Tag: Kevin Pollak

We Have Reached Peak Billions by Miles Surrey | The Ringer | April 8, 2019 On Sunday night, in an iconic moment in television history, Chuck Rhoades delivered a rousing public address on BDSM A plotty drama in which a bunch of dudes in Patagonia vests (RIP to that real-life tradition!) speak exclusively in pop…

World Gone Wrong by Sarene Leeds  | Vulture | April 7, 2019 On the surface, the two Billions protagonists emerged from tonight’s excellent episode — written by co-showrunners Brian Koppelman and David Levien — triumphant. But the music that soundtracked “Overton Window,” specifically Bob Dylan’s “World Gone Wrong,” which opened and closed the episode, paints…

Chuck Risks Everything To Win by Dana Feldman | Forbes | April 7, 2019 Everyone shows their true grit in the latest episode of Billions entitled “Overton Window.” It’s helpful to acknowledge what exactly the episode’s title means: This window is the range of ideas tolerated in public discourse, aka the ‘window of discourse’. In a nutshell,…

It’s pure chaos as Axe Cap is under attack, and Chuck drops a bombshell on election night by Kyle Fowle | Entertainment Weekly | April 7, 2019 Remember last week, when I said Billions had aired that early season episode that really kicked the action into high gear? Well, I was right, but there’s a good…

Consent by Sean T. Collins | New York Times | April 7, 2019 Season 4, Episode 4: ‘Overton Window’ When “Billions” is at its best, as it certainly was tonight, recapping is a dicey proposition. Focus on one element and you inevitably give short shrift to another equally entertaining aspect. And more than any other…

World Gone Wrong by Damianista | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | April 7, 2019 First things first. Thank you Xfinity Watchaton Billions Watch Party for an amazing evening at Classic Car Club of Manhattan! Lady Trader and I felt like billionaires as we sipped Champagne on Axe’s plane, ate quail-masquerading-as-ortolan with napkins on our…