Billions: Season 3

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: March 25, 2018

Summary: Bobby Axlerod and Chuck Rhoades continue to try to destroy the other even as they face a new enemy.

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E14. Arousal Template
Air Date: March 24, 2019
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S3:E13. Chucky Rhoades's Greatest Game
Air Date: March 17, 2019
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S3:E12. Elmsley Count
Air Date: June 10, 2018

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Brian Lowry

Mar 24, 2018

Once again, Billions distinguishes itself as an extremely smart, high-stakes chess match, where the principals play Monopoly with real buildings, and the combatants are so ruthlessly determined to win that they're blinded to, or simply ignore, the collateral damage. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Mar 22, 2018

The breakneck pacing of the end of season two can’t be maintained (and we wouldn't want it to be), but the characters have arguably grown even richer and more complex as the team behind this show explores how its two power players respond when that power is stripped away by the systems around them. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Mar 26, 2018

The series is a wicked, decadent comedy about our impending apocalypse, its relativism suggesting a cheeky come-on as well as a parting attempt at some sort of clarity. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Mar 26, 2018

The ground has shaken and the aftershocks are keeping things mighty interesting through five new episodes. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Mar 26, 2018

Despite an ensemble cast that ranks among the best on TV playing characters who are usually colorful and quirky and fun, the ponderous repetitiveness of what the series does with them is all-too-frequently mechanical. Read full review

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AWESOM-0

Jan 1, 2020

Love it, it’s like a western without the guns, a showdown of intellects. I hope it keeps the excitement going!

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StanCliffBroad

Mar 28, 2018

Crash, bang, wallop. Straight out of the gate and leaving the rest behind. Still fresh and powerful, the acting is now tight and totally believable. The 3rd season and I can confidently say, it's still going from strength to strength. Well done team at Best Available!, TBTF ProductionsCrash, bang, wallop. Straight out of the gate and leaving the rest behind. Still fresh and powerful, the acting is now tight and totally believable. The 3rd season and I can confidently say, it's still going from strength to strength. Well done team at Best Available!, TBTF Productions Inc., Showtime Networks.… Expand

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

EludiumQ36

Jun 20, 2018

My 9's are few and far between but "Billions", oh yeh. It was a great, then outstanding third season! There are so many really great scenes that are setup so well, along with contributions from actor favorites. The writing team definitely had a strategy of making pop culture references likeMy 9's are few and far between but "Billions", oh yeh. It was a great, then outstanding third season! There are so many really great scenes that are setup so well, along with contributions from actor favorites. The writing team definitely had a strategy of making pop culture references like I've never seen. Also, there was definitely two, no THREE parts to the season: it really could've ended with episode 7 since it brought a full segment to closure. But there were loose ends to tie up with twists/turns in Chuck's political and DOJ aspirations. Problem point: the way that Wendy can kick Chuck into gear is fascinating but there was a bit too much of it this season without adverse consequences and this is one of the fatal problems I had with "The Americans" in its final season where Elizabeth became an unstoppable and untouchable killing machine, so implausible and that's what's happening with the Chuck & Wendy story and it needs to stop. She can't just keep telling him to neutralize opponents and have him execute it with the simplicity of Checkers, his actions should be more nuanced, difficult, and he needs to get foiled if not busted. Everything cuts nicely his way and that's not cool. It's obvious they were running out of season run time and started taking shortcuts but WRITERS, it's noticeable! And that's how I felt till the second ending came in episode 11! The season could've ended right there and still set up for a season four. But no, episode 12, the season finale, set up season four - yes, that was confirmed days ago, for a MONSTER season. And yes, there was comeuppance in ep12, well deserved, juicy comeuppance. Oh "Billions" I do love thee, but to wait another year for Season Four is cruel torture in deed.… Expand

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OlivierPiel

Apr 28, 2019

This show is like one of those airport paperbacks that is mildly better written than expected, with some really good actors, funny quips, and a few eyebrow-raising power moves good enough to outweigh the pathetic miscasting of Paul Giamatti, ridiculous plot twists, annoying one-dimensionalThis show is like one of those airport paperbacks that is mildly better written than expected, with some really good actors, funny quips, and a few eyebrow-raising power moves good enough to outweigh the pathetic miscasting of Paul Giamatti, ridiculous plot twists, annoying one-dimensional unrealistic characters (Wags easily the worst character on TV alongside Marissa on the Good Fight).
It hums along until episode 7...where it totally explodes in mid-air. Then comes a procession of cameos punctuated by the horrendous John-I-need-to-pay-taxes-on-my Cote d'azur home- Malkovitch arrival.
It becomes a farce. Too quickly.
R.I.P.… Expand

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Lalaushki

Apr 9, 2018

Billions is DEAD. All characters are destroyed, too many dialogues, but too shallow. We loved the original 2 seasons especially for very smart, deep script, where not much was said, but what was - it was deep and impressive.
Now, everything they do or whatever characters say is justBillions is DEAD. All characters are destroyed, too many dialogues, but too shallow. We loved the original 2 seasons especially for very smart, deep script, where not much was said, but what was - it was deep and impressive.
Now, everything they do or whatever characters say is just frustrating. It really lost me...
WHO wrote the script for this season?? He must be a writer for a cheap melodramas - really awful, shallow and tasteless.… Expand

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mrcanazza

Sep 26, 2018

So, earthquakes in Mozambique cause tsunamis that hit Brazil? Episode 2, Season 3. I can think of three reasons for this impossible scenario being included in the series:
1 - The writers are stupid and completely ignorant about geography.
2 - The writers are too lazy to check a geographySo, earthquakes in Mozambique cause tsunamis that hit Brazil? Episode 2, Season 3. I can think of three reasons for this impossible scenario being included in the series:
1 - The writers are stupid and completely ignorant about geography.
2 - The writers are too lazy to check a geography book.
3 - The writers are indifferent about being wrong, or are indifferent about the opinion of people knowledgeable about geography.

NONE of these reasons is ok. The series is about smart investments made by very smart people. Very smart people know geography, and if not, they check facts before making decisions. Smart people would NEVER short Brazilian stocks because of the possibility of a Mozambique tsunami hitting Brazil. NEVER.

And this is the reason this show is a zero. Because it is stupid, and written for dumb, ignorant people. I loved this show before this stupid episode. I felt my intelligence was insulted. I'm never watching this again.… Expand

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Iserlohn14

Jun 7, 2018

This show had a strong starting premise: ruthless hedge fund billionaire vs ruthless lawman determined to bring him down. Plenty of room for larger-than-life operatic themes of hubris, betrayal, revenge, and pyrrhic triumph. But it stolidly refused to do anything or go anywhere with thatThis show had a strong starting premise: ruthless hedge fund billionaire vs ruthless lawman determined to bring him down. Plenty of room for larger-than-life operatic themes of hubris, betrayal, revenge, and pyrrhic triumph. But it stolidly refused to do anything or go anywhere with that premise, and it's now become a sad joke.

It's amazing to think we're 35 hours into this series and NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. Wendy left Chuck, then came back. Axe lost some money (never enough to matter) and made some money. Chuck thought about running for governor, but decided not to. Wendy left Axe, then came back. Axe had to stop trading for a while, then started again. Chuck got investigated by Dake, but it went nowhere. Chuck was estranged from his father, then they made up (and again, and again...). Above all, the central pillar of the show, the mano-a-mano showdown between Axe and Chuck, ended in a status quo draw, and now looks very unlikely to ever be resumed.

The writers are clearly terrified of making any lasting change to the status quo (which might entail removing fan-favorite characters or moving the story towards a conclusion), so they just have everyone spin their wheels with standard-issue soap opera melodrama while every significant threat or opportunity quashed before it can go anywhere. It's pathetic. Seinfeld had more FORWARD MOMENTUM than this.

The other problem is that despite great acting from the leads, the characters aren't rich or deep enough to support a lengthy story. Axe worships money. Chuck worships power. Both are drunk on pride and lash out at anyone who tries to control them like a couple of 16-year-olds (Wendy had a great line undercutting his childishness: "Gates plays dollar poker. Buffett eats drive-through burgers. No matter how much money you have you still have to live in the world"). You can do that kind of thing for a season or 2 and have it be fun (if shallow and sleazy) like House of Cards, but after a while it's just deadly dull to see Axe making ALPHA MALE MOVES to get more money, or Chuck abuse his office for personal vendettas, for the 50th time.

(speaking of which, LMAO at Chuck getting all indignant about Jock telling him to focus on violent crime instead of white collar crime, when he himself is a white collar criminal many times over. That's why I like Axe more than Chuck: they're both **** but only Chuck is a hypocrite)

They've clearly run out of ideas at this point. The end of the Ice Juice saga couldn't have been any more anticlimactic. Honestly the only character I still enjoy at this point is Jock, thanks to Clancy Brown chewing the scenery like a big grizzly bear, but it looks like they're fixing to ditch him soon too. Meanwhile they're moving Taylor to a bigger and bigger role despite her being easily the weakest actress of the main cast and not being a remotely interesting character. Weirdo stringbean sperg chick who is DRIVEN TO SUCCEED to PROVE THE HATERS WRONG is an even duller stock character than Connerty the Boy Scout.

Since Axe and Chuck aren't enemies anymore, what is this show even about? A random Manhattan lawyer and banker and their kooky lives in the big city? Is this SatC for men?

Finally, the constant references are really obnoxious. You can picture the writers sitting around a table high-fiving each other for their trivia knowledge like they're the uber-nerd from Ready Player One reciting Monty Python from memory. It gives the characters superficial wit but makes them gratingly implausible and fake (in real life most of these characters probably wouldn't have read a book in the past 5 years, and it would be airport thriller trash). A more naturalistic tone would've really helped the show's immersiveness.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 7

62
- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: August 11, 2023
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: January 23, 2022
Season 5

73
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: May 3, 2020
Season 4

87
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: March 17, 2019
Season 3

77
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 25, 2018
- tbd
  S3:E14. Arousal Template
  Air Date: March 24, 2019
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  S3:E13. Chucky Rhoades's Greatest Game
  Air Date: March 17, 2019
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  S3:E12. Elmsley Count
  Air Date: June 10, 2018
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  S3:E11. Kompenso
  Air Date: June 3, 2018
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  S3:E10. Redemption
  Air Date: May 27, 2018
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  S3:E9. Icebreaker
  Air Date: May 20, 2018
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  S3:E8. All the Wilburys
  Air Date: May 13, 2018
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  S3:E7. Not You, Mr. Dake
  Air Date: May 6, 2018
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  S3:E6. The Third Ortolan
  Air Date: April 29, 2018
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  S3:E5. Flaw in the Death Star
  Air Date: April 22, 2018
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  S3:E4. A Generation Too Late
  Air Date: April 8, 2018
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  S3:E4. Hell of a Ride
  Air Date: April 20, 2018
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  S3:E3. The Wrong Maria Gonzalez
  Air Date: April 1, 2018
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  S3:E2. Tie Goes to the Winner
  Air Date: March 30, 2018
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  S3:E1. Tie Goes to the Runner
  Air Date: March 25, 2018
Season 2

67
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 19, 2017
Season 1

69
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 17, 2016