This week in television maybe the most important of the 52 as it marks the return of two major hit shows in Silicon Valley on HBO and Billions on Showtime. The two shows have been highly successful in their own respective rights, but both face different issues in their upcoming seasons.
The most obvious one is Silicon Valley, the show is forced to try and attain the same level in success in its 5th season with out heavy hitter comic T.J. Miller, as he looks to move onto bigger projects as he felt he was too great for Silicon Valley. Unfortunately the character of Erlich Bachman was such a unique character and loved character that many were heartbroken upon his exit in last season so there has been a fair amount of doubt that it can sustain its prior success. The first episode, its clear his presence is drastically missed as the show has less variety when it comes to actors, it seems like almost every joke is geared towards the tech side rather than hitting broad strokes. The plot lines seem rather promising so hopefully, Silicon Valley can once again find its stride this season.
Billions on the other hand, has similar expectations to Silicon Valley being a hit show. However unlike Silicon Valley, Billions followed its inaugural season, with an even more impressive one last year so the expectations are through the roof. The show looks to have picked off from last seasons cliff hanger of who will blink first between Damian Lewis' character (Bobby Axelrod) and Paul Giamatti's (Chuck Rhoades). The two have done a fantastic job playing the cat and mouse game, but it looks as if this season will amount to more than just a staring contest. The two are clearly focused on taking one and other out and will be interesting to see if Axelrod can bully the U.S. government with his money, or is Rhoades can find a way to spin foul play. The first episode delivered in terms of the high expectations that were set last year, so hopefully it can continue its upward trend!
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