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I really enjoyed watching this and I have to disagree with all of the negative commentary, this is not Hollywood, this is a localised production from Soweto in SA.

Of course there will be lots of imperfections, but you have to see the bigger picture - one of screen development, acting development, production development and more.

The plot was realistic and the characters believeable, with enough to keep you guessing and intrigued. TRhe dialogue was fine, a little hard to follow the dual language, but interesting.

This is not 100% polished scorsese piece, so if you're looking for that, then move along. Instead, this was a well crafted project where you could tell a lot was learnt in the making of a watchable fun series.

Be generous people and always think could you really do better? If so why are you writing reviews?

Very easy to watch, absorbing and entertaining. Believable and slow burning plot that is not boring at all as it's all held together with well acted and well rounded and credible characters. Set in a post-apocalyptic underground bunker where 10,000 people live, the story meanders between politics, law, mystery and unspoken taboos. In search of the "truth", the lead protagonists introduce us to a complex society that survives in spite of the challenges of living permanently underground. There is definitely scope to play the long game with this series - and I wish I'd discovered it after three (or more) seasons so that I could binge watch it!! The answer could be to forget about it for a couple years and come back when there are more seasons to watch - but that is not gonna happen - I'm hooked already. I hope they don't cancel it. Great show, highly recommend it.

Great series similar in some ways to Wolf of Wall St and Succession. Loved those two as well. Billions is a clever collection of stories set in the high flying banking world, The cast are all fabulous - but let's be honest, the star of the show is / was Damien Lewis who played the lead - Bobby Axelrod (chief at the Axe Capital bank). Coming in at a very close second, in my opinion, is Paul Giamatti. Together, these actors provide outstanding onscreen performances as arch rival characters - with edge of seat excitment. But the class and intensity that Lewis brings to the show is second to none. He is utterly convincing in his role and pulls the cast around him to create compelling episodes in the first 5 seasons.

But all that changed when he left the show. I do not know the circumstances behind his departure, perhaps he felt it was done. Well, now it is and sadly season 6 tries, but will never reach the previous levels.