The easy armchair psychoanalyst move would be to attribute these growing pains to the showrunners relative inexperience.
And Showtime clearly agrees, having recently picked up a season two.
But this isnt a review of the entire first season that eventually grows into something interesting and worthwhile.
YumTime for the reasons described above i.e.
needlessly vulgar, et.
Maybe Im just getting confused from Damian Lewis days onHomeland.
Lara receives word about the upcoming book and eventually gets an early copy of it.
None of this really works dramatically.
andBillionsin this instance is no exception.
Fucking around with a yoga schedule as war?
What, was sabotaging a batch of cookies for a PTO bake sale too much or something?
The fact thatBillionsis doing the same thing in 2016 is reflective of both its and admittedly societys laziness.
Chuck strolls down the road and sees a man not pick up his dogs poop.
By the end of the episode, the man is walking his dog, plastic bag in tow.
Both seem like less of a complete dramatic thought than a TV writing exercise.
And honestly: thats perfectly fine, this early on in a shows run.
Its fine, especially sinceBillionshas seemed to have mastered a necessary TV storytelling trick.
Axe wants to invest in the YumTime bakery company he knows from childhood.
After he gets his foot in the door, he exerts his influence to get the ineffective C.E.O.
and a board member who happens to be Chucks fathers mistress fired.
The YumTime storyline is whereBillionsshows its greatest promise.
One is from a pure entertainment standpoint.
And the machinations that Axe undergoes to bring down a C.E.O.
and get his way is undeniably compelling.
Equally as compelling is what it means for Bobby Axelrod, the character.
Axe says hes investing in YumTime because he believes in restoring the company to its original recipe and integrity.
He has a personal, nostalgic investment.
Money touches everything so theoretically there is nowhere thatBillionscannot go.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5