Hold on to your hats, Billions fans, because this week’s episode airing on SkyAtlantic is the one where the proverbial shit hits the proverbial fan. In this episode, ostensibly named for squash plays, we get the nitty gritty of where Bobby Axelrod was on 9/11 and what he was doing. And we see, here, how Bobby “boasts” of his actions that day and “rails” against the flack generated by them, now, 15 years later.
So evocative was this episode that it gave birth to an updated 9/11 post from Damianista, LadyTrader’s very first post on this blog, and my own very first foray into Billions fanfic (posted yesterday). The fount of inspiration is likely not out of steam yet, as we see how the info revealed in this episode plays out in Season 2. Let’s just say, the story may be ancient history, but, in terms of character development, this episode’s reveal is not the type of thing you forget and move on from.
Here are our recaps and offshoots from Billions Episode 8, “Boasts and Rails.”
Damianista
9/11 Lingering in Bobby Axelrod’s Mind on Billions *UPDATED*
JaniaJania
Lady Trader
