Season 5 of “Billions” may be on hold, but fans can’t stop talking about it. They are always anxious to watch the new episode which has been suspended indefinitely after the seventh has been billed for the mid-season finale. The only question for everyone is: when will season 5 of episode 8 of “Billions” come back after the Covid-19 break? Enthused by fan reaction, showrunner Brian Koppelman recently tweeted, “I see all the tweets asking when the show will come back. It just so means that so many of you care.”
Since the release date is unclear, many Reddit fans are talking about older episodes, especially a scene where Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) made a reference to Billie Eilish. In episode 7 titled “The Limitless S ** t,” Chuck brought his Yale Law students to his New York office and assigned him a task. He wanted them to dig up the dirt on Treasury Secretary Todd Krakow (Danny Strong) just so he could file a case against him with Kate Sacker (Condola Rashad).
While telling them about the mission, Chuck said, “Oh, when I look at you all, I remember my young self,” he said, adding, “and in the words of your Billie Eilish,” “The best of me, the best of me is you. ”” The lyrics are taken from Eilish’s song “Fingers Crossed” which was the artist’s second song published on his SoundCloud account.
However, this has offended many viewers and they say it is “really, really forced”. “I don’t even remember the words he quoted, but he basically said” just like YOUR Billie Ellish says “blah blah blah” “. To a group of students in his office,” said one user of Reddit added: “All the characters are constantly making comparisons to TV shows, movies and music, and they’re all using exactly the same references. Just like Chuck is referring to an 18-year-old pop star. Like any guy in their fifties is listening to Billie Ellish !! LOL. The only way to solve this problem is to know if, in the last episode, it was all the illusion of one person. A bit like the film IDENTITY (2003). The camera backs up and a day trader is just staring out the window while ruminating. And in the background is a stack of CDSs, DVDs and posters on Billie Ellish’s wall. Other than that, it just seems like the series have a writer who likes to invent metaphors using pop culture seems often really, really forced. “
“I agree. It’s a great observation and I’ve done it myself before. Other shows do, too, but Billions is the biggest example,” said another fan. One of them even added: “You know, I always thought that verbose gibberish was part of the atmosphere of their” class “… it is to show the pretentious attitudes that people of this status seem to have. “
However, one fan thought the scene was funny. “I thought this scene was funny. I thought it was to show us – the audience – that these guys would stick their nose into something modern and make money, no matter how far from their interests this is.” Another commenter said, “While I agree that there are a lot of references to pop culture that don’t match certain characters, it’s kind of funny that my mom is 63 and listens to Billie Eilish.”
One fan thought it was not only the writers ‘but also the producers’ fault. “Exactly what you are talking about makes no sense if the writers had basic knowledge or even writing skills, but even the producers are too ignorant to step back and see it,” said one comment.
Several fans thought that the question should not have enraged so many people. “I sort of agree, but at the same time, I don’t understand how a random quote can drive a lot of people crazy about this sub, like, it was just a random part of the episode, this it’s not like they put Billie Eilish in a moment of Chuck’s personal revelation. “
What is done is done and in the Generation Z world, almost everything is examined, right? While the series won’t be back anytime soon, if you miss it, rub out the old episodes from season 1 to season 4 on the Showtime app.