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'The Gilded Age' Season 3 Premiere Changed My Opinion of a Main Character

She's a titan of society

Dara Katz

By Dara Katz

Published Jul 1, 2025

Carrie Coon in the Gilded Age Season 3 as Bertha Russell with daughter Gladys, played by Taissa Farmiga.

As my husband and I watched the jam-packed recap before eagerly diving into the season three premiere of our favorite show, The Gilded Age, we both wondered out loud, "I don't remember any of this happening." Even now, despite being recently reminded, I struggle to list off what exactly occurred in season two—there was the war of the operas, a duke, a clock, and someone lost a lot of money.





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Dara Katz

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  • Lifestyle editor and writer with a knack for long-form pieces
  • Has more than a decade of experience in digital media and lifestyle content on the page, podcast and on-camera
  • Studied English at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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