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And if the seventh season premiere is any indication, my sentiments toward most of theBillionscharacters havent changed much.
Will it be boy-next-door billionaire Mike Prince, whose presidential bid echoes that of anotherfrightening dark-horse candidate?
Will it beBillionsprodigal son Bobby Axe Axelrod newly returned to the series after evading federal charges in theseason-five finale?
ButSuccessionalready kind of did that, proving in its own series finale that it was never about who won?
As with most season premieres, much of Tower of London is monopolized by the positioning of players.
I couldnt tell) into the glass window of the performance coachs office WITH WENDY INSIDE.
Because while some angry tyrants justthrow ketchup bottles, others throw machinery.
Strangely enough, its not Princes violence thats the most disturbing.
Its the fact that this midwestern nice guy uses the word fuck three times in less than a minute.
(Prince eschews profanity as part of his wholesome image.)
Prince summons Wendy to the empty MPC offices for what initially feels like an intense therapy session.
(2) His despotic platform sounds like the second coming of Donald Trump.
I dont know why Wendy is suddenly all Yikes!
to Princes authoritarian propensities after she had a full season to suss them out, but whatever.
Now its time for some secret egg foo young with Wags.
But theres one thing Chuck hates more than not being in control its being in the dark.
Wendy wants Wagss help in contacting Axe because only now has she decided that Prince is dangerous.
Anyone who has read myBillionsrecaps knows that I adore these two together.
Psychiatrist Wendy immediately diagnoses Mike Prince as a narcissist with a textbook God complex.
She warns Wags that Prince will never be stymied by moral boundaries like bureaucracy and red tape.
(To be fair, when has anyone on this show?)
Axel-Wan Kenobi is her only hope.
Fortunately, Wendy knows Axe better than anyone except for his trading style, thats Mafees territory.
Another person accumulating new allies is Chuck.
Because one thing Chuck has always known?
Its really hard to prosecute someone so beloved by the people.
Shame though: Ive been on Team Dave from the start.
After an episode-long tease, Wendys long-awaited overseas reunion withBillions fugitive billionaire takes place in the final few minutes.
It turns out we have Vladimir Putin to thank for that.
Axe rehabilitated his image by reinventing himself as an international arms dealer who pretty much funded Ukraines military.
Bought me a great deal of goodwill all across the continent, he boasts to Wendy.
Wendy doesnt waste time repeating herPrincess Leialike plea.
Hey, look whos also strolling along the Thames?
Its Wags and Taylor!
Or, as Axe dubs them, along with Wendy, Luke, Leia, and Chewy.
This alliance has way too many warm and fuzzy vibes for me to trust it.
Welcome back,Billions!
Loose Change
Boo, Damian Lewis isnt back to top billing alongside Paul Giamatti.
Corey Stoll retains that privilege.
Instead, hes given the respectable and Damian Lewis credit.
Who couldve predicted that Mafees boutique firm with Dollar Bill Stearn would be shuttered due to culture problems?
(Um, me?)
