《The Gilded Age》(The Gilded Age) The idea for the identity of the gunman came from the actor who plays George

 The man who shot George Russell was Will Morris.《The Gilded Age》(The Gilded Age) The second episode of season 4 solved the unsolved mystery left in season 3: In season 1, Will's father Patrick committed suicide after his deal with George failed and fell into financial desperation; now, his son has become an avenger.At the beginning of this episode, George's men dragged Will, who was struggling and screaming, out of his home, while his mother Anne also screamed.

Many viewers had previously speculated that the mastermind behind the incident was George's former business partner Richard Clay.The report mentioned that Patrick Page, who plays Clay, has no plans to appear in the fourth season.Executive producer Sonja Warfield said in an interview with TVLine that she had not seen all the audience inferences; when the team conceived this story line, they reviewed different business stories in the data and left multiple questions and suspects, because there were so many people dissatisfied with George and he caused a lot of problems.

The person who really came up with Will's answer was Morgan Spector, who plays George.When filming the assassination scene last season, he asked on the scene: What if he was the son of the suicide?Warfield liked the idea and discussed it with series creator Julian Fellowes, ultimately adopting the line.

At the end of the episode, George almost kills Will, but finally lets him live.Warfield believes that this decision is consistent with the character's past.In the second season, someone advised George to shoot the workers, but he had spent time with a worker and his family and had been to their home. That contact made the other person a flesh-and-blood person, so he did not take action.Now, even under the influence of laudanum and filled with rage, and knowing that the person in front of him wanted to kill him, George still had a trace of intolerance and could not just take the other person's life.

Laudanum, a mixture of opium and alcohol, has historically been used to treat a variety of illnesses, but overdose can cause adverse effects.In the play, George's state begins to spiral out of control.Spector described him as "a bit disintegrated" this season. To put it more bluntly, "George is a mess".At the end of the episode, George returns home and falls into Bertha's arms, admitting that he has completely lost his bearings; reports also predict that he will become even more lost before he regains his bearings.

Marianne still wouldn't talk to Larry.After the two spent a night together, she felt that she was "humiliated". Even if others didn't know what happened, self-blame continued to torture her.Volunteer work at a community service organization became a temporary diversion for her.

The Van Rijn family welcomes a new manservant, Oliver, to take over the position left by Jack.This young man is very likeable, but his work ability is completely unqualified.Bannister expressed his concerns to Ada, but Ada was very fond of Oliver and suggested that Bannister teach him how to do things.

As the wedding of Peggy and William approaches, Elizabeth, the future mother-in-law, mentions that Peggy is a widow in front of new social friends, which embarrasses both Peggy and Dorothy.When the two questioned her, she argued that she just wanted to help Peggy enter her world more smoothly, and promised that she would be more considerate in the future.At the same time, William sent a suspected tuberculosis patient to Bellevue Hospital for further treatment, but was told that black doctors were not allowed to practice there, and the patient was transferred to others.Later, the patient died, and William was left angry, helpless and desperate.