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. 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
  2. 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

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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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