The Gilded Age Season 2 Ending Explained

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00:00Hi, welcome back to my channel. In this video, I will explain the ending of The Gilded Age

00:04season 2. So, let's begin.

00:06HBO's The Gilded Age brings its second season to an exciting conclusion as the opera war

00:11between Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Astor comes to an end with a clear winner in sight. The

00:15entire season was dedicated to the two sides trying to win this thing that would either

00:19make or break them. Both sides gave their everything to win this war, but in the end,

00:24the one who pays a bigger price is the one who emerges victorious.

00:27But is the price worth the win? Here's everything you need to know about the ending, just to

00:32let you know this video will contain spoilers.

00:34The Van Ryn household mourns the death of Reverend Forte but there are bigger problems

00:38ahead. With Oscar having lost all of their money, Agnes has to consider selling the house

00:43and what would become of her, the rest of the family, and the staff. Agnes is also worried

00:48about Marian, seeing that now that they cannot afford the wedding, she believes that Dashiell's

00:51feelings for her might change. But then, he offers to pay for the wedding himself and

00:56all seems well. For a moment, at least.

01:00Meanwhile, the opera war is in full swing as Mrs. Astor makes an unexpected move that

01:04angers Mrs. Russell to no end. Both sides try to secure the one thing that can turn

01:08the tide in their favor, but still, everything hangs in the balance until the night of the

01:12opera as the Met and the Academy witness the flow of the crowd, one side emerges as the

01:16clear winner.

01:18Does Mrs. Russell win the opera war?

01:20Since her arrival in the Upper Society of New York, Mrs. Russell had been adamant about

01:24securing a place in it. She wanted everything that the old money people had. She wanted

01:29to be their equal and securing a seat at the Academy was an important step in that. When

01:34she was shut out of it, she decided to take another route by supporting the Met and that's

01:38where things took a very different turn. With time, Mrs. Russell realizes that she is much

01:42better off being on the board of the Met rather than having a box at the Academy. This pits

01:47her against Mrs. Astor and both sides try every trick in their bag to win the war.

01:52For Mrs. Astor, it is about pride in making the Academy a success, maintaining the status

01:56of old money, and keeping the boundary between them and the new money. For Mrs. Russell,

02:01it was about showing Mrs. Astor and people like her that they were turning redundant

02:04now. In the end, it all comes down to securing the one thing that will draw people to their

02:08camp.

02:09When the Duke of Buckingham arrives in New York, everyone tries to keep him for themselves.

02:14Having royalty in their camp would do huge favors to them. The Duke is brought into the

02:18scene by Turner. He is then stolen by Mrs. Russell but then Mrs. Astor sweeps in and

02:23pulls the Duke towards her camp. Eventually, it becomes clear that whoever has the Duke

02:28will be able to draw more crowds and ensure their success.

02:31Things become even more chaotic when conflicting news about the Duke is written in the papers.

02:36Some papers say that the Duke will visit the Met while others say he will go to the Academy.

02:40No one can know for sure where the Duke will go until the night of the showdown but the

02:44war is won by whomever's narrative the public believes.

02:47On the night of the opera, it turns out that the public believes Mrs. Russell. Even without

02:52the Duke, the Met is completely packed while the Academy has a sparse crowd, which gets

02:56thinner as people realize that they've made the wrong decision.

02:59To seal the deal with Mrs. Russell, the Duke shows up at the Met and it is confirmed that

03:03Mrs. Russell is the clear winner of the opera war.

03:06What deal does Mrs. Russell make with the Duke?

03:09There is no such thing as a free lunch and both Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Russell know that

03:13getting the Duke on their side requires them to give him something back.

03:16Mrs. Astor offers the Duke what he wishes for the most.

03:20At first, Mrs. Russell thinks it's money but then Mr. McAllister reveals that it's more

03:24than that, it's entry into the New York society, into the inner circles of her group, which

03:28is not something Mrs. Russell can offer because she is still vying for it herself.

03:32Mrs. Russell tries to buy the Duke by offering him more money but her husband stands against it.

03:37He asks his wife to have some faith in herself and leave the Duke to his own devices.

03:42But, of course, Mrs. Russell is not satisfied.

03:45Just winning is not important for Mrs. Russell, she wants to crush the opposition.

03:50She wants everything they have and the Duke is one of them.

03:53When Mrs. Russell realizes that money won't buy the Duke, she goes for something that

03:57no one else can give him.

03:58The last time they met, Mrs. Russell noticed the Duke's interest in Gladys.

04:03Mrs. Russell had already been looking for a good match for her daughter and what could

04:06be better than a Duke?

04:08So, she offers Duke Gladys in return for him showing up at the Met on the opera night.

04:12However, it's also to be noticed that she did not discuss this with her husband because

04:16he seems baffled as to how she got the Duke on her side when it seemed entirely impossible.

04:21He knows how deals are made as a businessman but he cannot imagine what his wife must have

04:25traded for the Duke's favor.

04:27It'll be quite a scene when he figures that she has traded his beloved daughter.

04:31That's all for now folks, I would appreciate it if you could give the video a super thanks

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04:38day, take care, bye!

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