(Warning: Spoilers ahead.)
For a series so fascinated by romance, you’d think The Gilded Age wouldn’t shy away from showcasing and celebrating its only queer relationship.
Instead, Sunday’s episode closes out with the shocking death of John Adams (Claybourne Elder), Oscar van Rhijn’s (Blake Ritson) partner. It seemed like the series was finally making some strides in allowing fans a deeper look into their relationship (after the two men barely shared the screen in Season 2), with John helping Oscar get back on his feet after losing the van Rhijn family fortune. Yet here we are, with John dead and Oscar now left to face the world alone.
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