In the season premiere ofBillions, Axe meets the man he believes to be his latest adversary.
I say “believes to be” because for Axe, everyone is his enemy.
He’ll never be happy nor satisfied with the life he’s built.
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There’s no better evidence of that than the spiritual journey he undertook with Wags.
(Side note: Michael Pollan’sHow to Change Your Mindis an excellent book on that topic.)
That’s not Axe’s bag.
So, Axe comes to the vaunted fireside chat with his own intentions.
“Let’s make this quick: no,” says Axe.
Instead, Axe preaches the tao of exceptionalism and greed.
“I am a monster.
As usual, it’s beautiful storytelling.
The episode also splits Chuck and Axe into separate but thematically related stories.
He wants to use his lust for power and crushing opponents to go after the right people.
To say he does so in this episode is perhaps a bit misleading.
We’ll see if that holds true as the season rolls on.
Things are just getting started, but they’re already getting messy.
You love to see it.
