The Gilded Age (TV Series)
Head to Head (2023)
Carrie Coon: Bertha Russell
Quotes
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Turner : Or are you threatening me with exposure?
Bertha Russell : I have no wish to make trouble.
Turner : Good. Because if you make trouble for me, I will respond in kind.
Bertha Russell : I don't understand.
Turner : If I were you, I would discuss it with George before you decide to stir things up.
Bertha Russell : George? You mean Mr. Russell.
Turner : So he never told you about us? Funny, I thought that was why I was sacked. Because you were jealous.
Bertha Russell : Jealous of what?
Turner : You should ask your husband.
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Bertha Russell : What happened between you and Turner?
George Russell : What did she tell you?
Bertha Russell : Just answer the question.
George Russell : Nothing happened. Except...
Bertha Russell : Except what?
George Russell : She came into my room one night. At first, I thought it was you, but the lamp revealed that I was wrong.
Bertha Russell : Was it just your room, or your bed?
George Russell : My bed.
Bertha Russell : Was she clothed? Answer me!
George Russell : No. But I would never betray you.
Bertha Russell : You already have.
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George Russell : Is something wrong?
Bertha Russell : You tell me.
George Russell : I'm not in the mood for riddles.
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Bertha Russell : But you never told me.
George Russell : Because there was nothing to tell.
Bertha Russell : It seems to me there was a great deal to tell.
George Russell : She didn't matter to me in the least, and there was no chance anything was going to happen. But I knew you depended on her. It didn't make sense to blow up the house because of her stupid mistake.
Bertha Russell : So you allowed me to be waited on, to have my hair arranged, my clothes chosen, my bath run by a woman who'd been naked with my husband? It's disgusting!
George Russell : I'm sorry if it was a bad decision.
Bertha Russell : Decision? I call that betrayal!
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George Russell : [asking Bertha how long she will be mad at him] How long will it be like this?
Bertha Russell : I don't know, George. Betrayal is not like a case of influenza.
George Russell : No, it feels more like a death sentence.
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George Russell : You're being jejune. You know nothing happened. Am I really to be held responsible for Turner's actions?
Bertha Russell : You're responsible for your own inaction.
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Bertha Russell : We have decided to open our season on the 22nd of October.
Mamie Fish : But that's the same date as the Academy of Music.
Bertha Russell : I believe it is.
Mamie Fish : So the two opera houses are to go head to head?
Bertha Russell : That's it. Head to head, and one will be the winner.