The burning fire of high society is blazing at large in the Russell household, with more indulgent chaos on its way. Season 3 ofThe Gilded Ageis further cementing the show as one of HBO’s best, with it topping the streamer’s charts in a selection of countries around the world and finishing just behind theSex and the Cityspin-offAnd Just Like That…andRick and Mortyin the official Max global rankings.
This success comes following the third season’ssecond episode, titled “What the Papers Say,“which saw Gladys’s (Taissa Farmiga) attempt to prove to her mother she is wrong about her opinion on who she should marry go awry, despite the grandiosity of her fleeing to meet with Billy (Matt Walker) seeming at least romantic. However, the romance behind the gesture is doomed to fail, with the pair heartbreakingly calling a day on their relationship come the episode’s end.
Add this to the further implosion of Aurora Fane’s (Kelli O’Hara) marriage,Ada’s (Cynthia Nixon) and Agnes’s (Christine Baranski) continued power struggle, and plenty more drama, and the third season continues to be frankly unmissable television. Following the release of the second episode, a thorough promo was released, showcasing much more of the aforementioned chaos. Available to watch below, the promo teases what’s to come from Season 3, Episode 3, “Love is Never Easy,” which currently boasts a short but ever-so-inviting synopsis that reads, “George negotiates with the Duke.”
How Does ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 Compare to Previous Outings?
Most importantly,The Gilded AgeSeason 3 proves there’s still plenty of life inJulian FellowesandSonja Warfield’s historical drama. However, how does it stack up when compared to the first two entries? Well, on review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, Season 3 currently holds an impressive, “certified fresh” critics' score of 94%, with an audience rating of 71% to boot. This is an overall improvement on both Seasons 1 and 2, blowing the first out of the water against a much poorer 79% critics' score and 55% audience rating, and matching the 94% of Season 2 and bettering its audience score by 10%. InCarly Lane’s review of the third seasonfor Collider, she awarded an 8/10, saying, “The Gilded Agereturns for a third installment that seamlessly slots in alongside its predecessors.”
The GildedAge’sthirdseason streams on Sundays on HBO Max. Stay tuned to Collider for more information about the HBO hit.
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