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Billions: The Chris Rock Test (2020)
So boring I ended up rewatching a different movie for the 30th time.
Before I was even half way into the episode for the first time, it already felt like a rerun of a show well past its prime. Watching Chuck felt like watching a watered down version of season 2. His actions make absolutely no sense and yet he is entirely predictable. Absolutely everything is entirely predictable and unimaginative. "we are just going to do what we did in past seasons but more"..... Just cut the dead weight and fire the writers already.
The "its torture" line was the most cringe thing I ever seen in the show. The dialog in this episode felt like it was written by a high school student the night before their theatre project was due.
Billions: Icebreaker (2018)
Same actors, different show.
If you deeply enjoyed season 1/2, stop at season 3, episode 7. Everything that comes after is a disaster.
TL;DR
Writers turned the show into a cliched wokescold delusional parallel universe reboot. Watching the show now is like listening to a drunk armchair quarterback rant about everything he hates about politics at a birthday party.
Longer version:
The earlier seasons started off very strong. There was many deep physiological debates on morality, white collar crimes, the effects of prosecuting desperate criminals, the corruption of money, and political corruption. The first 2 seasons were some of the very best political/business drama on television. But the golden years are far gone now. The subtle political jabs in the first 2 seasons felt more like a drive by, now it is like a flood. Entire episodes are dedicated to venting the writer's personal hatred for Trump and Texans in the least subtle way possible.
Even the beloved characters from season 1 and 2 are less compelling now. The only person I ended up rooting for throughout the latter half of season 3 was Bryan Connerty. Axe, Wendy, Chuck, Taylor, Lara, Sacker, all the characters I found compelling in the first 2 seasons became boring, predictable and in many cases even unlikable. Sadly, their entire personality changed for no other reason than to further the plot of a show running on fumes.