The Gilded Age Star Unpacks Gladys’ Ominous Wedding March (‘She Hated It’), Previews Her New Life Overseas

The Gilded Age just made an honest women out of Gladys Russell — and it’s making her honestly miserable.

Sunday’s episode marks the deviously orchestrated marriage of Taissa Farmiga’s character to the Duke of Buckingham, with all of high society gathering to watch that poor child bride sob her way down the aisle. Let’s be honest, that veil isn’t hiding anything — we can all see those tears.

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“In that moment, from Gladys’ perspective, I think she hated it,” Farmiga tells TVLine. “All eyes are on her as she’s walking down this path, and she’s just bawling her eyes out. But it was great for Taissa, because it was nice to have a really big moment where I got to flex all of my emotional muscles.”

What’s next for Gladys now that she’s reached Meghan Markle status, you ask? For starters, it’s off to England, where a whole new world of rules, restrictions and rivals (*cough* Lady Sarah *cough*) await. Future episodes will test Gladys’ resolve as she struggles to settle into her new position. So, is she up to the challenge?

“I mean, she’s the daughter of George and Bertha Russell, so there’s going to be something inherently inside her, in her genes,” Farmiga says, fully aware that Gladys may need to channel her mother’s social savvy if she hopes to reign supreme herself. “We always hate when our parents want to teach us, but parents can be right in some cases, or at least there are some things you can retain from them.”

Oh, and if you’re wondering who gets to keep that enormous portrait of Gladys (and why wouldn’t you be?!), I’m sorry to report that its current location remains a mystery. “Everyone wanted to give it to me,” Farmiga says. “But I was like, where am I gonna put it? I would have to get a giant storage unit just for that!”

Other moments from Season 3, Episode 4 that we simply must discuss…

* It seems like a new Broadway icon enters the Gilded-verse every Sunday, this week’s big arrival being the one and only Andrea Martin. Ada’s desire to connect with her late husband leads to a house call from an eccentric psychic (Martin), though their seance is cut short when Agnes comes home and goes all Jesus-in-the-temple on the whole thing. Still, the psychic claims there’s more that Luke wants to say, so she slips Ada her card.

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* While we’re discussing things of which Agnes does not approve, can we talk about this savage burn? As word spreads in the papers about Gladys’ impending nuptials, Agnes remarks, “It does seem odd that such an insignificant girl should be the center of New York’s imaginings.” Are we crazy, or is “insignificant girl” just the 1880s version of calling someone a basic bitch?

* Marian and Larry may have the viewers’ support, but Bertha’s? That’s another matter entirely, as we see this week when Larry has to twist his mother’s arm all the way around just to convince her to let Marian be one of Gladys’ bridesmaids. Luckily for Marian, much of Bertha’s attention is stolen by the unexpected arrival of her unsophisticated sister; Bertha’s too busy making snide comments and tricking her into wearing nicer gowns to even bother with Marian.

* Peggy’s quest to win over Williams’ mother continues this week, with Peggy arguing that a woman can want to be a good wife and mother while also fighting for the right to vote. Things begin to look up when Elizabeth agrees to attend one of Peggy’s speeches, but she just ends up using it as another opportunity to lord her superior attitude over the Scott family.

* Congratulations are in order for our boy Jack, who’s basically the King of New York (unofficial title) after selling the patent to his invention for $600,000. Several inflation calculators we found on Google suggest that this would come out to more than $18 million in 2025, and even if it’s slightly less than that, this guy is rolling in it. That’s Scrooge McDuck vault-of-gold-coins money right there.

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* With so much else happening this season, The Gilded Age could have given Chef Baudin and Mrs. Bruce a nice, simple love story. Nary a viewer would have faulted them for it. Instead, things are becoming increasingly complicated for these star-crossed lovers, the latest hurdle being that she can’t marry him because — wait for it — she’s already married! Her husband apparently suffers from melancholia and has been confined to an asylum for many years, so don’t expect a Save the Date to land in your mailbox anytime soon.

Tell us: Did The Gilded Age’s “wedding of the century” live up to your expectations? Which couple do you hope to see walk down the aisle next, preferably happily this time? Drop a comment with your thoughts on Season 3, Episode 4 below.

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