Spoilers The Testaments TV series adaptation

[The Nth Doctor]

One other thing I forgot to mention: Even though he's not even in the book (at least I don't remember him), I like how Garth is now playing an important role with the three lead young women in the show. I'm curious to see where that leads but, again, I hope that doesn't act as a roadblock for Agnes and Becka's story arc as Supplicants. But then Daisy's introduction in Gilead didn't happen until then so who knows what to expect.

 

[Shawnster]

As for retina scanning, if they can do it in the UK, they can do it in Canada and what's left of the U.S. (Alaska and Hawaii).

Just because they can doesn't mean they would. Clearly the retna scans are an immigration tool used upon arrival. The UK scans people entering the country.

With that being the case, South American countries could also implement this procedure, but Colombia (was it?) hadn't. Money could be a limiting factor or simply a different view on immigration policy.

How wild is this "wide open wilderness" you're thinking of? Would Daisy be hiding somewhere in an obscure town on the Prairies, or roughing it in a tent?

Yes. If I really want to disappear someone and hide them from The Eyes I would strongly consider some remote location where maybe even internet or cell service is difficult. Off the grid. Make it so that the person is too far out of Gilead's reach for them to care about. Of course, might as well ship her to South America. I think the biggest difference would be the difficulty surrounding immigration. Keeping Daisy or anyone they want to hide in Canada eliminates the need for fake passports, arranging transport out of the country, and immigration restrictions/scans/etc...

Meh, maybe it would be just as easy to hide such an individual in Markham. Maybe Montreal. How many in The Eye speak French?

 

[Timewalker]

Just because they can doesn't mean they would. Clearly the retna scans are an immigration tool used upon arrival. The UK scans people entering the country.

With that being the case, South American countries could also implement this procedure, but Colombia (was it?) hadn't. Money could be a limiting factor or simply a different view on immigration policy.





Yes. If I really want to disappear someone and hide them from The Eyes I would strongly consider some remote location where maybe even internet or cell service is difficult. Off the grid. Make it so that the person is too far out of Gilead's reach for them to care about. Of course, might as well ship her to South America. I think the biggest difference would be the difficulty surrounding immigration. Keeping Daisy or anyone they want to hide in Canada eliminates the need for fake passports, arranging transport out of the country, and immigration restrictions/scans/etc...

Meh, maybe it would be just as easy to hide such an individual in Markham. Maybe Montreal. How many in The Eye speak French?

Montreal is a bilingual city. If you want to hide Daisy from English-only Eyes, you'd have to teach her to speak French so she could hide in the francophone districts.

 

[Shawnster]

Montreal is a bilingual city. If you want to hide Daisy from English-only Eyes, you'd have to teach her to speak French so she could hide in the francophone districts.

So learn French or Spanish. At least in Montreal she would physically blend in better.

Of course, The Eye might not be able to see into Colombia.

 

[Timewalker]

Languages came up in the short-form census I filled out the other day. My last French class (university-level) was over 40 years ago, but I still remember enough to carry on a very basic conversation and I can read most of what people post on social media if they post in French.

I guess it helps that I kept in touch with my high school French teacher well after graduation. When he found out that I had a home typing business, he asked for my number and for the next several years he had me doing legal papers for him. Some of them were in French.

And I had the most exquisitely gleeful experience when I found a grammatical error in one of his rough drafts!

 

[Shawnster]

I'd like to pause and backtrack to episode 5 for a moment.

What an absolutely epic opening dance the girls put on for the commanders at the ball. That was incredible! I would love to know how long it took the actors (or dance doubles, perhaps) to choreograph and rehearse.

Mesmerizingly beautiful.