: Agnes van Rhijn sat in her high-backed chair, a sentinel of the old guard, watching her own nephew drift toward the shimmering, dangerous light of the Russells. To her, every brick of the new Metropolitan Opera House was a gravestone for the world she understood.
Below is a narrative piece capturing the tension and emotional stakes of the episode. The Great Divide: A House Against Itself [S2E6] Feuding Families and Broken Hearts
While George Russell fought his battles with steel and steam, the women fought with box seats and guest lists. The feud was no longer a social spat; it had become a siege. : Agnes van Rhijn sat in her high-backed