With The Gilded Age, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes brought the upstairs-downstairs ensemble narrative to New York society in the 1880s. It didn't take long for fans to get swept up in the intricacies of social climbing, the ruthlessness of the business world and the sheer spectacle of it all. With Season 2 just around the corner, viewers may need a refresher on where Season 1 left off.
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