The Gilded Age
Close Encounter to Touch
Season 2, Episode 5 · Aired 2023-11-26
Synopsis
While Ada questions whether to move forward without her sister's support, Agnes faces the prospect of living alone. In Newport, Bertha puts the finishing touches on the event of the season as Mrs. Winterton plots her revenge. After experiencing the best of the Tuskegee Institute, Peggy and Mr. Fortune witness the dangers of the South firsthand.
In the series
This episode is part of The Gilded Age (2022–) on HBO.
Julian Fellowes does New York robber-baron soap — hats vs. new money.
Key cast
- Carrie Coon as Bertha Russell
- Morgan Spector as George Russell
- Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook
- Christine Baranski as Agnes van Rhijn