#Lara Axelrod

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Billions (2016)

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[nothingunrealistic]

good tweets, although i would set the minimum flashback time at 6 months ago. (also, that lara line, from 2x04 the oath, should be “This is our fucking corner, Stringer.”)

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What could've been Animaze ..iNC during the 2010s

Talent pool (Note: any voice actor marked with * is union-only):

Steve Blum*

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn*

Crispin Freeman*

Kari Wahlgren*

Johnny Yong Bosch

Yuri Lowenthal*

Dave Wittenberg*

Roger Craig Smith*

Laura Bailey*

Travis Willingham*

Cherami Leigh

J.B. Blanc*

Sam Riegel*

Liam O'Brien*

Amy Kincaid*

Troy Baker*

Matthew Mercer

Joe Romersa*

Fleet Cooper*

Dyanne DiRosario*

Jennifer Love Hewitt*

Brian Hallisay*

Spike Spencer

Amanda Winn Lee*

Jaxon Lee*

Kyle Hebert

Ben Pronsky

Bob Buchholz

Richard Cansino

Murphy Dunne*

Carolyn Hennesy*

Jerry Gelb*

Adam Sholder

Ezra Weisz

Cristina Vee

Bryce Papenbrook

Michael Sorich

Richard Epcar

Ellyn Stern

Tony Oliver

Kirk Thornton

Lexi Ainsworth*

Aria Noelle Curzon

Grace Caroline Currey*

Michael Forest

Erik Davies

Adam Bobrow

Joshua Seth

Junie Hoang*

Kirk Baily*

Tom Fahn

Jonathan Fahn

Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Melissa Fahn

Stephen Apostolina*

René Rivera*

Deborah Sale Butler

Kevin Brief

Michael Gregory*

Riva Spier*

Cassandra Morris

Erica Mendez

Erika Harlacher

Erica Lindbeck

Marieve Herington

Kira Buckland

John Rubinstein*

Kim Matula*

Brittany Lauda

J. Grant Albrecht*

Michael McConnohie

Steve Bulen*

Dan Woren

Derek Stephen Prince

Wendee Lee

Edie Mirman

Jason C. Miller

Taliesin Jaffe*

John Snyder

Robbie Daymond

Ray Chase

Kaiji Tang

David Vincent

Christina Carlisi*

Christopher Corey Smith

Cindy Robinson

Rachel Robinson

Jessica Boone

Lauren Landa

Megan Hollingshead

Jalen K. Cassell

Doug Erholtz

Michelle Ruff

Gregory Cruz*

John Bishop*

Matt Kirkwood*

Lara Jill Miller*

Carol Stanzione

Steve Staley

Dave Mallow

Mona Marshall*

Darrel Guilbeau

Robert Martin Klein

Robert Axelrod

William Frederick Knight

Lex Lang

Sandy Fox

Joey Camen*

Randy McPherson*

Jad Mager

Richard Miro

Milton James

Anthony Pulcini

Douglas Rye

Patrick Seitz

Keith Silverstein

Jamieson Price

Skip Stellrecht*

Stoney Emshwiller*

G.K. Bowes

Alyss Henderson

Patricia Ja Lee

Peggy O'Neal

Carrie Savage

Melodee Spevack

Jennifer Alyx

Julie Ann Taylor

Sherry Lynn

Brad Venable

Christine Marie Cabanos

Greg Chun

LaGloria Scott

Steve Kramer

Melora Harte

Rebecca Forstadt*

Kyle McCarley

Mela Lee

Karen Strassman

Faye Mata

Laura Post

Kayla Carlyle*

Brina Palencia

Connor Gibbs

Brianne Siddall*

Barbara Goodson

Loy Edge

Jay Lerner

Jennie Kwan

Max Mittelman

Jessica Straus*

Alexis Tipton

Fryda Wolff

Michele Specht

J.D. Garfield

Debra Jean Rogers*

Julie Maddalena

Carrie Keranen

Tara Sands

Matthew Hustin

Cody MacKenzie

Bridget Hoffman*

Colleen O'Shaughnessey

Grant George

Jessica Gee

Jeff Nimoy*

Peter Lurie*

Brian Beacock

Paul St. Peter

Chris Jai Alex

Dan Lorge*

Ewan Chung*

Steve Cassling*

Philece Sampler

Stephanie Sheh

Sam Fontana

Ben Diskin

Juliana Donald*

Michael O'Keefe*

Christina Gallegos*

Tara Platt

Keith Anthony*

Beau Billingslea

David Lodge*

Kim Strauss

Eddie Jones*

William Bassett*

Kim Mai Guest*

Caitlin Glass

Hannah Alcorn

Ron Roggé*

Camille Chen*

Ethan Rains*

Yutaka Maseba*

Joe J. Thomas

Michael Sinterniklaas

Erin Fitzgerald

Joe Ochman

Marc Diraison

Xanthe Huynh

Brianna Knickerbocker

Dean Wein*

Michael McCarty*

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Text for Malin Akerman (@malinakerman): Dear Malin, "I just want to say, I really enjoyed your character Lara Axelrod in Billions—top-notch acting. I watched all the episodes up until season five, back in 2022. I haven’t watched seasons six and seven yet, but I will when I find the time. That show is so well-written—kudos to the screenwriters, they did an amazing job." Angelo (Crown Prince)

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[neverheardnothing]

amount i care about/like billions characters as of the end of s1 (but also not without influence from what i know happens later on):

the financial side

bobby axelrod: 4/10 he does some nice things every once in a while but thats because you have to be up his goddamn ass. literally the only way this man knows how to show any “compassion” at all is money. axe i hate to break it to u but theres More To Life Than Money. he has three goddamn emotions: anger, dick measuring time, and money.

dollar bill: 2.5/10 gotta respect him in that scene where he fucks over both his families at the drop of a hat for axe, and the line about being able to afford a 3rd family is fucking hilarious.

wags: 1.5/10 eh hes around. body sushi was funny i guess. 

wendy rhoades: 5/10 would like her more but its tempered with the fact that i know how much she fucks over taylor later on. one of the most sympathetic mains so far. maggie siff is a good ass actor. her face as she realizes chuck stole info from her is Amazing. 

lara axelrod: 5/10 i dont like her but i like her as a character. trying to protect her family at all costs. trying to beat some goddamn senses into her piece of shit rich kids. 

donnie caan: 5/10 gotta also give him respect for spending his last months on earth just fuckin with a guy. i mean he wanted to see his family well off when he was gone which is reasonable.

dudley mafee: 7/10 give him a break. please,,,,,,, watching s1 has made me appreciate how much more love mafee gets at tmc later on. axe fires him to prove something to himself and minutes later is just like “aww man cmon u know u cant trust me when i do something like that” STOP FUCKIN WITH MAFEE DUDE. 

ben kim: 7/10 give him more scenes. the one where he comes into the bathroom jammin to some music is great. wags can fuck off with the sTeP tHe FuCk Up BeN kIm. stop being mean to my boy. hes trying his best and he deserves better than everyone else at axe cap.

that random woman june who tried to publish a chapter in her book Exposing Axe: 5/10 fucking get him!! but also she’s a rich bitch who had a meltdown about her son not getting into yale or whatever and was sad about having to sell her yacht.

the legal side

chuck rhoades: 4/10 he tries to be a good guy but hes a giant fuckin hypocrite. maybe dont be a goddamn lying snake liar for once in your life bud. ex: takes a peak at wendy’s confidential patient files to get info on something illegal axe did and totally fucks over wendy in the process. he does makes some pretty baller moves though, which is fun to watch go down. please stop showing me bdsm scenes with him. rooting for him over axe but really they both suck ass. 

bryan connerty: 6.5/10 he’s actually a decent guy, really honestly trying his best. tries not to be a goddamn hypocrite like chuck. maybe im biased because he was cool in daredevil but this guy is alright.

kate sacker: 6.5/10 i hope she becomes the president, i honestly kinda space out during the law scenes no matter what but from what i remember she seemed pretty decent.

ari spyros: -1000000/10 ill kill him with my own two hands. everything about him is so terrible.

still in school (?) but probably kicking ass

taylor mason: 1000000/10 come on show up. please i beg u. im DYING here. i need someone i care about to be on screen or else im just playing sudoku on my phone the entire eps.

winston <lastname>: 1000000/10 i know ur out here in the billions world just hanging around. at this point ur also prob in college but who knows. we certainly dont how old winston is or how long it is between s1 and s3 when he shows up. 

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Billions Season 4 Trailer - Billions Season 4 premieres Sunday March 17th on Showtime. When everyone is out for revenge, no one is safe. This is never more true than in season four of BILLIONS. Bobby Axelrod (Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti), former enemies, and Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff), the chief counselor to each, have come together to form an uneasy but highly effective alliance, aimed at the eradication of all their rivals, including Grigor Andolov (guest star John Malkovich), Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon), Brian Connerty (Toby Leonard Moore) and Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat (guest star Clancy Brown). Ambition and betrayal have long been at the heart of BILLIONS, and this season all the characters find out exactly how high a price they'll have to pay to satisfy those needs. 

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Malin Akerman for Watch! Magazine

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Bobby will really value you being here. I couldn't tell when I spoke to him at work. Oh. I thought you weren't really talking at work...

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How ‘Billions’ Became One TV’s Best Shows

I was ready to write Billions off as a loss. Debuting last year, Showtime’s high-profile financial thriller boasted an impressive cast, helmed by Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis in the dueling roles of U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and billionaire hedge-fund genius Bobby Axelrod. The writing, led by co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien, combined obvious affection for the setting with a gimlet eye for its excesses and crimes (not to mention its denizens’ penchant for comparing themselves to movie gangsters at any given opportunity). But for all that, the combination never quite clicked. The power plays that gave the show its most exciting moments were so fast and furious that character got lost in the shuffle, and Chuck and Bobby’s rivalry, while carefully balanced in terms of audience sympathy, never quite attained the Ahab vs. Moby Dick “from hell’s heart I stab at thee” vibe it demanded.

Then along came Season 2 and, to be blunt, holy shit. Starting with a season premiere that saw it leap straight off the blocks, Billions became one of the most consistently, raucously entertaining shows on television. The war between Bobby and Chuck enlisted a growing cast of characters in its most exciting battles yet, under the eyes of an all-star lineup of directors including Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale), John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood), Karyn Kusama (Girlfight), Noah Emmerich (The Americans), Alex Gibney (Going Clear), Ed Bianchi (Deadwood), and Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck (the upcoming Captain Marvel). The dialogue was drum-tight and laugh-out-loud funny, the suspense sequences white-knuckle stuff, and the moments of pathos all the more compelling for the show’s general disinterest in pulling at your heartstrings when it could make your heart pound instead. All in all it’s a textbook case of a second-season turnaround, right up there with critics’ darlings The Leftovers and Halt and Catch Fire.

What the hell happened?

Good question! I did my best to answer it for Decider.

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Billions (2016)

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http://gingesbecray.com/billions-s2e11-golden-frog-time-recap/

Billions S2:E11 Golden Frog Time recap

http://gingesbecray.com/billions-s2e11-golden-frog-time-recap/

[nothingunrealistic]

notes on philip’s last name: scooter pronounces it “charr-in” (first syllable rhymes with “car”) in 6x05, and tuk pronounces it the same way in 6x09. wendy and chuck pronounce it “chair-in” (first syllable rhymes with “share”) in 7x07. not sure if we’re supposed to assume the rhoadeses are saying it wrong — chuck likely only heard his name from wendy, which makes it more plausible that it’s a deliberate mistake — or if the cast and writers forgot the original pronunciation between seasons. (lara’s name was pronounced “larr-a”, at least by damian lewis, in the pilot, and “lair-a” forever after, so “we forgor :(” is certainly a possible explanation for the change.)

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