Well, I guess they didn't know Oscar was gay.  Wilde did, he would have recognized the jealousy our Oscar was telegraphing to the room when he talked to John Adams. Making your living as a dinner and party guest requires social sensitivity. 

Wilde's play has a match in George's labor dispute! If Wilde sticks around will he be involved in some of the disputes, or provide commentary with a european slant. With all this bickering about money, the labor men are willing to put their lives on the line for someone else, which is refreshing in this show.

Bertha has misstepped, I think, in insisting the opening be at the same time.  If the person crossing the ocean is not Buckingham, or if there is some other trap hidden in the news, Bertha could be in trouble (hence, she asks George to check him out). Bertha was also told that Turner has made friends with many of the established families already. And Bertha, she has not. If Bertha makes accusations about Turner, they may be passed off as jealousy, where if Turner makes public some things she learned, they may be considered gossip. I think this season, as shows are paced, may end on a down note for Bertha.

Peggy should not go south of the Mason Dixon line, but she is obviously positioned to show us a part of the world we wouldn't otherwise see for ourselves. My wild guess is that she will be good and humble, but will move to help someone--a black boy, perhaps?--and get into trouble that way. If she lives, it will be a good article.

I love that they are actually using Agnes and Ada this year in a number of plots. Agnes is having her world slowly overturned. I expect Oscars proclivities will come to light, as well as the opera business, and Ada moving on from the role of companion. No soup for luncheon, but Ada conspired! She has interests, a suitor, and wants to go to parties!

Marian has aplomb this episodes, buckets of aplomb.

Larry is having a fantastic adventure in Newport, if he can manage not to mess it up. Also, classic. Widow and virgin thing.