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- SHOWTIME
- Mar 25, 2018
- SHOWTIME
- Mar 25, 2018
Summary Hedge fund king Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod (Damian Lewis) comes under investigation by U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti). It’s a high stakes war set in the fast-paced, ego-driven world of high finance where both men are forced to answer the question: What is power worth?
Created By: Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Andrew Ross Sorkin
- SHOWTIME
- Mar 25, 2018
- SHOWTIME
- Mar 25, 2018
Summary Hedge fund king Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod (Damian Lewis) comes under investigation by U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti). It’s a high stakes war set in the fast-paced, ego-driven world of high finance where both men are forced to answer the question: What is power worth?
Created By: Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Andrew Ross Sorkin
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
77
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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Once again, Billions distinguishes itself as an extremely smart, high-stakes chess match, where the principals play Monopoly with real buildings, and the combatants are so ruthlessly determined to win that they're blinded to, or simply ignore, the collateral damage.
The breakneck pacing of the end of season two can’t be maintained (and we wouldn't want it to be), but the characters have arguably grown even richer and more complex as the team behind this show explores how its two power players respond when that power is stripped away by the systems around them.
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Based on 48 User Ratings
7.0
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 48 User Ratings
7.0
71% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
10% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
19% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
My 9's are few and far between but "Billions", oh yeh. It was a great, then outstanding third season! There are so many really great scenes that are setup so well, along with contributions from actor favorites. The writing team definitely had a strategy of making pop culture references like I've never seen. Also, there was definitely two, no THREE parts to the season: it really could've ended with episode 7 since it brought a full segment to closure. But there were loose ends to tie up with twists/turns in Chuck's political and DOJ aspirations. Problem point: the way that Wendy can kick Chuck into gear is fascinating but there was a bit too much of it this season without adverse consequences and this is one of the fatal problems I had with "The Americans" in its final season where Elizabeth became an unstoppable and untouchable killing machine, so implausible and that's what's happening with the Chuck & Wendy story and it needs to stop. She can't just keep telling him to neutralize opponents and have him execute it with the simplicity of Checkers, his actions should be more nuanced, difficult, and he needs to get foiled if not busted. Everything cuts nicely his way and that's not cool. It's obvious they were running out of season run time and started taking shortcuts but WRITERS, it's noticeable! And that's how I felt till the second ending came in episode 11! The season could've ended right there and still set up for a season four. But no, episode 12, the season finale, set up season four - yes, that was confirmed days ago, for a MONSTER season. And yes, there was comeuppance in ep12, well deserved, juicy comeuppance. Oh "Billions" I do love thee, but to wait another year for Season Four is cruel torture in deed.
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SEASON 3
The series is a wicked, decadent comedy about our impending apocalypse, its relativism suggesting a cheeky come-on as well as a parting attempt at some sort of clarity.
The ground has shaken and the aftershocks are keeping things mighty interesting through five new episodes.
Despite an ensemble cast that ranks among the best on TV playing characters who are usually colorful and quirky and fun, the ponderous repetitiveness of what the series does with them is all-too-frequently mechanical.
Crash, bang, wallop. Straight out of the gate and leaving the rest behind. Still fresh and powerful, the acting is now tight and totally believable. The 3rd season and I can confidently say, it's still going from strength to strength. Well done team at Best Available!, TBTF Productions Inc., Showtime Networks.
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SEASON 3
This show would have been great, but the major weakness is the wife of the US attorney also happens to be the psychiatrist for Axelrod's company, and both men are willing to do anything to keep her happy. This means that the status quo continues and nothing ever changes. What could have been a no-holds barred fight to the finish becomes meaningless.
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SEASON 3
This show is like one of those airport paperbacks that is mildly better written than expected, with some really good actors, funny quips, and a few eyebrow-raising power moves good enough to outweigh the pathetic miscasting of Paul Giamatti, ridiculous plot twists, annoying one-dimensional unrealistic characters (Wags easily the worst character on TV alongside Marissa on the Good Fight).
It hums along until episode 7...where it totally explodes in mid-air. Then comes a procession of cameos punctuated by the horrendous John-I-need-to-pay-taxes-on-my Cote d'azur home- Malkovitch arrival.
It becomes a farce. Too quickly.
R.I.P.
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SEASON 3
Billions is DEAD. All characters are destroyed, too many dialogues, but too shallow. We loved the original 2 seasons especially for very smart, deep script, where not much was said, but what was - it was deep and impressive.
Now, everything they do or whatever characters say is just frustrating. It really lost me...
WHO wrote the script for this season?? He must be a writer for a cheap melodramas - really awful, shallow and tasteless.
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SEASON 3
So, earthquakes in Mozambique cause tsunamis that hit Brazil? Episode 2, Season 3. I can think of three reasons for this impossible scenario being included in the series:
1 - The writers are stupid and completely ignorant about geography.
2 - The writers are too lazy to check a geography book.
3 - The writers are indifferent about being wrong, or are indifferent about the opinion of people knowledgeable about geography.
NONE of these reasons is ok. The series is about smart investments made by very smart people. Very smart people know geography, and if not, they check facts before making decisions. Smart people would NEVER short Brazilian stocks because of the possibility of a Mozambique tsunami hitting Brazil. NEVER.
And this is the reason this show is a zero. Because it is stupid, and written for dumb, ignorant people. I loved this show before this stupid episode. I felt my intelligence was insulted. I'm never watching this again.
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