S1:E5 The Good Life
Original Air Date: Feb 14, 2016
Axe orders his traders to unload their positions, and he unceremoniously disappears from Axe Capital. As Axe questions his life choices and plans a trip on his new yacht, Wags and Wendy struggle to maintain morale and order amid the chaos. Meanwhile, Chuck intensifies his investigation in response to Axe's disappearance and is led to a farm in Iowa, where he discovers a key witness to a questionable trade. Armed with the damning evidence, Chuck sends the FBI into Axe Capital to make a surprising arrest.
Sneak Peek: No One Quits While They're Ahead
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Sneak Peek: This Isn't Fun For Any of Us
S1:E5 Preview Scene (1:27)
"The Good Life pulls one of the show's patented mini-twists when Bobby reveals to Wags that his order to reduce Axe Capital's positions across the board was a sneaky gambit for protecting the fund from a dip in the telecom market."
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"The fifth episode of Showtime's Billions alternates between two distinct stories: As Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) is pulled away from the company he created, U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades Jr. (Paul Giammati) puts the pieces in place to go after him."
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Music from this episode
- Two Lane Highway
- Goshorn Brothers
- Lifeline
- Eskmo
- Crazy But Not Afraid
- Wild Yaks
- Street Lights
- Saint Pe
- Eyes of Mermaid
- Black Hollies