Billions has evolved to offer TV's best critique of toxic masculinity

BuzzFeed

Season 3 has turned its attention on gender thanks to the emergence of nonbinary actor Asia Kate Dillon from a bit player to a central part of the series. Her role as Taylor has "crystallized the themes of gender and power that the show had previously been circling less certainly," says Alison Wilmore, adding: "Billions is not exclusively a show about men, but it is shaped by masculinity to the extent that most of its women — formidable, brainy, tough — are seen through the ways they've had to learn how to navigate the expectations and biases of men. They shield themselves when needed, soften their edges when it's advantageous, and contend with being seen as sexual objects."