Billions

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Season 6
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 17, 2016
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
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  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Jan 24, 2022
    83
    Even with this refresh, all the familiar “Billions” trappings are still here. ... Having a deep bench of actors who understand the show’s cadences and interests, in whatever season the show happens to be in, always helps.
  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jan 24, 2022
    75
    The Rhoades campaign against a city run by a "cabal of billionaires," and his railing against "plutocrats," provides the sort of hook that, through five episodes anyway, has moved "Billions" from "hold" back into the "strong buy" column.

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3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 6 out of 9
  1. MondayQB
    May 4, 2022
    1
    I really wanted to like this season as I used to work in the hedge fund business. The dialog and characters remain excellent and with just aI really wanted to like this season as I used to work in the hedge fund business. The dialog and characters remain excellent and with just a bit of adjustment for hyperbole, almost pitch perfect to form. The thing that just never made sense all season was how Paul Giamatti out of nowhere became a billionaire hater after years of fighting far into the gray actions of Axe Capital. And try as I wanted, it just got worse and worse. Maybe the writers were trying to do a big switch in which Michael Prince is the good guy and Chuck Rhoades is the bad guy? But really, this is jarring and approaches a full “jump the shark” moment. Kinda sad to be candid.… Full Review »
  2. tuffdwg
    Feb 8, 2022
    5
    Familiar cast members and their attitudes and personalities are great. That, and the anticipation of "What happens now?" were the mainFamiliar cast members and their attitudes and personalities are great. That, and the anticipation of "What happens now?" were the main reasons to tune in to Season 6. But, now a few episodes in, those reasons are not enough to me to compensate for the writing. Everything so far feels a little forced, even contrived at times. The machine-gun paced banter between Prince and Scooter was an interesting dynamic when they were occasional characters. Now, as full time main characters, it quickly becomes fatiguing... annoying... overused. It starts to feel like an episode of Gilmore Girls, without the endearing quality when it took place between mother and daughter in a silly, sweet sit-com. And the similes... the endless, back to back, machine-gun paced similes. In seasons 1-5, similes were written strategically for humor or emphasis in dramatic situations, and Axe and Wag were the Kings of the Simile, delivered as only they were able. But now it just seems like a lazy writing tool. It feels like there is at least one simile, and sometimes multiples, in almost every scene, and delivered by way too many different characters from whom you would not normally expect them, and often in situations where it is obvious overkill. I was really hoping the new direction for the show would be as engaging and addictive as the "original". Unfortunately, many scenes seem to be more like a pre-rehearsal table reading with casual, almost wooden delivery of lines, but the feel is that it is the fault of the lines, not the actors. I will watch a few more episodes to see if things improve, with fingers tightly crossed.… Full Review »
  3. CptBinge
    Mar 17, 2023
    2
    This season, all of the sudden the writing, directing, and music is weak and geared towards the Boomer generation specifically. The wholeThis season, all of the sudden the writing, directing, and music is weak and geared towards the Boomer generation specifically. The whole vibe of the show has changed. And like others have said, too many annoying and unrelatable similes!… Full Review »
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