This interview contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “The Gilded Age,” now streaming on HBO Max. Bertha Russell should be on the top of the world. As “The Gilded Age” ends its third season, Bertha (Carrie Coon) has pulled off yet another social triumph,

Two couples hang in the balance after The Gilded Age Season 3 finale cliffhanger double whammy. One couple had a romantic turn in the episode’s final moments, while another pair faces devastation. Both endings were packed with drama and fittingly set up in glittering ballrooms.

At the end of Episode 7 of The Gilded Age, George Russell ( Morgan Spector) was shot by gunman posing as a messenger. In his office, the man knocked on the door and said he had a delivery for the robber baron before firing off multiple shots into the room, one of which seemed to have hit George.