At the end of Episode 7 of The Gilded Age, George Russell ( Morgan Spector) was shot by gunman posing as a messenger. In his office, the man knocked on the door and said he had a delivery for the robber baron before firing off multiple shots into the room, one of which seemed to have hit George.

This interview contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “The Gilded Age,” now streaming on HBO Max. Bertha Russell should be on the top of the world. As “The Gilded Age” ends its third season, Bertha (Carrie Coon) has pulled off yet another social triumph,

The Gilded Age fans are absolutely still reeling from that Season 3 ending because it was a finale that shattered and broke apart the once completely unshakable Russell marriage.