‘Gilded Age’ Creators Dish on Bertha’s Triumph, Peggy’s Devastating Revelation in Spoiler-Filled Finale Recap
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the season finale of “The Gilded Age,” which premiered on HBO on March 21 and is now available to stream on HBO Max.At last.After all of the scheming and manipulating, the leveraging of favors and fortune, Bertha Russell has her ball. And it’s a complete and total triumph with Mrs. Caroline Astor (Donna Murphy), the social doyenne that Bertha (Carrie Coon) has spent the bulk of “The Gilded Age’s” nine-episode season attempting to win over, not only attending, but bringing along the other members of the social hierarchy.It’s the result of a risky bet by Bertha that making Mrs.