‘The Gilded Age’: Julian Fellowes & Sonja Warfield Address Peggy’s Complicated Past, Marion’s Future & Possible ‘Downton Abbey’ Connection

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SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from the Season 1 finale of HBO’s The Gilded Age.HBO’s The Gilded Age wrapped its debut season on Monday night with a glamorous ball, broken hearts, and lots of open-ended plot points to keep fans guessing until the show returns.In episode 9 titled “Let The Tournament Begin,” Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson) forges ahead with plans to secretly marry Tom Raikes (Thomas Cocquerel) with the help of Peggy Scott (Denée Benton), Sylvia Chamberlain (Jeanne Tripplehorn), and her aunt Ada Brook (Cynthia Nixon) who figured out what she was doing and while worried, allowed Marian to follow her heart.In a shocking surprise to no one, Marian’s other aunt Agnes van Rhijns (Christine Baranski) was right about Mr.

Raikes all along—he was a dud.As Marian waited for her betrothed at Mrs. Chamberlain’s home, she is met by Aurora Fane (Kelli O’Hara)—many hours into Mr.

Raikes’ ghosting—who reveals the would-be groom was caught flirting shamelessly with Cissie Bingham (Katherine Romans), niece of Henry Flagler, the night prior.Marian eventually tracks down the social climber and confirms Aurora’s suspicions.

Heartbroken, Marian rushes home to prevent Larry Russell (Harry Richardson) from delivering letters she left for her aunts about her elopement without a minute to spare.After the dramatic distraction, Peggy returns to her familial home in Brooklyn to unpack some of her own secrets.