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The Gilded Age Reveals Will Morris as George Russell’s Shooter
The Gilded Age reveals Will Morris tried to shoot George Russell in the latest episode.
Will is the son of Patrick Morris, who died by suicide in Season 1 after a bad deal with George left him in financial trouble.
Will’s attack is tied to his father’s ruin, while the show had left several possible suspects open because many people were angry with George.
George comes close to killing Will but lets him live, despite the attack and his own rage.
George has been taking laudanum, a mixture of opium and alcohol, and the drug is adding to his decline.
He tells his wife, Bertha, that he has no sense of direction, and the episode signals George will become more lost before he finds his way.
The Gilded Age reveals that Will Morris was the would-be assassin who shot at George Russell.
Will is the son of Patrick Morris, who died by suicide after a bad deal with George left him in serious financial trouble.
George nearly kills Will but ultimately spares his life.
Executive producer Sonja Warfield says actor Morgan Spector suggested making Will the shooter.
- Who
- Will Morris, son of Patrick Morris, is revealed as George Russell’s shooter.
- What
- The show identifies Will as the would-be assassin behind the shooting attempt.
- When
- In a Sunday episode of Season 4.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Patrick Morris takes his own life after a bad deal with George leaves him in dire financial straits.
George is targeted in an assassination attempt, leaving the shooter’s identity unresolved.
A Sunday episode reveals Will Morris as the shooter, and George ultimately spares him.
- Shooter
- Will Morris
- Target
- George Russell
- Will’s father
- Patrick Morris
- Father’s death
- Patrick took his own life in Season 1 after a bad deal with George
- Episode
- Sunday’s episode of Season 4
What people are saying
We created a narrative with a lot of open questions and suspects, because a lot of people were not happy with George. He was causing a lot of problems.
It was Morgan who said, 'What if it was the son of the man who killed himself?'
Despite the laudanum, despite the rage, despite the fact that this person intended to kill him, there's a part of George that could not take a life.
George is a mess.