Tag: Team Chuck
-
Billions Recap: Black Swan – April 2, 2018
“Axe realizes that he’s Taylor’s hedge” by Nicole Cliffe | Vulture | April 1, 2018 Nothing makes an episode of Billions pop like a scheme: the high-wire tension of the initial Ice Juice play, followed by its equally-thrilling unravelling, or watching Axe squeeze a short until someone’s eyes pop out. After a (very good) week…
-
Billions Season 3, Episode 2: ‘The Wrong Maria Gonzalez’ – April 2, 2018
What are the Chances Axe Can Actually Keep His Hand Out of the Cookie Jar? by Sean T. Collins | New York Times | April 1, 2018 Live like a king. It’s a phrase that connotes wealth, luxury, excess, a life of unlimited possibility and security. How easy it is to let the sparkle of…
-
Billions Recap: ‘The Wrong Maria Gonzalez’ – April 2, 2018
“Welcome back, Billions” by Kyle Fowle | Entertainment Weekly | April 1, 2018 When, near the end of last week’s season premiere of Billions, Axe agreed to give up his ability to trade in order to move the case along and maybe save Axe Capital in the process, everybody watching at home, and everybody in the…
-
Billions on Showtime, Season 3 Episode 2: The Wrong Maria Gonzalez – April 1, 2018
You Can Take the Boy Out of the Trade, But You Cannot Take the Trade Out of the Boy by Damianista | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | April 1, 2018 Axe needs to stay away from trading. He does not. Chuck needs to stay away from the case. He does not. As both suffer…
-
From the Trader’s Desk: S3 E1 The King Without a Crown – March 30, 2018
Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown by Lady Trader | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | March 30, 2018 Greetings from the Trader’s Desk! Before I dive into the episode, I would like to thank the writers of this episode, Brian Koppleman and David Levien. As a New Yorker, kid of the 80’s…
-
Billions on Showtime, 3:01: Tie Goes to the Runner – March 28, 2018
Billions is dissecting the anatomy of self-interest, single-minded adherence to self-determination. All in the body and mind of Bobby Axelrod. by JaniaJania | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | March 28, 2018 Billions Season 3, episode 1, long time coming, eh? Let’s skip the pleasantries and get down to it, shall we?The nation has turned, so…
-
Billions is Back and Still More Fun Than Your Favorite Peak TV Drama – March 27, 2018
“Exceptionally well-plotted, well-acted, and gloriously, hilariously unbridled” by Winston Cook-Wilson | Spin | March 26, 2018 The opening aerial shot of Manhattan, the throbbing electronic soundtrack that eerily fades in–suddenly, my troubles disappear like a dirty million wired to an offshore bank account. It is time for a new episode of Billions, the most enjoyable…
-
New ‘Billions’ Season: The Show About Power And Money You Should Be Watching – March 27, 2018
“Billions is TV’s most compelling fable about wealth and power in modern life” by Eric Deggans | NPR | March 27, 2018 Be warned: The review below contains plenty of spoilers about past and present episodes of Billions. The biggest problem Showtime’s Billions has: It’s a show that is way too easy to underestimate. At a time when income…