“The Gilded Age” killed off Claybourne Elder’s beloved character on Sunday night’s episode. John, who was a descendant of President John Adams, was fatally struck by a speeding horse carriage on the streets of New York City, moments after sharing a romantic exchange with his former lover Oscar van Rhijn (Blake Ritson).

The Gilded Age season 3 delivered another shocker — just one week after killing off beloved character John Adams (Claybourne Elder) — and now the fate of Morgan Spector 's character hangs in the balance following the penultimate episode.

Last week's episode of The Gilded Age left fans — and Oscar — shocked when John Adams was hit by a passing carriage. Well, fans were in for an even bigger shocker this week with episode 7, "Ex-Communicated,

After a shocking end to episode 6, The Gilded Age season 3, episode 7 amped that up even more, threatening the life of one of the main characters.

The Gilded Age just took a dark turn with the unexpected death of John Adams, but what does this mean for the future of the show?

Just one week after we witnessed the shocking death of John Adams on The Gilded Age, his body decimated by a runaway horse (Sidebar: We haven’t heard a word about that horse being brought to justice!),

Communicated,” now streaming HBO MAX** The Gilded Age Season 3 Episode 7 ends with George Russell ( Morgan Spector) becoming the victim of an attempted assassination plot. As the railroad tycoon prepares to leave his offices for the night,

In The Gilded Age season 3 episode 7, society reels from the release of a shocking new book as Oscar's truth is revealed to his family and George gets shot.

Our jaws are still on the floor over the ending of the last episode of The Gilded Age. (And not totally in a positive way.) However, there is no more time to recover because this HBO and HBO Max period drama is barreling forward.