Warning: Spoiler Gilded Age Season 3, Episode 6
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- The latest episode Gilded Age Ending with a shocking moment
- An unexpected death in a season full of drama, including a chaotic wedding and social maneuver
- New episode air on HBO and Max at 9pm ET
Season 3 Gilded Age There is no shortage of dramatic drama, including a messy wedding, more maneuverable in New York City’s social elite and savvy business deals. But episode 6 ends with the most shocking moment to date: the death of John Adams.
The beloved character played by Elder Clayburn was killed when he was hit by a carriage on the street. The shocking moment is when he assists his friend and former lover Oscar van Rhijn (Blake Ritson), through the latter's financial destruction and unexpected reunion with women – Nicole Brydon Bloom's Maud Beaton – sneaks all his money.
John's death was a major blow to creator Julian Fellowes' fans of the historical drama about Manhattan high school society. It also marks the end of the brief LGBTQ storyline in the series between Oscar and John.
Claybourne Elders in “Gilded Age” Season 3.
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John was first introduced Gilded Age As a potential suitor to Oscar cousin Marian Brooke (Louisa Jacobson).
Although John Adams' descendants John and Oscar quickly reveal John's secret events.
Their relationship becomes complicated as the two live straight to life. In the first two seasons, Oscar tried to open a trial and later proposed a proposal to Gladys Russell (Taissa Farmiga). Although John knows what Oscar is doing, he is not for it.
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The two ended up breaking everything, but John still exists in the series (if not often). During Season 2, playwright Oscar Wilde (Jordan Waller) loved him when he visited New York's theatrical performances, Vila; or nihilistic. However, after the show, John revealed to Oscar (van Rhijn) that he was dating another man and was happy with his identity as a gay person.
In Season 3, John received an Oscar help, providing investment opportunities for his financially occupied friends to restore his career and business position. After writing him a check, Oscar was able to contribute well to investment and began to climb up his ranks.
Starting from left: Claybourne Elder and Blake Ritson in Season 3 of “The Gilded Age”.
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However, Oscar's good luck was almost ruined by Maud's return, who was found to be a dancer at the Gentleman's Club. After facing her, he learns that she lost all the money she had previously drowned him from him in Season 2.
To change the Oscar, he later bought a train ticket for Sandusky, Ohio, and gave her a $100 warning that she never returned to Manhattan.
In the last interaction in episode 6, John said, “I love this new version of Oscar Van Rhijn.”
He then provides some comfort to his friends for their losses, saying that Maud was deceived, too. As the two walked down the street, John revealed that he would “invest more” to Oscar’s career, praising him for “violating the odds.”
“This is where we separate,” John said, adding that they will meet again when he brings new investors for Oscars to be his “newest lucky client.” In response, Oscar said excitedly, “You are my savior. I thank you with all my heart.”
Then, as John walked to the street to hail, a carriage crashed into him, killing him in front of Oscar, who was shocked and confused.
While talking to it go out Magazine, Elders reflect on the influence of John in the show.
“Gilded Age It was a meaningful experience for me,” Elder said. “As a queer actor, it’s both exciting and important to play a queer role in this particular historical environment. The late 19th century was not a time when people could live publicly, but we knew they existed, were loved and found ways to open up space for themselves. ”
Blake Ritson and Claybourne Elders in the “Gilded Age”.
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“My love for John is that he's complicated – he's browsing a world that doesn't necessarily make room, but he's eager to do the right thing,” he continued. “It's a reminder that queer people have always been part of the story even if history doesn't always choose to focus on them. I feel so honored to bring people to life.”
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In an exclusive interview with People in Season 3, Fellowes responded to Elling's views on the time and place that John could not disclose. “I think my main consideration for John Adams is that in a very intolerant society there are a lot of people who inevitably, which means a lot of pretending, a lot of people who are more or less successful in living artificial lives.”
Fellowes continued: “Oscar, in general, manages his dual life without scaring horses and so on, and then laughs “When real sadness fits in, it’s all unbalanced because you can’t just pretend nothing happened, and everything is fine and everything can do.” You need to pass it somehow. ”
Gilded Age Season 3 airs on Sundays of HBO and Max on ET/pt.