Billions is better than Game of Thrones in studying power, hate and corruption

Salon.com

"There’s no fighting the Game of Thrones flood," says Melanie McFarland. "All we can do is float along until we all reach its final destination. Even so, it’s worth pointing out that the direction Billions has taken this season makes it a more consistently fascinating analysis of power and its dynamics than most of what’s going on in Westeros. At this point Game of Thrones revolves around guesswork (for the audience) and serving up spectacle. Meanwhile, every Sunday at 9 p.m., Billions confidently plays with power’s favorite consorts: corruption, wrath and my personal favorite, pettiness — the drug that makes people take certain slights too personally and too far."