I'm a huge fan of period pieces and The Gilded Age is delightful. I love Cynthia Nixion's character and how she adds a fresh, "modern" take in the first episode. Rating it 4 stars solely for the fact the majority of the set is VFX. If they were to put more detail into the set design it would be more on the level of Downtown Abbey. Also, a handful of the scenes were clearly dubbed and I found it very distracting.