The Gilded Age (Recap) | If You Want to Make an Omelette (S3 E6)

A couple in vintage attire shares a moment outdoors, with a pink parasol and green hat.

by Meghan O’Keefe | Decider

The Gilded Ageย Season 3 Episode 6 is titled, โ€œIf You Want to Make an Omelette,โ€ and it ends with one beloved character being literally broken by a horse and carriage. Yes,ย Julian Fellowesย has done it again! The man who stunnedย Downton Abbeyย audiences with the sudden and tragic deaths of Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown Findlay) and Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) has officially brought his macabre dramatic flair toย HBO.ย The Gilded Ageย just killed off a character right in front of their true loveโ€™s eyes and it was absolutely brutal!

The Gilded Ageย Season 3 Episode 6 โ€œIf You Want to Make an Omeletteโ€ ends with a touching moment between Oscar van Rhijn (Blake Ritson) and his long-time secret love, John Adams (Claybourne Elder). John is proud of Oscar for not only bouncing back from losing his fortune, but also taking pity on Maud Beaton (Nicole Brydon Bloom). Oscar poignantly calls John his โ€œsaviorโ€ and thanks him from the bottom of his heart. The implication is clearly that Oscar wishes he could say out loud that he loves John, but cannot.

This sweet goodbye soon turns into a moment of tragedy. John casually walks to the curb to hail a cab and is immediately plowed into the air by a charging horse and carriage. Oscar is horrified to see Johnโ€™s dead body crash upon the ground. Oh, yes, John Adams is dead! (He just gotย The Gilded Ageโ€˜s version of beingย Meet Joe Black-ed! Heโ€™s totally dead!)

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