Category: Review
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Damian Lewis Exits Billions After 5 Seasons – Deadline
Bobby Axelrod On the Run in Switzerland by Dominic Patten | Deadline | October 3, 2021 SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of the Billions Season 5 finale that debuted on streaming early this morning and on Showtime tonight Damian Lewis has exited Showtime’s Billions. With his very rich Bobby Axelrod on the run in…
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Damian Lewis Exits Billions After 5 Seasons – Hollywood Reporter
Say Good-Bye to Bobby Axelrod by Kimberly Nordyke | The Hollywood Reporter | October 3, 2021 Damian Lewis is exiting Billions after five seasons. Lewis played Bobby Axelrod, aka Axe, on the Showtime series, which aired its season five finale Sunday night. Showtime also said that season six will premiere Jan. 23 and released a…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 12 No Direction Home: New York Times Review
The Axe Falls by Sean T. Collins | New York Times | October 3, 2021 Season 5, Episode 12, Season Finale: ‘No Direction Home’ The walls close in on Bobby as Chuck sharpens his knives. Then an unlikely ally intervenes. “So this is what it is to lose,†says Bobby Axelrod. “OK.†He’s talking to…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 12 No Direction Home: Vulture Review
How Does It Feel? by Sarene Leeds | Vulture | October 3, 2021 That’s the last time Chuck Rhoades ever makes a Big Night-caliber breakfast for Mike Prince. Here’s what I’ve learned from covering two seasons of Billions: Although it will always be a challenge to predict the outcome, the eventual conclusion is hardly ever…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 12 No Direction Home: Entertainment Weekly Review
Not Everything Is As it Seems by Kyle Fowle | Entertainment Weekly | October 3, 2021 It was only a matter of time before Billions pulled the rug out from under us and revealed the true arc of this season. It happens every year (you could criticize the show for being repetitive, in fact, as…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 11 Victory Smoke: New York Times Review
Up In Smoke by Sean T. Collins | New York Times | September 26, 2021 Season 5, Episode 11: ‘Victory Smoke’ Axe closes in on the big investment bucks he needs for his new bank. But don’t light those victory cigars just yet. Watching “Billions†may be a breeze, but watching “Billions†to recap it…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 11 Victory Smoke: Entertainment Weekly Review
Axe’s Back Is Against the Wall by Kyle Fowle | Entertainment Weekly | September 26, 2021 One of Billions‘ greatest strengths is how beautifully it sets up all its pieces before knocking them down. This season has been building towards the moment where Axe seems truly trapped, and this episode really delivers on that moment.…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 11 Victory Smoke: Vulture Review
Chains of Love by Sarene Leeds | Vulture | September 26, 2021 Two episodes ago, I wrote about how Axe opened himself up to massive vulnerability by allowing emotion to guide all of his decisions. This is exactly how Chuck, Taylor, and Mike Prince claim their “victory smoke†in tonight’s episode. But what makes the…