Maybe it’s more apparent since Julianna Margulies joined the cast, but “Billions” has always been most successful when copying the kind of ripped-from-the-headlines drama that “The Good Wife” did so perfectly.
While early seasons relied on co-creator Andrew Ross Sorkin’s nonfiction bestseller “Too Big to Fail,” the show has expanded its purview, filling out its character roster and diversifying its plot as one would any well-balanced portfolio.
While certainly a necessary move on behalf of any long-running show, “Billions” has both stumbled and thrived in its efforts.
Both are evident in the season’s sixth episode, “The Nordic Model” — Taylor’s adventures in impact investing strategies may be mind-numbingly dry; but an impromptu lesson in sex work decriminalization feels downright radical.Halfway through its fifth season, “Billions” has finally kicked into high gear, or at least a higher one, and delivered some of the high-stakes drama and witty
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