Warning: SPOILERS for The Gilded Age Season 3, Episode 3 - “Love Is Never Easy.”
Ada Forte has often been one of the more unlucky characters inThe Gilded Age. From Agnes Van Rhijn’s controlling presence to the death of her husband in season 2, Cynthia Nixon’s Ada has proven to be very sympathetic. Ada often gets overshadowed by her more loquacious sister, butThe Gilded Ageseason 3has given Ada more agency than ever
InThe Gilded Ageseason 3, episode 2, Ada officially becomes the head of the van Rhijn house. Likewise,Ada is completely devoted to temperance, even asking the household staff to sign a form stating that they will give up drinking to honor her late husband, Luke Forte. While her request may have gone unheeded,The Gilded Ageseason 3, episode 3 set up an intriguing new way for Ada to cope with her grief.
Ada’s Conversation With Mrs. Bauer Sets Up An Exciting Supernatural Scene
The Gilded Agehas no shortage of drama, but one thing Julian Fellowes' historical series has yet to touch on isany supernatural occurrences.The Gilded Ageseason 3 is poised to change this following Ada and Mrs. Bauer’s conversation, which sets up the appearance of a medium and a seance at the Van Rhijn house.
The Gilded Ageseason 3’s trailer hints that a seance will happen, butnow audiences actually have the context for how it will come about and exactly why Ada will host it. A seance inThe Gilded Ageis a fascinating prospect, especially because including elements of the supernatural is far outside the show’s focus on high society intrigue.
Given how greatThe Gilded Ageis at creating spectacular events, I have no doubt that Ada’s seance will follow the same pattern.Ada’s meeting with a medium is a first for the Van Rhijn household, and it will introduce 19th century beliefs about the supernatural in a fittingly dramatic fashion.
The Gilded Age’s Seance Will Necessarily Change The Mourning Character
Since Luke Forte’s death inThe Gilded Ageseason 2, Ada Forte has been in mourning, despite her life being completely changed by her inheritance. Thus far, inThe Gilded Ageseason 3,Ada is consumed by her work for the temperance movementin her attempt to honor Luke’s memory.
The seance, regardless of whether it works, could be a way for the series to bring Ada closure over Luke’s death.
Although Luke did not care about temperance, for Ada, it is something to keep her mind off of him. In a way,having a seance as an attempt to talk to him may function in a similar manner. The seance, regardless of whether it works, could be a way for the series to bring Ada closure over Luke’s death.
WhetherThe Gilded Ageintroduces a supernatural element and allows Ada to talk to Luke through the medium, the experience could impact her relationships with those around her. Ada may be able to let go of Luke a bit more and find happiness in his memory or learn to lean on those she loves for support later in the season.
