 days ago
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Throughout its first season , The Testaments did an excellent job depicting the various horrors that young women face in Gilead, especially the wealthy teens groomed to be obedient brides for the country’s much older men in power. But for the show’s main characters, including Agnes (Chase Infiniti) and Becka (Mattea Conforti), the brainwashing has started to crack long before it’s time to take their vows. These two are best friends in a place where the very concept of “best friends” is frowned upon. That mini-rebellion brings them even closer, and it’s not long before we realize that Becka has romantic feelings for Agnes—though neither girl has been allowed to mature emotionally enough to really understand what that means. For her part, Agnes thinks her crush on Garth (Brad Alexander), her hunky bodyguard, means she’s in love with him. A rift appears between the besties when Agnes begins spending more time with Daisy (Lucy Halliday), who’s new to Gilead.…

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