The ‘Billions’ Season 6 Finale Is About Power as a Dangerous Game

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for “Billions” Season 6, Episode 12, “Cold Storage,” including the ending.]As far as four-word thesis statements go, “Things you do matter” is about as efficient as they come.

When Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) offers that sentiment up to Rian (Eva Victor) as a means of persuasion, it’s an effective blanket statement for the whole of “Billions” Season 6.

The would-be benevolent billionaire makes speaks these words as an acknowledgment that none of his own actions come without consequences, however much he thinks he has the means to ignore them.

But as has been the case for pretty much every major player this season, it’s always as important to consider to whom those things matter.Per federal regulation, all “Billions” finales must start in medias res.

While this one doesn’t have the same bait-and-switch as its predecessor (the “He here?” twist from the end of Season 5 is still a classic), this

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