The Gilded Age
Season 2
8 listed hours · 2022– · HBO
From the desk
How this season is filed
Julian Fellowes does robber-baron New York: old-money hats versus railroad new money, with Carrie Coon as villain elegance in a ballgown. Appointment costume drama for the cable-stream hybrid age. Watch for society-as-combat, the Black elite plotlines that keep the show honest, and millinery that acts harder than half the drawing room.
TV Flash files Season 2 of The Gilded Age (2022–) on HBO as a mid listed season (2; 2 of 3) — 8 listed hours, 2023-10-29–2023-12-17 from “You Don't Even Like Opera” (S02E01) to “In Terms of Winning and Losing” (S02E08). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S02E01 You Don't Even Like Opera
You Don't Even Like Opera as season-two snobbery: the titled insult, still hats versus new money, still HBO costume as combat sport.
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S02E01 You Don't Even Like Opera
Agnes shares news of her nephew Dashiell's imminent arrival in New York; Bertha decides to back the new Metropolitan Opera House.
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S02E02 Some Sort of Trick
George informs Oscar of his decision and sends Clay to meet with union leader Mr Henderson at his steel mill. Elsewhere, Peggy gets welcomed back to 61st Street by almost everyone, and Marian has a new match.
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S02E03 Head to Head
As the opera war heats up, an unlikely guest attends Bertha's Met fundraiser, while Agnes backs Mrs. Astor's effort to preserve the Academy's dominance. Meanwhile, Peggy offers to travel with Mr. Fortune to Alabama to cover a story about the Tuskegee Institute, Ada organizes a special luncheon for Mr. Forte, George attempts to sway Henderson, and Watson considers an offer.
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S02E04 His Grace the Duke
After receiving discouraging news about the Met, Bertha deals with rumors that are swirling about Larry. Fearing her sister's disapproval, Ada asks Marian to cover for her as she continues to see Mr. Forte. Later, Bertha vies for position with the visiting Duke of Buckingham, and, in Tuskegee, Peggy navigates a tense dinner with Mr. Fortune and Booker T. Washington.
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S02E05 Close Encounter to Touch
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.
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S02E06 Warning Shots
As George heads to Pittsburgh to deal with the potential strike, Bertha learns that the Duke will return for the Metropolitan Opera's opening night. While the staff chip in to help Jack, Bannister tries to retrieve an incriminating letter from the Russell house. Ada and Luke return from their honeymoon and Marian receives an invitation from Dashiell.
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S02E07 Wonders Never Cease
Against the backdrop of the biggest event in New York City's history, Bertha reconsiders her loyalty to the Met. Meanwhile, an engagement celebration leaves Marian with doubts, Peggy strives to make a difference in Brooklyn, George strikes a deal with Mr. Henderson, Oscar makes an alarming discovery, and the van Rhijn household reels as Luke's health deteriorates.
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S02E08 In Terms of Winning and Losing
The staff question their future at Rhijn's house, just as Peggy questions her future at The New York Globe; Marian confesses her true feelings to Dashiell; the opera war reaches its climax.
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