I’ve been off the grid. Now I’m back and dabbling: Billions, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Gilded Age, for example. And I’m struck by just how damn cartoonish it all seems to be. Here’s my take: please tell me I’m wrong! Season six of Billions is a huge disappointment. Without Damian Lewis/Bobby Axelrod, I feel like none of the characters (or actors) are sufficiently challenged. By the end of last season, Wendy had finally come out and declared her love for Bobby (and vice versa). But now under Michael Prince’s watch, she’s examining her transactional nature but…not pining for Axe. Why is that? Shouldn’t Lady McWendy be secretly sending Bobby inside gossip about the Prince shop to help plot his return, or at least his revenge?
@julia I thoroughly enjoyed this edition of Watchword!
I’d be interested to hear your thoughts about The Gilded Age!