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.

Fans of the sitcom Happy Days may recall that there were three Cunningham siblings in the first two seasons of the show. Richie (Ron Howard) and Joanie (Erin Moran) had a basketball-dribbling big brother named Chuck (Gavan O’Herlihy), but early in Season 2 in 1975, all traces of Chuck disappeared ...

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