You Only Hate Latest Billions Seasons Because of One Mistake (And It's Not Axe's Exit)

Summary:

• Billions made a mistake giving one personality trait to every character of the show.
• The ability to use metaphors on a daily basis is something that should have been reserved only for Chuck Rhoades.
• That’s one of the reasons why later seasons of the show were not as good as the first.

Billions is a show that gives you a glimpse into the lives of the 1%. But for many reasons, even though you see so many extra-rich people on the show, you don't want to end up like them.

Yes, of course, having seven figures in your bank account can be pretty tempting, but to get there, you definitely have to go to extreme measures. And nobody except Bobby Axelrod would want to do that willingly.

Despite the fact that the show is the ultimate battle between the rich and those seeking justice, even the main character from the "people" is a representative of the elite. Chuck Rhoades' life was handed to him on a silver platter, but it made him appreciate it enough to still be willing to defend those in need.

Chuck's character is very complicated, and we get that from the very first seconds of the first episode of the show, when we learn that he is into BDSM. But he also has a lot of other personality traits that help us understand who he is.

One of them is his ability to speak in puzzles using metaphors and references to many different books and famous people. Frankly, this was actually cool to watch, as it made you understand the cast of people he comes from.

Chuck is an overeducated, grandstanding rhetorician, and being able to juggle references like that is actually a perfect bit of that.

What fans of the show find annoying, however, is the fact that every other character in the series has somehow inherited this trait.

“I find it entertaining when Chuck spouts his witticisms. But when everyone responds with similar extended replies referencing sports moments I don't know and historical figures, it gets a bit old. Right off the top of their head as well? I forget if I'm watching Billions or Shakespeare. Come now, writers…” Redditor SpicySuntzu said.

Last season, it seemed like everyone was talking in metaphors, and worse, every character seemed to understand what the most obscure metaphor meant.