Why? I loved Axe getting a reality check and eating that humble pie after the bad deal.I really disliked the last episode.
Why? I loved Axe getting a reality check and eating that humble pie after the bad deal.I really disliked the last episode.
- Promo for this week's episode.Season 1: episode 12 "The Conversation"
Season 1 ends with Chuck going in search of Axe, which results in an explosive confrontation.
That was a very good finale. I love how bug eyed crazy Damien Lewis gets when pressed like in that last scene, and Giamatti is a powerhouse.
If Billions were as consistently excellent throughout as it was in these moments, it would be one of the best dramas on the air. Unfortunately, theres a lot of air in the plotting, a lot of subplots that just arent compelling (I dont care about whos sleeping with whom in the various offices not on this show; Id rather spend more time watching David Costabiles fixer, Wags, talk to Bobby about money). There are too many moments where the storytelling seems to reboot itself to fill out an allotted 12 episodes, and too many moments where the actors and the scene have done a fine job of getting a point across but the dialogue still feels compelled to sum up for us.
And as increasingly finely detailed as Bobbys character is, something about Damian Lewiss performance still isnt doing it for me. Hes very believable as a straight-up decent guy or a tortured soul, but Ive never found him credible as a working-class East Coast guy or as a man who made billions by being off-the-cuff charming, and a financial savant, too. (I dont know whom Id believe in that role Jon Bernthal, probably.) Right now the best I can say about him is that hes doing a heroic job of overcoming seeming miscast.
Why? I loved Axe getting a reality check and eating that humble pie after the bad deal.
Wags is such a great character. It's much more fun to watch the actor in this compared to Suits.
You should watch Homeland S1 if you like Damien Lewis, his best stuff since BoB is in season 1 of Homeland. The rest...not so much, but Homeland is awesome now, IMO.hey I didn't know this show had a thread, loved it.
It was weird going from this to Band of Brothers, I kept seeing Damien as Ax. Like in my head right after WW2, Winters started up a company and became Ax
You should watch Homeland S1 if you like Damien Lewis, his best stuff since BoB is in season 1 of Homeland. The rest...not so much, but Homeland is awesome now, IMO.
- Promo for this upcoming season.Season 2: episode 1 "Risk Management"
Chuck faces scrutiny from within his office and from the Attorney General. Axe refortifies Axe Capital, and weighs his options for retaliation. The fund wrestles with a precarious economic landscape that threatens the very existence of Axe Cap. Wendy entertains an offer from a rival hedge fund manager. Lara intervenes in an emergency at her children's school.
Loved ep1. So glad it's back. Axe's wife storyline is hilariously bad.