GILDED AGE SEASON TWO
GETS A BRAND NEW TRAILER
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| Gilded Age returns October 29th |
new trailer that has been released today filled with lavish gowns and even more lavish sets, it is splendour all around:
THE SECOND SEASON
begins on Easter morning 1883, with the news that Bertha Russell’s (Carrie Coon) bid for a box at the Academy of Music has been rejected. Throughout
the season, Bertha challenges Mrs. Astor (Donna Murphy) and
the old system and works to not only gain a foothold in Society but to
potentially take 
a leading role in it. George Russell (Morgan Spector)
takes on his own battle with a growing union at his steel plant in
Pittsburgh. In the Brook House, 
Marian (Louisa Jacobson) continues her
journey to find her way in the world secretly teaching at a girls’
school while much to everyone’s surprise Ada 
(Cynthia Nixon) begins a
new courtship. Of course, Agnes (Christine Baranski) approves of none of
it.
In Brooklyn, the Scott family begins to heal 
from a shocking discovery,
and Peggy (Denée Benton) taps into her activist spirit through her work
with T. Thomas Fortune at the NY Globe. You can 
check out who has joined the second season cast in our previous post. Harry Richardson, Blake Ritson, Nathan Lane all return.
begins on Easter morning 1883, with the news that Bertha Russell’s (Carrie Coon) bid for a box at the Academy of Music has been rejected. Throughout
the season, Bertha challenges Mrs. Astor (Donna Murphy) and
the old system and works to not only gain a foothold in Society but to
potentially take 
a leading role in it. George Russell (Morgan Spector)
takes on his own battle with a growing union at his steel plant in
Pittsburgh. In the Brook House, 
Marian (Louisa Jacobson) continues her
journey to find her way in the world secretly teaching at a girls’
school while much to everyone’s surprise Ada 
(Cynthia Nixon) begins a
new courtship. Of course, Agnes (Christine Baranski) approves of none of
it.
In Brooklyn, the Scott family begins to heal 
from a shocking discovery,
and Peggy (Denée Benton) taps into her activist spirit through her work
with T. Thomas Fortune at the NY Globe. You can 
check out who has joined the second season cast in our previous post. Harry Richardson, Blake Ritson, Nathan Lane all return.
I know Gattocito, you despise Downton Abbey, but they had many original subplots, one that didn’t occur to the original Upstairs/Downstairs creators, was to have one of the daughters marry the chauffer, a pacifist, social, anti-British Irishman. Throughout the series, Branson never gave up on his ideas, but grew to love and respect his in-laws and brought a lot of common sense to their lives. Bertha is not a revolutionary, she doesn’t want to change society, se wants to be one of the 400 and so apes them at their worst becoming a cardboard villain. She’s not even fun after a while, and many of us wonder why we should be interested in her pettiness.
ReplyDeleteI don't, I love everything about her, she is super fun, gorgeous and I cannot get enough of her, the only thing I hate is that she is not given the ultimate dominant role in the series which she deserves. I would make the show only about her and her house.
DeleteBut then it would be just a reality show. No drama, no romance, no action, no full fledged characters. Just Bertha changing costumes and strolling around the house
DeleteAnd she is the dominant character (more of a dominatrix) Which character is above her?
DeleteNobody will ever be above her, but some characters do get more screen time than her, at least Meryls brat was the lead in the first season, sadly.
DeleteI did add this one to my watch list after initially vetoing it due to my disgust of Nixon. But you said it wasn't half bad, so I added it in. I'll probably wait for one more season to come out though because I hate lengthy waits between seasons.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely show and even Nixon is very likeable in it no matter how much we hate her otherwise.
DeleteI have a problem to breathe simply looking at those tight costumes LOL...
ReplyDeleteVery tight, but their rib cages were also different back then.
DeleteThose dresses are so pretty, tight but pretty.
ReplyDeleteVery gorgeous and rich fabrics and patterns
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