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Billions - Season 4 Episode 09: American Champion
We return again through Season 4, which offers a wide range of diverse drama, as Chuck struggles to regain power through more planning and patience. On the other hand, Taylor is trying to do whatever it takes to keep the new company and Ax may still be planning to beat Taylor and his new company, offering a fortune to hit him.
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May 13, 2019
"American Champion" was particularly rewarding to Billions fanatics with an encyclopedic memory of the show's previous guest stars, who were phased out after their particular plot-line was replaced by another.
May 13, 2019
"American Champion" is the kind of episode that pulls the heated relationships at the season's core to the front and center, moving the battle forward in a way that feels meaningful and exciting.
May 13, 2019
"American Champion" is about as rote as this show gets, which means it still offers up its share of entertaining moments amid some stale and underwhelming storytelling.
May 13, 2019
Putting his ego over his family is a classic Chuck move, but since none of the maneuvers he executes in "American Champion" had a chance in hell of panning out anyway, the viewer's enjoyment lies in watching Chuck dig himself into a hole.
May 13, 2019
As always, the plot (here devised by the writer Adam R. Perlman and put into action by the director Naomi Geraghty) is crisp, clever and layered like a cake.