The Gilded Age
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Theyd better speed up Toms revelation as a villain because I need him out of here ASAP.
We have so many characters to spend time with, and he adds nothing.
Get yourself together, Marian.
Youre looking like a real tater tot right now.
We know Larry is the endgame, so hop to.
One of George Russells trains crashes due to a worn-out axle.
Pinkerton is one of those things that, when you first hear about it, sounds neat.
And there was alady detective in the Civil War!
But then later you find out that they were hired to spy on unions and break strikes, so.
Theres a lot more Clara Barton in this series than I expected.
And then he just stuck her in a bunch of scenes?
Im not complaining; Im just surprised.
Barton shows up when Peggy and Marian go to a Red Cross meeting with Aurora Fane.
Mrs. Morris (remember Mrs. is in mourning for her husband and extremely Out to Get the Russells, whom she holds responsible.
Bertha is making inroads!
Yeah, all those jumped-up opera houses that people create to give a shot to becool.
I felt a lot of solidarity with whatever that characters name is.
to buy boxes in the opera house, so the nouveau riche built theirownopera house, the Metropolitan Opera.
The Met is still in existence today and is coincidentally offering a worklater this yearstarring Kelli OHara, a.k.a.
More opera for everyone!
The thing is, the service has to be English.
Bertha asks Church if he can do it, and hes like, … yep.
to manage the luncheon.
Remember T. Thomas Fortune atThe Globe?
Peggy visits him again!
I again hope they eventually have some sort of romance because Peggy deserves it.
Or they could just be friends because she is a CAREER GAL.
Fortune tells Peggy her writing has increased their subscriptions, which is amazing?
He wants her to keep writing for them.
Peggy visits her mother, Broadway legend and inspiration to us all Audra McDonald, and look.
Can you imagine ifThe Gilded Agedid a musical episode likeBuffy?
Would it be weird?
But we would get past that.
Great job respecting your daughters boundaries and maintaining a relationship, Mrs. Scott.
Its a good point!
But you know who you married, George.
We find out that Bertha opens all of Gladyss mail.
Postal Service would definitely not think she was doing agreatjob).
Archie Baldwin, the young man Gladys was sneaking off to see, has written to Gladys.
She wants a marriage thats special.
We know whats what!
But theyre insisting on maintaining this enigmatic air about it, so fine.
Wow, whatever could a special marriage be; I am on tenterhooks waiting for the reveal.
Watch Bertha tell Gladys shes marryingthat guy who claimed sovereignty over part of Chicagovia squatters rights.
I mean, thatd be pretty special.
The theme for this season is Agnes is basically always right.
The basically allows her to be wrong about the Russells and not nice to new people with money.
I mean, shes also wrong about Bannister, but I think she realizes that.
Good lord, I almost forgot about thedollparty.
Mamie Fish throws a doll tea party for the young people.
I would definitely go.
Gladys and Caroline bond about their difficult mothers (a great bonding subject).
Marian and Tom are going to meet secretly at Mrs. Chamberlains to get to know each other.
Unless Mrs. Chamberlain susses out that Tom sucks.
The denouement of the episode is the luncheon for Ward McAllister.
We hear dramatic violins as Bertha holds George in the library!
