'The Gilded Age' Kicks Off Season 2 with a Devastating Twist

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/HBO(Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Gilded Age Season 2 premiere.)The Gilded Age Season 2 might kick off with a delightful parade of new hats, but make no mistake: Life is as cutthroat as ever in Julian Fellowes’ take on 19th Century New York. As seen in Sunday’s premiere, Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon) is on a mission to replace the Academy of Opera—a prestigious but stodgy organization that refuses to create new box seats t

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