THE GILDED AGE SEASON 2!! New Plot Lines With Even More Drama Ahead!! Trailer Breakdown

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Get Ready! The Gilded Age Season 2 is almost here! There will be new dramas, new characters and new storylines! Watch my new video to uncover all the insider info about Season 2 Revealed! Leave comments under the video to let me know what you think will happen in the new season - I would love to hear your thoughts!

[@shugar4847]

When

[@LSTEdD1]

@@shugar4847 October 29!! 🚂🎩

[@lindadeal3344]

Hurrah, finally!

[@taustin6524]

Marion did NOT figure out Tom Rakes before he stood her up when they were supposed to elope. He had chosen a wealthy woman over her and didn’t have the courage to tell her face to face. I really wish he was coming back for season 2 and that the story line was that he lost all his wife’s money and fell on his face while Marion finds true love with a wonderful person. 😂

[@patriciazoerner]

Great idea!

[@Lovely-ff7uv]

The Russel's son will bag Marion

[@hannaj4032]

He was a social climber. Not to mention Marion’s family did not approve of him. His character ran its course.

[@deborahs6862]

I think Mrs chamberlain son will return and Marion will be with him

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@Lovely-ff7uv You and I hope!

[@LSTEdD1]

I read the book referenced by “The Gilded Age” “Black Gotham History of African Americans in Nineteenth Century New York.” by Carla Peterson. I highly recommend the book about Peterson’s ancestors in Brooklyn.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Thank you for posting that here!

[@knowledgeequips9604]

Ordering it now thank you!!

[@LSTEdD1]

@@knowledgeequips9604 My pleasure. Also see The Gilded Gentleman excellent podcast interview with the author of the book Carla Peterson. It just aired last night!☀️

[@carag2567]

I love that Agnes and Ada are always dressed in the three primary colors whereas Bertha wears secondary, tertiary, and metallics. To me, this is a fairly obvious visual representation of old vs new money. The Van Reins are a long established wealthy family while the Russels are viewed as social climbers. It's not always period accurate but it is consistent in the first season and it's fun to see that this detail is being carried over into the second.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

It is fun to see the costumes. Such detail and flair! You make a great observation regarding the colors and social standing. Thanks for contributing to the conversation about this really awesome show!

[@carag2567]

@@fabulouswomeninhistory I really do appreciate the work in both visual storytelling and representation that this show is doing, in costuming, set design, and characterization. Everything about this series is so well developed there is no stone left unturned. I think my favorite part of it is Mrs. Scott, played in a phenomenally restrained yet powerful performance by the incomparable Audra McDonald. Every time she appears on screen I find myself holding my breath waiting for what she might say or do next, but with such dignified subtlety that you have no choice but to applaud whatever she's doing.

[@jesseleeward2359]

I also feel like Agnes was written to be more of an old fuddy duddy like her sister, but Christine Baranski was determined to give her more flair. But I like Ada's toned down old curmudgeon character. It's how I would imagine people from that background in that era.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@ carag2567 Yes !!!

[@knowledgeequips9604]

OMG my new favorite show!! I love Julius' stories. Still binge watching Downton Abbey!! I get lost in the Gilded age!!❤❤❤

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Yep, we are certainly a bunch of his fans! Thanks for joining the conversation!

[@lindadeal3344]

Perhaps due to a reincarnation experience!

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Here's a bit of trivia: Caroline Astor and Alva Vanderbilt Belmont had a 23 year age difference with Alva being the younger (b.1830 vs. b 1853) Christine Baranski and Carrie Coon have a 29 year old age difference with Carrie being the younger (b. 1952 vs. b. 1981) I am (always) amazed, every time I watch this series; at the depth of research that the creators, the set designers, costume department and even the make-up department have done. Regarding the make-up, the actors/actresses look far better in TGA than the characters they play would have looked in real life (except for, perhaps, the real Consuelo Vanderbilt, who was a noted beauty of her era)

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Hey thanks for adding to the conversation! THe styles on this show are so awesome, so beautiful. Such a delight to watch.

[@sabrahardy]

I love that Salli Richardson-Whitfield is a director on this team.

[@audreycumby1075]

And a producer too!

[@KandeShack]

So excited for Season 2! A dear friend of mine plays John Adams so that makes it even more fun to watch!👏🏻👏🏻

[@MunchForWellness]

I have to admit it. I love Bertha Russell. She is so ruthless and downright determined to sock it to the old money people. I am sad that she is so willing to use her daughter in the game, so to speak. That part is a little hard to take. I am not surprised that season 2 will focus more on that since the dollar princess phenomenon was a thing and so many young women were exploited by their mothers - can we say Chris Jenner? Still, I love the show and cant wait till it starts up again. Hey thanks for the info you put together here!

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

I think she is the most fascinating of the characters. Oddly the show bills itself and revolving arouind Marian's character. They literally buried the lead on that one. Bertha is the one that drives the drama!

[@marmor73]

Don't lower the standard of the show by bringing the K family to theplot😮

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@ MunchForWellness The momster couldn't hold a candle to Alva V. when it comes to self-promotion! The big differences between them are that Alva was cultured and she had genuine philanthropic interests/ projects. Consuelo was not in the first wave of Dollar princesses. Many well-to-do Americans believed that marrying a nobleman with a hereditary estate (especially within the British royals and nobles) was a "safe" arrangement for their daughters. It is ironic that the parents of these women would have been scandalized if someone had suggested that they were selling their daughters as their very recent ancestors had been selling slaves! However, arranged marriages had been the norm up until the Industrial Revolution for most couples. There had been (even among the working classes) marriage contracts of some sort (some made verbally in front of witnesses, if the parties were not educated) The goal, far from being greedy was to make sure that the young couple had enough assets to raise the (inevitable) family resulting from the marriage.

[@ameliaclark5792]

Oh this show is so well done. Eye candy in every episode.

[@WineandFrom]

Great info. I had no idea it's based a bit on real people and events. Now I'm even more excited to watch season 2 🥳

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Hey glad you found us. It is based a lot on history!

[@historychannelpodcasts]

Can’t wait for it to start!!! ❤ I love this show. I watched all of your videos on season 1 and love how your bring to the table the real history behind the series. Thanks for this trailer work up of the new storylines. This show is going to be as BIG as Downton Abbey and will last as long! I will be watching it over and over again just like DA! Thanks again for the insights!

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Glad you enjoy it! I'm with you on that!

[@Heffalumpswoozles85]

Strange that you describe Marion as being “featured more” in this season as if she were just a minor character who wasn’t seen that much in season 1. 🙄 She’s really the MAIN character who was not only the introduction to the show, but her character serves as the outside observer of the old money and new money families and bridges the gap between the two as she associates with both.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Hey, thanks for adding to the conversation. I think by more, I mean better (hopefully). I personally think that the Marion character is the least interestig in the show. Yes, the writer and show runners use Marion as a bridge and that was their intention but I don't think anyone finds her more useful that just that. Can't deny the drama that Bertha Russel's character brings to the show!

[@blitzmom2674]

@@fabulouswomeninhistory Yes. She is insipid. Or perhaps it is the actress who brings no nuance to her character. I am bored when she is on screen. I liked best the romance between Bertha and George, but at the end of season 1 the stupid writers seemed determined to ruin that.

[@knowledgeequips9604]

@@fabulouswomeninhistory I like Marion and I see her as evolving, and even 😏 with an unexpected storyline that ties back to the unscrupulous lawyer she fell in love/lust with. I think the introduction of the cousin and his daughter will be her saving grace. Just my take on giving her more depth.

[@carolyna4484]

I binged season 1. Season 2 yay!!!

[@joanclare9788]

Me too!!! But about 5 times over the last two years. Can’t wait for season 2

[@user-me22]

im so excited to see all the drama and all the amazing costumes

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Almost here!

[@LSTEdD1]

Just read this in The Preservation Society of Newport County “Wow of the Day” On this date in 1895, Consuelo Vanderbilt’s engagement to the 9th Duke of Marlborough was announced after he proposed to her in the Gothic Room of Marble House.”

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

THanks for that info!

[@juanitajones6900]

Actually, it was Tom Raikes who dumped Marian Brooks, even though he did love her. He just loved money more. The series never established that Dorothy Scott was an ex-slave. It did establish that Mr. Scott was one. And you didn't mention the issue of Peggy Scott's missing child. If Peggy does become involved with T. Thomas Fortune, then it will be changing history, since he had already married someone else back in 1878, five years before Season 2. Also, Robert Sean Leonard had a brief role in 1993's "The Age of Innocence".

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Lots of good info here. THanks for adding to the conversation.

[@mbutterfly110]

Great historical references.. Thank you! Can’t wait to watch the second season.. which means another year of HBO/Max’s subscription😒🤦🏻‍♀️for only a few Series renewals!! .. (as #HBO’s other programming lineups STINKS! )

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Thanks for your feedback. Always helpful to have.

[@mediocremaiden8883]

Marion looks so much like her mother in real life, Meryl Streep. It's like seeing her play the role when she was In her 20-30s

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont was a force to be reconned with!

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

I agree! I should do a video on her full life because she is so much more than just her time striving to be included. I will when I get a chance.

[@themermaidstale5008]

The story arc of Marian and Tom is very similar to the one in Sense and Sensibility between Marianne and Willoughby.

[@shannonneese952]

I hope at some point the series portrays Edith Wharton. Her family inspired the phrase keeping up with the Joneses.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

In a way the series embodies Edith Wharton since so much of what we know of the inner workings of elite societ of the time comes from her works. Not just the history, but her interpretation of women's experience in that time and place. It would be nice though if they give a nod to her directly.

[@KellyfromMemphis]

YAY!! I am so excited! Can’t wait until I can purchase on KZbin!!!! 🤗

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Me too!!

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

I see it is available to buy season 1 on youtube. kzbin.infoSCue1n5FOlMT5SjYT7Z-MmyA?sbp=GhoKGFVDcVpCLUNhczFoSm8xdzdGMDI2aGhhUQ%253D%253D

[@lindap.9163]

It’s dropping on my birthday. Happy birthday to me!

[@CeciliaGarcia-jq5qi]

So looking forward for season two 🎉👏🏽👍🏼

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Me too!

[@Richardsonprincess00]

Hopefully they'll fictional characters like the Rockefellers, the Morgans even Carnegies soon.

[@sabrahardy]

I wish I was a fly on the wall when you find out these spoilers.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

It took a lot of digging. I am a research hound for sure. Thanks for joining the chat.

[@dalehoward3704]

SOUNDS EXCITING 🎉❗❗❗❗

[@ALTAJR-07]

the very beginnings of New York City's CHINATOWN began exactly as the advent of The Gilded Age in 1870s came to be. It would add an interesting historical fact to the series. This was the time of intense Anti-Chinese violent attacks out West when the Chinese Railroad workers were no longer Useful when the Transcontinental Railroad was completed. So these men migrated to New York City for new job opportunities. A man by the name of Ah Ken or Kam is credited as being the first Chinese to reside where NYC Chinatown is now. He owned a successful tobacco shop.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

You know there are some who say the series might not make it to more seasons. It should because there is so much more history to include. Thanks for adding to the conversation.

[@honest6360]

Marion figured out nothing, he dumped her and in a horrid way.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Well, acetually Marian dumped him in that final scene where she confronted him in hiis office after her didn't show up for their rendezvous to elope. Her parting words were, sometimes love isn't enough. THanks for joining the conversation.

[@honest6360]

Before she went to his office he was a no show, dumped with no words.@@fabulouswomeninhistory

[@brynnkohler4084]

Amazing to reveal to all African-American black people and to the southern whites that black people indeed had success and dreams that were attained well before 1964. It all comes down to the state of residency and opportunities afforded them in the North.

[@DM-br7vt]

Omg can't wait!

[@aprilbrown8790]

I am so looking forward to season 2❤

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Me too!

[@cocoaorange1]

I will catch it on DVD in a few months or stream it.

[@annjohnson6193]

I enjoyed the first season.

[@meghanodonoghue9066]

Marion and the Russell son are destined....betting $ on it

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Mmmmm- maybe in a few more seasons. I expect them to drag out her romance story line for awhile. But, you could be right! Thanks for joining the conversation!

[@StephanieMT]

I didnt think it would be coming back since the show is filled with o many busy actors. But. I guess it worked out since it came to be during lockdown when they couldnt work and during writers strike.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

That's a good way of looking at it. Either way, I am looking forward to it!

[@sabrahardy]

Very nice post and vlog. I also love the costumes the architecture and story arc even though it's an age of racism. However, I can say in real life I actually met and got a chance to speak to Gloria Vanderbilt ....she was very very very kind to me and I found her to be a wonderful person.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Sounds interesting, thanks for joining the discussion.

[@matthewmateomatias]

I don’t hate anybody or any characters.

[@stedmays2768]

@fabulouswomeninhistory ---Why did you not mention the queer subplot?

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Hi there. To answer your question it is because there is no word yet on how that subplot will be developing in season 2. I look forward to seeing how that does play into seaon 2 given that Oscar will have a new target for his wife-to-be, Thanks for asking!

[@stedmays2768]

@@fabulouswomeninhistory There were a lot of interesting gay and queer folks, including a lot of queer women who are central to the activism and progressive causes during the Gilded Age. Would be nice if the script could mine some of that info since one can't really understand the era without engaging with them.

[@PumpkinRose1958]

Now I remember why I didn’t watch in the first place.

[@deborahs6862]

I’m surprised that Tom Raikes is not in season 2 because I think he stole all of Marion’s inheritance and lied to her that there was none. That’s why he didn’t care that she had no money because he had all of it. Also he told Marion because of a recent change in his circumstances he was able to come to New York. I think that change was swiping all of Marion’s money. He may not be in season 2 but I think he’ll be back!

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Thanks for joining the conversation!

[@deborahs6862]

Thank you 🌹

[@genxx2724]

I hope so. Her sophisticated aunt who has bankers, brokers, and lawyers wouldn’t let him get away with that.

[@ActuallyDoubleGuitars]

I'm not rooting for any of these people.

[@deborahs6862]

Was Clara Barton a woman of color?

[@stopthelies4249]

you celebrate these people as if they are heroes, industrious pioneers, the Vanderbilts, the JP Morgan’s, the Rockefellers, and Rothchilds prior to the oil they’re shipping empires and their railroad tracks. They were plantation owners, and as an African-American, I’m offended that that bit of history is tucked in hidden way.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

What about the black elites? Do you feel that it is a good thing that the show will be highlighting more of this forgotten piece of history? I am currious what you think about this?

[@ChildOfTheFlower]

Who cares

[@debraleighscott]

Here is hoping that Nathan Lane does NOT put that fake and truly terrible "Southern" accent on -- somebody should have gotten him some language coaching. I don't think I can bear to hear that offensive fake accent.

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

Yes it is over the top but then, I am sure that is the intention. Just like Agnes is there for comic relief, I am guessing that Ward McAlister is there for same reason. Thanks for contributing to the conversation.

[@04straw]

I love him. He's a hoot!

[@stopthelies4249]

All slaveowners JP Morgan, Rothchilds Vandeville’s, Rockafellas, plantation owners and huge plantations, put that bit of history in there and we’re talking old and new money all slaveowners

[@fabulouswomeninhistory]

It is true. There is a dark side to the robber barons. Why do you think they are celebrated as heros? Why does the American public love shows like Billions and Succession? Love to hear your input.

[@omarcrobinson]

Dorothy Scott was actually born free her husband was a former slave