Sometimes, in the quest to put out fires, you occasionally end up starting a few yourself. Over the course of “Billions” season 1, Chuck Rhoades was armed with a fire extinguisher, but somehow still managed to trip over a canister of gasoline before even getting to the finale Sunday. In this episode, everything burned — […]

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Early on this season, we did get a sense that there was some doubt out there in the inter-webs regarding “Billions” as a serious piece of television, and something that should be considered in that top tier alongside “Game of Thrones,” “House of Cards,” “Fargo,” and everything else constituted as “elite.” Well, we feel like […]

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Through much of “Billions” season 1 so far, the show has been all about the art of the dodge. Somehow, these characters have withstood a ball being thrown at their face a number of times, and also have figured out a way time and time again to chuck something right back. Speaking of Chuck, he […]

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Chuck Rhoades is a man who is incredibly great at his job, and as a result of that, he’s also somewhat of a realist. He understands that the longer that he goes without arresting Bobby Axelrod, the harder it is to charge him with a significant crime. This is what made Sunday night’s new episode […]

The post ‘Billions’ episode 6 review: Chuck Rhoades faces a ticking clock first appeared on CarterMatt.

Through five episodes of Showtime’s “Billions,” we’ve started to learn a few separate things about Chuck Rhoades, starting with the simple fact that this is a man who is rather brilliant at his job of catching Wall Street kingpins. However, what happens when someone he cares about is tied to one of these said kingpins? That’s […]

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Is Bobby Axelrod on Showtime’s “Billions” really one of the greatest rock performers of all time? Hardly; he’s not even a musician. Yet, at the same time this is a guy who clearly fancies himself one, and holds on preciously to the belief that he can do almost everything. As a matter of fact, this […]

The post ‘Billions’ episode 4 review: Axe’s personal rock star first appeared on CarterMatt.

Three episodes in, is Showtime’s “Billions” started to really find its footing? It was very much a good show through its first two episodes, but it was still having a tricky time figuring out what sort of show it wanted to be. Maybe it is us still getting used to the show, or maybe it […]

The post ‘Billions’ episode 3 review: Rhoades fights further in strongest episode to date first appeared on CarterMatt.

Through two episodes of Showtime’s “Billions,” there is a part of us that really wishes that this was a spin-off to “Suits” on USA more so than it is a compliment to “Shameless” on Showtime. It is a very good show anchored by some very good performances. In particular Maggie Siff is fantastic, though you […]

The post ‘Billions’ episode 2 review: More problems, more money first appeared on CarterMatt.

From the moment that “Billions” was conceived as a series at Showtime, there was something in the air that suggested the network could have an enormous hit here. You just had to look at the connections between this and “Too Big to Fail” behind the scenes, and also the stellar cast led by Damian Lewis, […]

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