Billions

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Season 5
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 17, 2016
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
4.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 10 out of 18
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  1. Anacrunch
    Jun 9, 2020
    1
    Realmente mala la temporada, demasiado lenta, completa de rellenos, perdió toda la emoción y efecto atractivo que tuvieron las temporadas anteriores, una pena esperar tanto por una temporada tan mala!
  2. DaveFair
    Jul 27, 2021
    2
    Absolutely dreadful.. very little of the plot makes sense or feels consistent with the characters we've come to know. The renewed rivalry between Axe and Chuck is inexplicable as is the return of Taylor Mason and crew. The writers are just winging it at the moment, with no narrative arc in mind.
  3. Commonsense1
    May 21, 2020
    0
    This seems to be the new playbook. Have a great show make 2-3 seasons, then inject enough SJW nonsense to make you want to projectile vomit. Writers care more about injecting some weird polarizing political issue then what made the show successful to begin with. Lefty critics love it, regular people hate it. I doubt it gets renewed, it’s clear they want this show canceled
  4. pogelwoodcancer
    May 4, 2020
    6
    Like many series that rely on a highly accomplished cast of rogues Billions feels like it's trying hard to squeeze what's left out it's damaged protagonists. Everyone has double crossed everyone so many times that i feel hard pressed to believe any justification for these people staying in each others company.

    So far season 5 has the distinct whiff of a shark about to be jumped but    Like many series that rely on a highly accomplished cast of rogues Billions feels like it's trying hard to squeeze what's left out it's damaged protagonists. Everyone has double crossed everyone so many times that i feel hard pressed to believe any justification for these people staying in each others company.

    So far season 5 has the distinct whiff of a shark about to be jumped but Billions has been very good at making the far fetched compelling. i'll give it until the 4th episode before i start wondering if i should just wait for the 3rd season of Succession to get my fix of rich jerks being awful to each other.    … Expand
  5. OlivierPiel
    May 6, 2020
    3
    the first reviewer, Pogelwoodcancer, did a much better critique than all the paid sycophants of the so-called expert section. I am just much more disappointed in the writing, which has devolved into a rummaging around "what's the meaning of life when you have everything"and the acting (auto-pilot for most of them). It is entirely avoidable and unnecessary viewing.
  6. StanCliffBroad
    May 29, 2020
    5
    Oh no, I agree with the last three reviews. Suspension of disbelief is getting rather difficult. In such a high risk business, once trust is lost, it's well and truly gone. You don't re-hire, you don't do side deals, you just move on. They're making mistakes, allowing themselves to become vulnerable, turning into a mess. Why didn't they put the time and effort into refreshing the cast,Oh no, I agree with the last three reviews. Suspension of disbelief is getting rather difficult. In such a high risk business, once trust is lost, it's well and truly gone. You don't re-hire, you don't do side deals, you just move on. They're making mistakes, allowing themselves to become vulnerable, turning into a mess. Why didn't they put the time and effort into refreshing the cast, tighten the dialogue, write a believable storyline? Looking like the last season. Sad.… Expand
  7. TheCore
    Nov 9, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. NO DETAILED SPOILERS HERE, BUT I DO COMMENT ON SOME DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURE: The haters here have completely lost me and it's preposterous to rate this show with a freakin ZERO??? I was riveted with nearly every gripping episode and personally loved all the back and forth outwitting and one-upping each other, and on top of that it constantly explored character. This stuff isn't easy to write not just from a dramatic perspective, but the knowledge of finance, New York, Law, and politics is also mind-blowing. My only real complaint is that there are too many pop-culture references by so many characters, even though the show at one point actually makes fun of that when Wags starts dating a woman decades younger than him and she repeatedly points out that she doesn't get any of the references. And okay, there are a couple spots where I'm not sure characters were 100% consistent with what we know about them as people, and there is one episode that's a bit silly and everyone involved should have known better than to unanimously jump into such an obviously reckless situation, even if it's an inherently temporary one (although it is justified if you argue what the biggest influencer of the situation is currently obsessed with and going through). And then of course the real reason people are upset with this season was no fault of the showrunners or any of the cast.… Expand

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Oct 22, 2020
    60
    Despite all the sub-plots about cryptomining and company mergers and other things I probably missed, this isn’t really a show about the world of high finance. It’s about masculinity and ego. All that testosterone is keeping the show going, but let’s hope the writers know when it’s time to send these characters into retirement.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    May 4, 2020
    70
    It's still a wild ride through high society spheres and exclusive nooks, fetchingly sold by Lewis' and Giamatti's performative swagger. "Billions" also is the rare premium cable series that mixes prestige production slickness with broad cultural appeal. ... Only this time around, each man's ennui feels a little hollower.
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  3. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    May 3, 2020
    80
    The bottom line is that Showtime's high-stakes drama remains enormously entertaining, making its return more than welcome, even if the show's latest creative bets feel somewhat hedged.
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