The Gilded Age subtly explained George Russell's quick recovery in the season 3 finale through clever time jumps and hints throughout the episode.

At the end of Episode 7 of The Gilded Age, George Russell ( Morgan Spector) was shot by gunman posing as a messenger. In his office, the man knocked on the door and said he had a delivery for the robber baron before firing off multiple shots into the room, one of which seemed to have hit George.

“The Gilded Age” Season 3 ended with another viewership win for HBO and HBO Max. Sunday’s episode of the HBO drama series posted another series high for the fifth consecutive week, gathering 5 million viewers across platforms in its first 3 days of availability, according to internal data from Warner Bros. Discovery.