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Billions Season 5 resumes tonight on Showtime
Posted on 9/5/21 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 9/5/21 at 2:57 pm
No plot spoilers other than they are finishing Season 5 after the Covid related production pause rather than starting Season 6.
In a case like this when production pauses for 15 months, would you write the Covid-19 pandemic into the plot? Would you expect to see people wearing masks on the show?
FYI - Giamatti’s appearance is a bit jarring from the pre-Covid episode. Looks like he lost close to 100 lbs, shaved the beard, and his hair has turned very grey. He’s downright skinny now.
Not sure how they address that or if they gloss over it.
What are you hoping to see as Season 5 wraps up?
In a case like this when production pauses for 15 months, would you write the Covid-19 pandemic into the plot? Would you expect to see people wearing masks on the show?
FYI - Giamatti’s appearance is a bit jarring from the pre-Covid episode. Looks like he lost close to 100 lbs, shaved the beard, and his hair has turned very grey. He’s downright skinny now.
Not sure how they address that or if they gloss over it.
What are you hoping to see as Season 5 wraps up?
Posted on 9/5/21 at 8:45 pm to dewster
Skinny Giamatti is giving me the creeps. Looks like someone with terminal cancer.
Posted on 9/5/21 at 11:06 pm to dewster
Great show but I’m still on season 3.
Giamatti lost noticeable weight the first three seasons. Another 100?
Giamatti lost noticeable weight the first three seasons. Another 100?
Posted on 9/6/21 at 10:32 pm to VolnillaIce
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Giamatti lost noticeable weight the first three seasons. Another 100?
Not quite, but a startling amount between season halves.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 6:39 pm to Sayre
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Skinny Giamatti is giving me the creeps. Looks like someone with terminal cancer.
Yeah my first thought was whether he is ok.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 7:28 pm to brewhan davey
I watched the first 20 minutes and turned it off. I just dont care anymore
Posted on 9/8/21 at 7:42 pm to dewster
I quit during season 3 but paramount has all the seasons for a short time so I’m binging from the beginning
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:25 pm to dewster
Just started watching and in the season 3. I really like the show and hoped it continues to hold up.
Wags is my favorite character by far for sure.
Wags is my favorite character by far for sure.
Posted on 9/9/21 at 1:28 pm to dewster
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FYI - Giamatti’s appearance is a bit jarring from the pre-Covid episode. Looks like he lost close to 100 lbs, shaved the beard, and his hair has turned very grey. He’s downright skinny now.
first thing i noticed.
show needs more Wendy and less Taylor.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 11:26 pm to dewster
The last few episodes have been a letdown
Posted on 9/20/21 at 7:28 am to smash williams
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The last few seasons have been a letdown
FIFY
Posted on 9/20/21 at 7:57 am to smash williams
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The last few episodes have been a letdown
I don't know, that 10-minute long, mute egg scene was a work of art.

Posted on 9/20/21 at 8:42 am to guedeaux
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I don't know, that 10-minute long, mute egg scene was a work of art.
I'm sitting there the whole time just going, WTF is this?? It wasn't even "artistic" it had no meaning, didn't tie in to anything going on, revealed nothing about the characters...
The 3 episodes since restart have been steaming piles of shite. I'm close to bailing. The dialogue on this show is so over the top and pretentious that it's hard to listen to. No one talks like any of these characters in real life.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 8:46 am to EyeOfTheTiger311
I deleted it from my season pass a few weeks ago and it’s such a good feeling
Way too many good series to watch
Way too many good series to watch
Posted on 9/20/21 at 8:52 am to dallastiger55
Lost interest when they decided to make Taylor a main character.
She was fine as a secondary character like Dollar Bill but awful in lead
She was fine as a secondary character like Dollar Bill but awful in lead
Posted on 9/20/21 at 10:18 am to Cosmo
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they decided to make Taylor a main character.
that topless scene gave me nightmares!
Posted on 9/20/21 at 3:49 pm to MorbidTheClown
It became so eyerolling I couldn't continue to watch. It was actually decent the first two and half seasons because it was all the dirty play that happens in high finance. It became really silly to me for whatever reason. I'm guessing they wrote lots of crypto, NFT stuff into the latest seasons 

Posted on 9/21/21 at 1:14 pm to guedeaux
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don't know, that 10-minute long, mute egg scene was a work of art.
Yeah. What was that all about? Was it to distract you from the bigger WTF moment.
Am I the only one who thinks it’s out of character for the AG and a multi-billionaire to be firing up a few joints on a random morning? That’s how these people start their day? Who brought the weed in this situation? Why is Pence in his house that early in the morning?
Smoke some weed…inside the house…first thing in the morning…with your kids sleeping in the next room…why was that scene there?!
Posted on 9/21/21 at 4:36 pm to kciDAtaE
My take was they were still up from the dinner the night before.
(Ir)Regardless, the breakfast scene was very weird.
(Ir)Regardless, the breakfast scene was very weird.
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