Tag: Damian Lewis
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Behind the Billions Podcast S5E7 “The Limitless Sh*t” – June 14, 2020
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at “The Limitless Sh*t” by Brian Koppelman and David Levien | The Ringer | June 14, 2020 Before getting into “The Limitless Sh*t,†Episode 7 of Billions Season 5, co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien discuss the concept of high-end mental-performance-enhancing drugs; the difficult editing required to pivot into a midseason finale;…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 7 Mid-Season Finale Recap: Forbes – June 14, 2020
An Act of War by Dana Feldman | Forbes | June 14, 2020 All is not fair in love and war. This is made very clear in the midseason finale of Billions. Of note, tonight’s episode “The Limitless Sh*t†was directed by the one and only David Costabile, better known as Wags. Axe (Damian Lewis)…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 7 Mid-Season Finale Recap: New York Times – June 14, 2020
Moral Inconvenience by Sean T. Collins | New York Times | June 14, 2020 Season 5, Episode 7: ‘The Limitless Sh*t’ Bobby Axelrod can see the Matrix. Or whatever the moneymaking equivalent of the Matrix would be. After popping a barely legal brain enhancement pill called Vigilantix, provided by Axe Cap’s resident dark-arts practitioner Victor…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 7 Mid-Season Finale Recap: Wall Street Journal – June 14, 2020
Axe Capital on Drugs, a Scandal and a Firing by Paul Vigna | Wall Street Journal | June 14, 2020 A few weeks ago, we questioned whether Showtime’s “Billions†was lionizing Wall Street or satirizing it. We’ve come to a decision. It’s satire. No other answer makes sense. In the midseason finale (directed by David…
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The Most Billions-y Things That Happened on Billions Season 5, Episode 7 Mid-Season Finale – June 14, 2020
This Isn’t the Limitless Sh*t, It’s the Scarface Sh*t by Kyle McGovern | Newsweek | June 14, 2020 Episode Seven: The Limitless Sh*t To celebrate the show’s compelling brand of absurdity, we’re keeping track of the most Billions-y things that happen on Billions this season. For highlights from the latest episode, brace yourselves and head…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 7 Mid-Season Finale Recap: Entertainment Weekly – June 14, 2020
Axe’s Anger Makes For an Explosive Mid-Season Finale by Kyle Fowle | Entertainment Weekly | June 14, 2020 Last week’s episode of Billions ended with Axe creepily stalking Wendy and then suggesting she bring Tanner, the painter he commissioned and her new romantic partner, to a dinner. Any of us could tell this was Axe…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 7 Mid-Season Finale Recap: Vulture – June 14, 2020
Axe’s Little Helper by Sarene Leeds | Vulture | June 14, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic, which forced Billions to shut down seven episodes into its fifth season, may have been a blessing in disguise for the Showtime drama. The parallel national moment of reckoning regarding systemic racism makes it difficult right now to watch a…
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Billions on Showtime, Season 5 Episode 7: The Limitless Sh*t – June 14, 2020
Is Anyone Incorruptible? by Damianista | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | June 14, 2020 I cannot believe this is the last episode of Billions Season 5 that we will see for a while! Since they had to stop shooting mid-March due to Covid-19 crisis – which gets a mention in this episode – Episode…