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The Gilded Age

Keeping Up with the Russells

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Julian Fellowes’s new historical confection The Gilded Age is as towering and empty as an untouched croquembouche, one meant only for display. In this ornate standoff between the women of late-19th-century New York high society, a heavy-hitter cast of dames — Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Donna Murphy, Linda Emond — play characters arrayed along a sliding social scale of status, from old money to new money to none. They jockey for position: Who will attend the arriviste’s open house? Will that couple really allow their niece to take a walk with that powerless young lawyer? Mrs. Astor is hosting a charity bazaar — who will be allowed to stand at the booths? — Kathryn VanArendonk, “The Gilded Age Rings Hollow”

Created by Julian Fellowes. Starring Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Christine Baranski, and Cynthia Nixon.

  1. Episode 9 Let the Tournament Begin
    The Gilded Age Season-Finale Recap: Clash of the Titans The finale’s spectacle and opulence is The Gilded Age at its best.
  2. Episode 8 Tucked Up in Newport
    The Gilded Age Recap: Escape From Mrs. Astor’s George is preparing for the court hearing, and people in fun hats are playing tennis in Newport. Those are our two story lines.
  3. Episode 7 Irresistible Change
    The Gilded Age Recap: Electric City This week, the Big Event is the lighting-up of the New York Times building, and not everyone is invited.
  4. Episode 6 Heads Have Rolled for Less
    The Gilded Age Recap: Butler Betrayal The pinnacle of sulking butler!
  5. Episode 5 Charity Has Two Functions
    The Gilded Age Recap: Mother Knows Best It is extremely weird to hear Nathan Lane speak with this Southern accent.
  6. Episode 4 A Long Ladder
    The Gilded Age Recap: The Uninvited Guest Why is Marian showing up to a party she wasn’t invited to? Was it for the sole purpose of embarrassing Peggy?
  7. Episode 3 Face the Music
    The Gilded Age Recap: The Classic Double Cross We hope you are interested in how stocks worked during the Gilded Age.
  8. Episode 2 Money Isn’t Everything
    The Gilded Age Recap: Stocks, Bazaars, and Broadway Stars So far, there haven’t been enough cutthroat drawing-room whispers that topple a nation and/or family name!
  9. Episode 1 Never the New
    The Gilded Age Series-Premiere Recap: Keeping Up With the Astors The long-awaited The Gilded Age has arrived, and we’re jumping into a charming era of corruption, greed, corporate monopolies, and industrialization.
  1. Episode 8 In Terms of Winning and Losing
    The Gilded Age Recap: A Finale of Operatic Proportions It’s a perfectly Gilded Age finale. No notes. That said, we have some notes.
  2. Episode 7 Wonders Never Cease
    The Gilded Age Recap: Chaos, Intrigue, and Subterfuge Carrie Coon gets to wear a ridiculous hat and have her hair down? Best. Episode. Ever.
  3. Episode 6 Warning Shots
    The Gilded Age Recap: Never Propose in Public It is so frustrating to watch Oscar getting scammed.
  4. Episode 5 Close Enough to Touch
    The Gilded Age Recap: I Must Cancel My Congratulations So are we just going to trust Ada’s quick engagement and wedding? It’s all too suspicious!
  5. Episode 4 His Grace the Duke
    The Gilded Age Recap: The Melodrama Is Here A vengeful character wreaking havoc on the social systems is exactly what The Gilded Age needs.
  6. Episode 3 Head to Head
    The Gilded Age Recap: Trouble in Paradise for the Russells Whenever a period drama chooses to include a historical figure, it’s a real gamble. Oscar Wilde does not pay off!
  7. Episode 2 Some Sort of Trick
    The Gilded Age Recap: 1880s Nepo Babies Things are getting steamy in Newport, but we’re not getting enough Bertha and George.
  8. Episode 1 You Don’t Even Like Opera
    The Gilded Age Season-Premiere Recap: Back on Fifth Avenue There are so many cast members in this show, and it’s been so long since season one.

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    Carrie Coon Wants The Gilded Age to Take BroadwayForget a musical episode, it’s time for a whole damn show.
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  6. a bad idea worth considering
    The Gilded Age Should Cast Che DiazSara Ramirez threw light shade at the “performative” representation of their ‘And Just Like That …’ character, so we formed an exit strategy.
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. fact vs. fiction
    Historians Vibe-Check The Gilded AgePeggy Scott, newspaperwoman? “You do find autonomous women like that.” Russell’s striking workers? “Fanciful in pretty much every respect.”
    By Erin Schwartz
  8. chat room
    Kelley Curran’s Gilded Age Social Climber Is Very Undine SpraggTurner’s grand reveal surprised her, too.
    By Jackson McHenry
  9. casting call
    The Gilded Age Summons Broadway to Fifth AvenueCasting directors Bernie Telsey and Adam Caldwell explain how they fill the show with oh so many Tony nominees.
    By Jackson McHenry
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    Fall TV Can’t Stop Looking BackwardThis season, streaming embraces a model that makes it safer to tell stories about the past.
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