But Chuck is more determined than ever, realizing that his father’s play has given him an advantage. “Nothing makes you feel the purest version of yourself more than going Kamikaze.” He wants him to make an all-out attack on success and Connerty is ready to do just that. First there’s Chuck and his bid for governor. So with that in mind, let's dive into the main plot of the week, and then see how everything else contributes to the season's bigger narrative arc. As Chuck (Paul Giamatti) advises Wendy to take a deal, Axe is determined to help her win at all costs. Axe may have a lot of money and influence, but he doesn’t have political power—the ability to screw with licenses, contracts, etc. “The Kingmaker” refers to “Black” Jack Foley (David Strathairn), one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in New York, the kind of guy who can pull strings and create political leaders. Instead, Billions has pivoted, using the end of their marriage to explore other characters and their lives, from Axe's feelings for Wendy to Chuck's potentially healthier and more productive relationship with Catherine. Continue reading “Billions on Showtime, Season 3 Episode 2: The Wrong Maria Gonzalez”. And the hardest working people in the business. At first, Chuck seems angry at pop, but then he sees the political capital that Axe just handed him on a plate: Axe has decimated the part of the state where Chuck polls the weakest, so Chuck can take down the big businessman and be the defender of the people he needs to vote for him. But while Wags talks through it with Taylor, we see signs that Mafee (Dan Soder) is coming unmoored, lacking confidence in the wake of Taylor’s successes and growing standing at the firm. This fast-paced and clever Billions episode gives us an extremely fun hour in which Axe, Chuck, Taylor and Wendy all have to play fast chess to deal with both personal and professional matters. Axe’s asset forfeiture decimates the part of the state where Chuck polls weakest, and that allows him to shape the narrative and become a Man of the People. Let’s not forget that Chuck did, in fact, have a way to get Wendy and Senior (Jeffrey DeMunn) out of their respective messes and he chose vengeance over doing so. It was an impossible task and every business advisor told him to shut down his company. Sure enough, Chuck goes full fire and fury against Graham and gets what he wants: the Axe tax fraud case back. That answer doesn’t satisfy Chuck, and, as we know, he’s not above getting someone to do the dirty work for him in order to bury an opponent. While all of that drama is going down, Axe is on a witch hunt. Offers may be subject to change without notice. And as the U2’s “New Year’s Day” plays in the background, the opening sequence of iconic New York landmarks reminds me that of Manhattan, one of my favorite New York movies. Foley has thus decided to back candidate Rob Sweeney. Collision course imminent. Plus, Ben Folds starts singing his “Landed” at the party. Let’s talk about Billions Season 2 Episode 8, “The Kingmaker”, as if it were a soap, a tabloid, heck, a professional wrestling match. © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. “It’s ugly, it’s sickening, and I don’t recommend it to my worst enemy.” Taylor questions Wendy’s apology and says she has to actually ask them not to show up as a personal favor. Then this book is for you! Seeing Servitto reminded me how much I miss the cast of The Sopranos and how most of them would fit in well on this show. Kate informs both Chuck and Bryan that the "Norton Place", a home valued at 83 million dollars is up for sale, and Bobby Axelrod has his sights on it. As both suffer from insomnia and operate behind the scenes to remove any uncertainty in their way, I cannot help think they have so much in common that they could have been BFFs in another life. Wags brings the news to Axe, but he’s unimpressed, saying that while it’s good, it’s not “come see me in the middle of the night good.” That’s because Wags has other things on his mind. I am giving you a chance to save yourself,” Taylor tells her. The horror film topped the box office to become the second-highest-scoring film in our Fall Movies Fantasy League. This level of support is more than she’s getting from her own husband. Season He was too embarrassed and sad to call the police and the whole experience put a real dent in his faith in humanity. Damian Lewis and Maggie Siff in Billions. But he does put them on the scent of Steph Reed (Shaunette Renée Wilson), who was present for many a conversation before Axe called himself a “fucking terminator” and terminated her. Chuck enters the office to find Ari Spyros of the S.E.C. Charles "Chuck" Rhoades, Jr., a powerful U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is tipped to a case of insider trading with links to billionaire hedge fund king Robert "Bobby" Axelrod. Wendy (Maggie Siff) is preparing to face off with the medical board in a faux interrogation with Axe (Damian Lewis) and the gang. It's yet another sign that Axe is headed off the rails this season. He’s found out that Sweeney sent his gay son to a Christian boot camp in the hopes of “praying the gay away,” and Chuck also has some of the heartbreaking letters the boy wrote during his stay there. Here Are a Bunch of Celebrities (Safely) Voting This Year, Hey Upper East Siders, Karena Evans Is Directing HBO Max’s. A painting. During his son's basketball game, Bobby is approached by Dollar Bill and Pouch regarding their position on Superior. It's twisty, fun, and funny, and the B-plots do their job moving the season's other stories forward. He needs a workaround. Charles "Chuck" Rhoades, Jr., a powerful U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is tipped to a case of insider trading with links to billionaire hedge fund king Robert "Bobby" Axelrod. source: Showtime. He still gets a sit-down meeting with Foley. Chuck goes back to meet with Sweeney again, this time armed with something real. His selling point? Mafee shows some hesitation at taking the meeting, but Wags is all in, even after Mafee shows some concern for his sobriety. (Too bad the writers didn’t find a way to work in Soder’s Randy “Macho Man” Savage impersonation, because it’s awesome.). He seems untouchable here, a figure of political and financial power that Axe has never come up against. Name recognition and good polling. Chuck doesn’t like playing political games in which he doesn’t have an edge, and so he dismisses his dad’s assertions that he screwed up the Foley deal and decides to take care of Sweeney himself. So Wags squeezes a new deal out of Spartan-Ives, which cuts Axe Capital’s fee by 20 percent for the next two years. Axe’s talk with Foley doesn’t go too well, though he does learn that the Sandicot switch wasn’t personal — Foley was doing it for someone else. So, Kate and Bryan give the former Axe Capital therapist a visit, and after Bryan somehow manages to appeal to Gus’ Bushido philosophy, he gives them a little something on Axe. He advises Bobby to save himself by sacrificing someone else. And true to the genres of tabloid, soap, and wrestling match, “The Kingmaker” hit all the marks for great drama. So, Chuck parks his guys outside Axe's apartment and even manages to get inside to see the paintings. He does not. “I am not setting you up for defeat. Wendy rebuffs the notion and the two argue. To save herself, Wendy must be able to prove Taylor was a client, which also means all other Axe Cappers were also clients and therefore, not protected. As the power games play out at Axe Capital and their leader becomes consumed by a distracting vendetta, Bryan (Toby Leonard Moore) and Sacher (Condola Rashad) are seeing if recently fired Axe Capital employees have any stories to tell. As Wendy preps for her inquiry with the medical board at Axe Cap, Taylor (Asia Kate Dillon) is also having a meeting of the minds at Mason Capital. She seems ready to confess that fact, but does not, later subtly revealing in a phone call to Taylor that she’s shaken up by lying to Chuck. Chuck has mostly left that case behind, but the two can’t help but follow up on Kate’s idea for gathering up dirt on Axe: Dr. Gus, the former employee who, if his personality is any indicator, certainly holds a grudge against Axe. Foley was impressed by Chuck’s ability to force Sweeney out of the race, but he still holds all the power. Do it Like Damian Lewis: Help Raise Awareness for EB! No campaign for governor will succeed without him. He can use Axe to bolster his own campaign’s chances. He loses it, and speeds downtown, barging into the club and screaming about looking for “Rhoades, you fucking weasel.” He accuses Chuck of killing the Sandicot deal, noting that he is now destroying the town because of that. They need a new appliance supplier asap. Chuck brings up the idea to Wendy of becoming the head of HR at General Electric. Axe questions if Chuck has the courage to go after him and blemish his "perfect conviction record". How Similar Are You to Damian Lewis? Bryan takes it to Chuck, who advises waiting. He feeds the reporter the information Hall gave him, and advises the reporter to look into Steven Birch and the trade on Arcadian Railroad.
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