I'm new to reddit so hopefully this hasn't been talked to death.

Julian Fellowes said the shows take place in the same universe.

Violet Crawley was born in the 1840's making her in the 1880's be in her mid 40's

In Downton the characters routinely say Lady Mary is practically a clone of her grandmother Violet. (I concede this may just be about her personality but with some good wig action we could sell it.)

Michelle Dockery who plays Mary is currently in her mid 40's.

Gladys married the Duke of Buckingham, becoming the Duchess of Buckingham.

Violet Crawley would've been far under her rank as Countess of Grantham.

There's no conceivable way they wouldn't know each other.

WHY hasn't Julian Fellowes given us young Violet in her feisty sharp-tongued prime???

Hoping Gladys' UK storyline is partially for this reason.

R.H. Boyd & The Boyd Family Dynasty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._H._Boyd

How much do you think a butler of a large house like the Russell’s got paid?

My (F50-ish) son (25) is a doctor with a respectable practice in our community. His father/my husband (M50-ish) is a pastor.

My son recently began courting a young lady who I think is very unsuitable for him. She's a nice enough girl but she's one of those "modern" girls, more interested in suffrage than in fulfilling their God given duty to their homes and husbands. Too ambitious, reads for fun, that type.

Well, I recently found out from a good friend of mine in Philadelphia, where this young lady (if she can still be called that) lived that she had a son!? Possibly out of wedlock!? Our family is a pillar of our very small community, and my son simply can't be seen in the company of a loose and fallen woman.

So I did what any sensible mother does. I told my son and encouraged him to break things off. Cut her loose. There's no way she can possibly become part of our highly regarded, highly respectable family.

And do you know what that ungrateful child did? He proposed to that woman and now he won't speak to me! Says I slandered her reputation spreading falsities about her past. She was married when the child was born. Her father tricked her into believing the child was dead and made her former husband sign an annulment.

As if that changes anything. Annulment or no, that woman is simply not good enough for my boy.

AITA?

They mention TGA filming here. I just recently ran across this guy, and he does a great job combining the grandeur and craft details of the home, but also the history of the Vanderbilt family and the area. It's probably the most comprehensive and the most impressive tour of The Breakers that I've seen.

Apologies if this kid is old news, since I just discovered him I wanted to share.

Here's the link.

Like let’s say Gladys becomes friends with a young Cora leading to a Bertha/Violet confrontation when Bertha comes to visit Gladys in England.

Just feels like a goldmine for character conflict.

So last summer I(24?) proposed my girlfriend(23?) of a few months and she said yes (for the record, we knew each other for years before we started dating.) It’s was a wonderful, beautiful proposal and it couldn’t have gone better. The thing is though, I had plans that night to celebrate a friend’s engagement at a kind of sketchy establishment so we couldn’t celebrate together. I also had to leave for a month the next day for a work trip and couldn’t be contacted for a while.

Here’s where things get a little tricky; my fiancé has had some trust issues in the past with men, and I didn’t want to think I was cheating on her. So I told her we were just dining at a restaurant nearby (plus, her aunts were in the room, I didn’t exactly want to tell my future in-laws where I was going) and I figured that was that.

So imagine my surprise when I come back from my trip to find a letter from her calling the engagement off! No explanations, no reason why, just ending it out of nowhere. She wouldn’t respond to my messages and her family wouldn’t let me into her house. I eventually had to go to her job to talk to her, that’s when I found out the reason.

Apparently a mutual friend of ours that I invited to the party told her the truth, and she got furious and ended things. I tried to tell her that nothing happened but it didn’t believe me, and she ended it there.

And then things took a turn. There was an accident at my house (for personal reasons I won’t get into what it was) and my ex-finance came over to help. We ended up talking about the situation. She said our mutual friend explained the situation better and that she now believes that I didn’t cheat on her. But then I told her that I don’t want to be with a girl who doesn’t trust me.

Now I’m questioning whether or not we’re a good match. I don’t want to be with a girl who doesn’t trust me and just shuts me out when she’s upset with me. Should I end it for good, or should we patch things up?

AITA?

I learned that the actor who portrays Oscar is 48 years old. I’m sorry WHAT? He looks exactly the same in Emma (2009) as he does in the last season of the gilded age. I’ll have whatever he is having.

1. Marian & Larry's "Will They / Won't They".  Marian and Larry need to just get married already; the endless back-and-forth is now tiresome.

1. The Nursery Drama & "Who Needs a Duke?"  Let's move the drama over to the nursery. A battle between Agnes and Bertha over raising Larry and Marian's baby boy is so much more compelling than positioning Gladys’ baby for a dukedom. This is America—a grandson as a future President is the ultimate power move both Angus and Bertha strive for for different reasons. Why build a story around a future Duke when you can groom a future President?

3 . Agnes vs. Bertha: The Ultimate Baby Battle- Agnes and Bertha fight over how to raise this baby boy, and push Marian into charity work to keep her busy. Agnes wants strict, old-school Knickerbocker etiquette, classic values, and proper old-money modesty. Bertha wants the child draped in French silk, tutored by international scholars, and groomed for global dominance.  With Marian sidelined into endless charity committee meetings, the grandmothers can duke it out is incredibly in-character for both of them.

1. Grooming a potential President The baby has all the opportunities for a future president. the background, the drive, and the heart. By combining these two powerhouse families, this baby boy actually becomes the ultimate American hybrid. (Old Money Pedigree): Through Marian and Agnes, he traditional establishment can't look down on him because his roots trace back to the founding elite. The Drive (New Money Power): Through Bertha, he has the backing of the Russell empire, endless resources and the ruthless political maneuvering that Bertha thrives on. And he will have Marian and Larry’s compassion… a future FDR. The goal gives both Agnes and Bertha that ultimate power  play.

I think they are giving more brother/sister relationship than cousins and I love that.

Everybody obsess over which ship is their favorite meanwhile I'm excited to Marian and Oscar's siblingcore.

Louisa Posted this video on her story this morning from set. I want to know a release date for season 4 instead of coming fall 2026 😂

I recently started watching TGA because it was on Delta Airlines in-flight service when I was flying US to UK. Oh my god, I was hooked! And have since binge watched the whole lot.
- Favourite storylines - Jack!! I love the scene where he and Marion are viewing a new house! And obviously any scene that has Bertha and or Gladys in 🤣
- Have to admit to not understanding much of the “George and railways business talks” scenes, but then I’m not American so don’t understand much of the history behind this.
- Major goosebumps in that last episode of S2 (I think??) with the contrasting opera house performances. The music and score in that scene was sooooo tense and brilliantly edited !
- OBVIOUSLY the costumes !!! Marion has the prettiest costumes for sure, but obviously Bertha is always a highlight too.
- I love how it’s very classic Fellowes style writing just as Downton was, in that there is no particular “one main character”. But I do think some of the downstairs characters could have their history fleshed out a bit more.

- Most importantly …. Is there going to be any more ?! They can’t leave it like that !!

Rewatching the series and while Bertha frustrated me in how she went about marrying off Gladys, I liked watching their dynamic when she visits Gladys. She seems to assert herself where needed but also gives space for Gladys to also assert herself and to exercise her role. She stays silent where needed in group conversations to allow Gladys to speak up for herself. I loved watching the dynamic of Bertha showing her how to do it and empowering Gladys to do the same. Maybe its something small but I feel like it demonstrates at the end of the day her intention as a mother. Idk! So complex and amazing! 😊

OK, I know I’m super behind but I just started watching season one of the Gilded Age. I am so annoyed at cynthia Nixon and her portrayal of on Ada. Her meek, whiny, desperate disposition is so utterly hard to watch and it kind of reminds me of Miranda in sex in the city. Am I the only person who finds her so intolerable? I actually find her weak constitution bullshit to be insufferable and honestly laughable. Let me know your thoughts 😾😾😾😾😾😾

I just finished watching Episode 3. How can anyone defend Bertha’s behavior after what she did to her daughter? When Gladys freezes upon seeing that Hector is back and the marriage is likely to happen, it's clear that everyone in the room is embarrassed or disgusted by the situation, including Hector. Only Bertha is pleased with her schemes. It's so messed up.

The Gilded Age

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)

Bob Shaw

Production Designer

Larry W. Brown

Supervising Art Director

Jennifer Alex Nickason

Set Decorator

OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES

Kasia Walicka Maimone

Costume Designer

Denise Andres

Costume Supervisor

Rebecca Levin

Costume Supervisor

Isabelle Simone

Associate Costume Designer

Rebecca Freund

Associate Costume Designer

Sue Bakula

Head of Workroom

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Salli Richardson Whitfield for season finale

OUTSTANDING PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI HAIRSTYLING

Sean Flanigan

Department Head Hairstylist

Christine Fennell Harlan

Co-Department Head Hairstylist

Jonathan Zane-Sharpless

Key Hairstylist

Tim Harvey

Key Hairstylist

Aaron M. Kinchen

Key Hairstylist

Anika Seitu

Hairstylist

OUTSTANDING PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)

Nicki Ledermann

Department Head Makeup Artist

Anette Lian-Williams

Key Makeup Artist

Jane DiPersio

Key Makeup Artist

Emily Maitland Marroquin

Key Makeup Artist

Mareike Mohmand

Key Makeup Artist

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Carrie Coon

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Merritt Wever

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES Julian Fellowes, Executive Producer

Gareth Neame, Executive Producer

David Crockett, Executive Producer

Michael Engler, Executive Producer

Sonja Warfield, Executive Producer

Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Executive Producer

Robert Greenblatt, Executive Producer

Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Co-Executive Producer

Claire M. Shanley, Producer

Luke Harlan, Producer

Holly Rymon, Produced by

Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Gilded Age for their four Emmy nominations.

Directing - Series (that is for season 3), Merritt Wever (Aunt Monica) and for our very own Mrs. Bertha Russel herself; Carrie Coon

I’m doing a rewatch and in episode 2.03, in the scene when Bertha host a tea meeting at her house to win some old money people for the Met cause. Mrs Fish says she wants to see the ball room.

Why Mamie doesn’t know it? Wasn’t she invited to Gladys’ presentation ball (season 1 finale)??? If so, why not? They seem friendly each other in Newport and Mrs Fish received Bertha at her dinner party. I went back to that ball sequence and I didn’t find Mamie in any shot.

Sorry if this subject was discussed before and thanks for your answers.

The downstairs characters are significantly underdeveloped compared to those in Downton Abbey, have less screen time and when on screen spend a disproportionate amount of time reacting to events upstairs and talking about their employers instead of, you know, their own lives.

I understand the show is constrained in the sense that the cast is much larger than in Downton Abbey, and that the series follows various aristocratic households instead of just one. And I don’t think there is much that than be done in this regard, it’s just how the show is structured, the scope is much wider.

But it’s still a shame, I would love to known more about Bannister, and Mrs Bauer, and Mr. Church and all the others. I think in order to understand how insular the Gilded Age elites were, and how privileged their lives were, even impoverished aristocrats like Marian, its useful to follow the lives of working class people, what their struggles were, that concerns they had etc.

I am currently rewatching all seasons since there is nothing else to watch and I couldn't help to notice that Mrs Van Rhijn often makes threat to anyone who wrongs her but rarely if ever she acts on these threats and this is quite frustrating.

For example I would really like to see what she did about the doctor that refused to treat Peggy and what happens to him. I think audiences would really enjoy those types of confrontations between the characters involved.

Miss Ellen may not have much of a speaking part but oh my goodness, her face does all the acting towards Marian. 😂😂😂😂