Billions (TV Series) Cannonade (2022) User Reviews

Double Secret Probation

[douglasmcbroom · 6/10 · 23 January 2022]

This series was brilliant for 3 Seasons. The series was about the very interesting marriage of Chuck (Paul Giamatti) and Wendy (Maggie Siff) Rhoades; Chuck's relationship with his father (Jeffrey DeMunn); and Chuck and Bobby Axelrod's (Damien Lewis) ongoing feud. It had a great soundtrack, very funny cultural references, and it had 'Wags' Wagner (David Costabile).

Then, it went woke in the form of the insufferably unwatchable Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillion). It took a journey into ludicrous town that only Hollywood could possibly think resembled anything like Wall Street. Taylor Mason could not exist on Wall Street.

Then, sensing it was the perfect ending for his character, Bobby Axelrod exiles himself to Switzerland and Damian Lewis quits the show. Enter yet another insufferable woke character, Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) and we are headed for big trouble.

So it was with great trepidation that I tuned in to watch the Series 6 debut. Wall Street does not come to mind, but rather the old song 'Feelings, nothing more than feelings.' But we still have Chuck and Chuck Senior and Wags, so I'll see what happens. Unfortunately, we've already witnessed the debacle that was the Dexter: New Blood finale and the horrible emasculation of Ray Donovan, so this show is on double-secret probation.

Downfall

[danadev · 7/10 · 24 January 2022]

I don't know if it's just me or there is a broad consensus that mike prince just doesn't cut it.

I'm team chuck so I'll continue wathcing through season 6. However, I think the actings and the whole vibe of the series had a huge shift from season 5 to 6. Axe cap workers are killers and I didn't expect them to get along with prince's way of business this easy. And I also believe that prince's sidekick (I don't even know his name!) is just super annoying. He adds no value to the show and has an kinda annyoing robotic manner.

I really liked the parts of this episode which envolved chuck and his warrior spirit. It's obvious he's really mad about not being able to defeat axe (at least to the extent he expected) and is taking a break from everything. This episode shows that a man like chuck can't avoid fights which he thinks he's on the right side of even if it's over some stupid cannons in a rural area.

I really hope we see a predator side of the new main characters asap or the show we'll be kinda ruined for huge fans like me.

Needs to create new momentum

[bobetjo · 5/10 · 30 January 2022]

I liked Corey Stull since House of Cards. So that is a plus. We still have Chuck, Wags and Wendy. And Taylor. But along with Bobby Axelrod went other stalwarts. Dollar Bill and Mafee have set off to team up together. Hall, the emotionless private investigator and fixer (unless Prince needs him). Orin the shady lawyer. (unless Prince needs him).

The initial story is somewhat of a turnaround. Prince is starting as a good guy. Not that interesting. Wendy seems a bit lost, so I hope she gets something to do. I disagree with some reviewers who think the show has gone woke. I just think the show has reached it's limit and wants to find a direction.

Um....No

[syncopatedrhythm · 26 January 2022]

Sorry this show is dead, besides when the biggest typecast creep in the business makes his ugly appearance then you know the show is over. Why is Michael McKean so typecast into the Ahole role? His appearance is like Cousin Oliver on Brady Bunch, the end of the shark's jump.

The magic of the show is gone!!

[mattkouri · 6/10 · 27 January 2022]

What was the draw to the series, the power of greed and the will to do anything to win, is gone and replaced with virtue signaling. At least we have Succession to turn to. Thank you Damian Lewis!

It's different, but still better than 95% of the schedule

[PvtParrts · 7/10 · 12 April 2022]

Don't get hung up on the politics. This is still a well produced, good looking show with strong characters. Damian Lewis was excellent and my wife refuses to watch it now he's left, but I'd rather it continued than being cancelled because one actor left.

Big fan here

[lesauxdebeast · 7/10 · 25 January 2022]

I am a big fan of this show. Great actors, great script, great music, and story that gives us great entrance to the world of people in power. Yes, Axe is gone. Yes, we have politics in show. Yes, new characters are bad scripted. But problems did not started now, they started for the past few seasons. I just hope they do not ruin the show completely. Lets give them a chance. Wags4life.

Nope

[MongoLloyd · 4/10 · 23 January 2022]

Axe is out of the picture and they leave us with the 3 most annoying characters in lead roles? I get that actors sometimes leave roles, but Prince, his boy, and little Wags are not sufficient to carry the show. And I couldn't care less about Chuck's rural adventure. The series had a good run, but I'm done.

What we have been waiting for

[alesnucic · 10/10 · 5 June 2022]

This is in my opinion the best episode soo far it shows chuck's story and Mike trying to make things right again. It shows how far the show has come from not being a cat and mosue game as you would call it anymore.

It has become inspiring seing Mike take his actions into acount and make everything right again and well see what will Chuk do to him in the near future.

Time to pack it up

[perlshop · 1/10 · 5 February 2022]

It would have better if they ended this show last season. All the signs were there that they've run out of ideas (remember the pill episode facepalm) but they just want to milk every last drop from it.

No Axe no billions

[ahmedessaminfo · 1/10 · 24 January 2022]

Billions without axe is not billions at all With respect to all characters Imagine a james bond movie with no show of bond himself We were watching axe capital drama not m prince capital We are still waiting a come back of axe to take over his kingdom but do not test our patience to complete the 6 season Finally i will let it go and for me i will consider billions as only just 5 seasons and done.

Should've seen the shark tank ahead.

[cevo-39562 · 3/10 · 25 January 2022]

I guess last season was indeed the end for me. They may as well have recast it completely and renamed the show, Dead Money.

When you try to appease a demographic that doesn't even watch your show, just pull the plug.

From brilliant to less than mediocre

[BjornRates · 1/10 · 24 January 2022]

Been watching the series from the start and I can't say that the season 6 started with blast, it's horrible. The feeling/rhythm is completely off, core figures that painted the enviroment is not there, we are left with Chuck, Wendy and Prince (sub to Bobby) as cores but it's simply not good enough. Taylor should've been cut off long time ago, just makes it even more of a snooze fiesta. Wouldn't surprise me if the show gets cancelled after this season. Horrible start, just horrible.

This is not about Wall Street, but utopian activism

[wrsorg · 3/10 · 24 January 2022]

Season 5 ended on a high note and gave Axe the farewell he deserved, but this is absolute trash. Characters swing like a pendulum, almost as if everyone was confused, and there's a clear politically driven narrative that deviates from the show's nature and what made it successful. I can't understand it.

Just cancel it

[juice64011 · 1/10 · 26 January 2022]

Season 5 and the end of Axe is the true end to the series. Now they want to push meaningless arguments between characters that no one cares about and preach their leftist ideology. If someone tried to say that investors aren't good enough and returned everyone's money that they deemed bad, the firm or fund would be out of business within 48 hours. It's hilarious and sad they thought these were entertaining storylines.

RUINED!!

[chris_p_batter · 1/10 · 31 January 2022]

How to kill a great show, lose the star and expect us to carry on watching what was previously a great show!!

Why do they do that? Do they think we'll watch any old rubbish and be thankful?

Start the new season with a lecture

[imdb-03775 · 2/10 · 25 January 2022]

If I wanted to be lectured about 2A, massive wealth transfer since the pandemic started, environmentalists planting pseudo-endangered turtles, and hateable old white men of old money, I'd turn on the news. The only problem I see is Andrew Ross Sorkin as one of the creators has a day job on CNBC. Now, I watch to see if it will turn back into the series I used to look forward to seeing.

Michael Prince = Randy from that 70s show

[cmburton-29875 · 1/10 · 12 May 2022]

Michael Prince is like replacing Kelso and Eric with Randy on that 70s show. You have a perfect dynamic and you remove all the commentary from Bill and Mafee plus Bobby all at once? It's just utter nonsense. I feel for Damian losing his late and great wife and I think it was time for him to return to England in real life because that was what was best for their family. However, the structure is just all off. They wouldn't praise his ethics play at the end of of episode one of this season. It's pitiful and it's over. End the show.

What a let down....

[gasshack-938-818742 · 1/10 · 26 January 2022]

I binged 5 seasons and it did slack off a bit after season 3 but season 6 episode 1 was horrible. I'll probably only finish the season because it's the last chapter..... damnnnnn Missing Ax and finally figure out who Taylor reminds me of..... If Powder and PeeWee had a baby....... Sorry, couldn't resist.

Jumped the shark

[allen_bryant · 1/10 · 25 January 2022]

Go woke, go broke. Gone politically correct. Kinda like Homeland in the middle seasons. No way any hedge fund, equity fund gives the money back. I see this being the final season.

What is this?

[politicalnewage · 2/10 · 20 February 2022]

Billions was one of my favorite shows. I rated the show as a whole, a 10. This new season without Axe is complete garbage. It doesn't feel the same at all. He carried the show and him and Charles did great together. Prince can't fill his shows. Also, the writers are becoming corny. I used to love the dialogue. Rhoades and Axe would talk a certain way, as well as wags, with metaphors and interesting examples... I mean no one does this much apart from television scripts... now they have everyone using this type of language, literally every main character. No one has a unique voice anymore.

A great series goes far left politicaly.

[acalabro-42172 · 1/10 · 24 January 2022]

The show's first episode went totally WOKE! I don't want political messages shoved down my throat. I want entertainment. They went for the let fence on this one. Time to drop another costly subscription, for shows jut not worth it anymore!

Liberal garbage

[mikemcghee-90154 · 1/10 · 31 January 2022]

Laying the liberal agenda on a little too thick. Completely changed the flavor of the show. Now chuck is a fighter for the little guy. Although chuck is a multi millionaire who just hates those darn billionaires I guess, he's just like all of us little people. Except for his million dollar farm he just bought and condo in down town new york he's just like us.

No Joke it hurts the senses.

[davidjskeen-53445 · 1/10 · 17 March 2022]

The show should have just stopped, Bobby Axlerod was the show, everything flowed around him, kinda like the planets. Unfortunately the show just cannot pull together which is a shame. I really enjoyed the show. Time to move on.

This is not the show everyone originally loved

[tcmarinescu · 2/10 · 29 August 2022]

Its understandable if a series suffers a little because a great character had to leave or because its running into its 6th Season . But what the producers and writers did to this series by injecting a woke agenda is ridiculous. The series is basically a 180 shift from the original,A hedge fund now just wants to help people and has something against Billionaires.

It went from a story about 2 equally powerfull and corrupt forces in a struggle for money and power to a story about groups of hippies trying to see who can give the most hugs and catch butterflies.

Watching this made me want to rewatch the GOT Season finale maybe we were too harsh?