The Testaments S1E5 "Ball"

Oh, man.

Wow.

I mean, when I saw the episode title, I thought, "Is it a game?" Like, are they playing a game?

Mm-hmm.

And then I, I...

Then it clicked.

It's like, no, this is, you know, the, the, the dance, uh, the prom.

Um, but I still felt like it was some sort of game that was being played.

And-

Yeah, it felt like a dance in more than one way.

Yeah.

There were, uh, participants that didn't have a choice, and then there was a game of, uh, bait and switch going on that was incredibly disgusting.

Um, so yeah.

What do you guys think? What did you think overall?

I thought it was a really good episode, and it was...

The show is so twisted because it has some of the rhythms of sweeter things, like rom-cominess or coming of age, but it's Gilead fucked up prom from hell.

Yeah.

And, um, you know, I, I...

It's, um, it's engaging to watch, but also, I, I think this episode for some reason got me feeling the way I used to feel with The Handmaid's Tale more than any of the ones we've seen so far, which is, "Oh, God.

I wish these poor people could just get out of this situation," you know? And I'm like, "Am I ready for another four seasons of that? I don't know." [laughs]

Yeah.

But I enjoy watching it.

There was a particular scene that was when the old men came into the ball.

Yes.

[laughs]