Billions “Short Squeeze” Review – AVClub

AVClub: Billions has drawn multiple parallels between Chuck and Bobby to show that this is not a story about a hero and a villain, but about an arm-wrestling match between two powerful men who have far more in common than they’d like to admit. “Short Squeeze” compares and contrasts its lead characters more powerfully than Billions has before, and in doing so, gives the show the silhouette of a dual character study rather than a Wall Street soap. Billions lacks narrative propulsion, and it isn’t always entirely clear what story is being told, even as the case against Bobby intensifies. But “Short Squeeze” successfully balances plot building and character development, and the result feels a lot like momentum for a show that hasn’t quite been able to find it.