Watch: 'The Simpsons' Kills Off Marge in Shocking Season Finale TwistWarning: This article contains major spoilers for The Gilded Age's Aug. 3 season three, episode seven "Ex-Communicated." The Gilded Age fans are clenching their teeth after one character's possible death. During the HBO period drama's Aug. 3 episode, main character George Russell (played by Morgan Spector) was seemingly killed off in a shocking twist. Season three's penultimate episode ended with a cliffhanger after a shooter entered the wealthy industrialist's study and pointed a gun at him.