Harry Richardson as Larry Russell with Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson) in 'The Gilded Age' season three finale. HBO Max Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Harry Richardson has been a delight portraying Larry Russell, the only son of Bertha and George Russell, especially on this third season of The Gilded Age. As his relationship with Marian or Ms. Brook (Louisa Jacobson) has blossomed into a beautiful romance, their coupling has become a fan favorite. From knowing glances to stolen kisses, viewers have also become engulfed in their love - as well as in their agony. Marian has struggled with finding love, particularly one accepted by society norms of the day. Her Aunt Agnes (Christine Baranski) doesn't think the young Mr. Russell is a proper suitor. But fortunate for Marian, her Aunt Ada (Cynthia Nixon), as well as good friend Peggy (Denée Benton), have been on board. Related Stories TV 'The Gilded Age' Director Salli Richardson-Whitfield on Key Character's Fate Going Into Finale: "No One Saw That Coming" TV 'The Gilded Age' Director Unpacks Bertha's Visit, Women's Suffrage and That Shocking Death And that boded well for Larry until Marian discovered he lied to her and her aunts about going to dinner with his buddies at a restaurant and instead visited "a place of ill repute." When Larry left for a month on business for his father and their family empire, he and Marian were giddy. Upon his return, they were to properly announce their engagement. Instead, he found a letter breaking off their engagement with Marian refusing his every attempt to find out why. When he finally corners her in her classroom, she is still dismissive when he tells her that nothing happened. And while she does eventually come around, now Larry is in his feelings, leaving fans wondering if the final episode of the season will bring them back together where they belong. Richardson spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about Larry and Marian ahead of the finale. He also answered a few questions about how his character has grown over three seasons, and shed a little insight on Larry's super cute relationship with his younger sister Gladys (Taissa Farmiga). *** Talk about taking on the role of Larry and the kind of changes Larry's gone through over the last few seasons from when we were first introduced to him to where he is now in his life on the show. It's been a five-year journey. I first read this project in October 2019. So, it's been a long time in our world, but in Larry's world, he's definitely been through a lot of different changes and iterations. When we first met Larry, he was a very recent University graduate, really young and ambitious, but not sure at all what direction he wanted to go. He didn't really have any experience in matters of the heart or business or being out in the real world. So, he has an incredible sweetness, and he also has the strength of the family he comes from. We've seen Larry go from being an innocent and somewhat under-informed young man with some dreams to striving out on his own, on his own path, and we've seen him figure out what that means. Going through a lot of complications with having to fight back against his family in order to be taken seriously when he wanted to try his hat at different businesses and different iterations of who he is as a man. Seeing him go on the journey of trying to study architecture rather than just going into his family business and trying to contribute to the world in that way. And then I think he got his heart and business a little wrapped up in season two, with his affair with his boss, or with a client who was hiring him, with Susan Blaine [Laura Benanti]. That was an interesting maturing path for him in matters of the heart, because he realized he was actually heartbroken for the first time, and witnessed the controlling nature of his parents in action with his mother, in particular. In this season, we've really seen him go, "No, you know what? I'm going to do this properly, and I'm going to follow my own intuition.:" And he really does follow it up by working with Jack and by deepening his romantic connection with Marian, and really going after that business adventure as well as the proposal. And we see him really not asking for anybody's input and doing his own thing. And I think that has some fabulous successes this season, and also some complications. THR talked to Taissa Farmiga about Larry and Gladys' relationship. Can you also speak a little bit about that, particularly the scene where Gladys begs Larry to talk to Billy, and Larry is like "if he didn't go and ask for your hand, there's nothing I can say?" So while he has this protective lovingness towards Gladys, he's always truthful with her. He really is her best friend in a lot of ways. Back then, unmarried men and women didn