Billions Season 4 recap: Chuck Rhoades’ bitter rivalry with Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod returns

The ultimate season of Billions will air in a matter of days, solely on Stan.

So to have fun, we’re wanting again at each season which has aired thus far in case you want a recap of what is gone on within the Billions universe.

Stream each episode of Billions, solely on Stan.

So far the story has adopted Chuck Rhoades, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as he goes head-to-head towards hedge fund titan Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod.

The conflict raged on in each Seasons 1 and a couple of, however in Season 3 we noticed the duo lastly reunite to take down their very own enemies collectively after Chuck was fired from his place and had nothing left to lose.

Here, we take a deep dive into Season 4 of Billions – which, as anticipated, was simply as explosive as you’d think about.

See under for a full recap of Season 4:

At the top of Season 3, we noticed Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff) invite Axe (Damian Lewis) for a glass of crimson wine alongside her husband Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) to debate a plot to take one another’s enemies down.

Axe’s rival is Taylor Mason, a non-binary ex-intern at Axe Capital who created a agency behind Axe’s again – Taylor Mason Capital. In Season 3, they claimed the brand new agency would surpass Axe’s revenue in three to eight years, which did not go down nicely with their former employer.

It’s additionally vital to debate Russian backer Grigor Andolov, who Mason approached to speculate with their new firm.

READ MORE: Billions Season 1 recap: Where it began with Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod and US Attorney Chuck Rhoades

Andolov provided Axe to have Mason killed, which he declined. Andolov then took his funding to Mason, and warned there could be bother if he ever stepped in the way in which and value him cash in future.

Meanwhile, we met Rhoades’ new enemy in Season 3 within the type of Waylon ‘Jock’ Jeffcoat (Clancy Brown). Jock is a political brawler from Texas who turned the brand new US Attorney General – and proper from the phrase go, he ruffled up Rhoades the improper manner.

At the top of Season 3, Rhoades tried to arrange Jock so he might acquire again his energy. But it backfired, and Rhoades was fired and changed as Attorney General for the Southern District by Bryan Connerty (Toby Leonard Moore), his former right-hand man.

We begin off Season 4 on the similar place. Rhoades is struggling to regain energy after being fired and is working in a non-public regulation follow, and Axe is set to destroy his ex-employee Mason – who’s doing no matter it takes to maintain their new firm afloat.

After the demise of his marriage final season, Axe has somebody new in his life in Season 4 – Rebecca Cantu (Nina Arianda). A fellow billionaire, she and Axe begin a relationship early on within the season and even be part of forces relating to business.

But when Rebecca meets together with his arch-nemesis Mason behind his again, it is truthful to say all hell breaks free and their romance reaches a bitter finish. More on that later.

We be taught early on that Rhoades has a brand new technique this season; to reenter politics, this time as New York State Attorney General. Bold transfer.

His try is nearly thrown off target because it’s threatened that his sadomasochism intercourse life together with his spouse Wendy would possibly go public, however ultimately he decides to journey that wave and inform the general public the reality. He says his political enemies had been going to make use of that towards him, “but I said bring it.” “I’m here to trust you,” he provides.

Wendy is livid that he would go public with their personal life, however it works out for Rhoades, who’s later sworn in because the State’s Attorney General. His first act is to fulfill with Andolov, freeze his property and provides him 12 hours to depart the nation – a favour he promised Axe once they first reunited over that tumbler of wine.

READ MORE: Billions Season 2 recap: The conflict wages on between Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod and US Attorney Chuck Rhoades

Wendy’s profession is threatened in Season 4, too. She faces shedding her medical license for violating doctor-patient confidentiality after a grievance is made by Mason, however in the long run it is Axe who secretly will get it reinstated by making a $25 million donation to pancreatic most cancers analysis.

The entire season sees battles proceed between the highly effective, however it’s the ultimate episode that actually cuts to the core. 

During the season finale, Axe sends Cantu on a visit with Wendy to lighten her spirits. But the truth is, it was all a ploy so he might double-cross her and take her new firm down.

This involves a head throughout a tense assembly, the place Axe declares his plan to destroy Cantu’s new firm as revenge for assembly Mason behind his again. Axe declares the news in a gathering with a ton of others, and explains why he did so in a one-on-one with Cantu after.

In one of the poignant speeches in Billions historical past, Axe tells Cantu: “Sure, your choice was rational. But to me, it was traitorous. I wouldn’t be able to live with it.”

He says he thought-about marrying Cantu and having kids along with her, earlier than including: “I’d wreck the whole lot now we have over it. I’d make you endure ten fold, for what I had suffered. Especially if I waited with out crushing Taylor.

READ MORE: Billions Season 3 recap: Chaos ensues as bitter rivals Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades unite to take down one another’s enemies 

“By then Taylor could be wealthy and secure. I made a decision – f–k it. Might as nicely get my revenge and rip the scab off this f–king factor between us on the similar time. Then we would be even too. Each f–ked over, every conscious of who the opposite actually is. Then we might discover out what was nonetheless between us.”

Of course, Cantu’s having none of this and the relationship is over.

Elsewhere, in classic Rhoades style we watch as an extreme set-up plays out to get back at his former right-hand man, Connerty, and his enemy Jock.

Connerty and Jock have embarked on a new project, trying to oust Rhoades for all the wrongdoing they thought he was engaged in.

Unfortunately for the pair, Rhoades caught a whiff of the plan and set up various traps for the duo to engage in illegal activities while conducting their investigation.

It works, and Connerty is arrested by the FBI at the end of the episode in once of the most nail-biting scenes in Billions history. Rhoades has done it again!

In the end, Axe has another request for Rhoades – to arrest but not charge Mason, thus forcing them to come and work back at Axe Capital.

“I need Taylor again at Axe Capital, working for me. They’re the very best participant I’ve seen on this league in twenty years,” he tells Rhoades.

Later, Rhoades tells Mason the news – however solely with a plan in his again pocket to double cross Axe.

“I do not need to power you. I need you to return willingly, and I need you to assist me take him down as soon as and for all,” he says.

Mason agrees to return to Axe for Rhoades, and later reveals their true plan to a colleague.

“I informed him I’d, and I made Axe imagine I used to be completed attempting to destroy him,” they say.

“But I discovered one thing. They’re each lined as much as destroy one another. At the proper second when each have their weapons raised, I’ll step out of the way in which and let it occur. I’ll assist it occur.

“They’ll put each other in the f–king ground, and I’ll go about my business.”

The season ends with Wendy arriving at Axe’s home, the troubles in her marriage persevering with. She stays the evening within the visitor room, additional hinting {that a} romantic connection might occur in future.

We then see Mason arriving at Axe Capital the following morning. Not realizing what is going on on behind the scenes, Axe says: “Welcome home!”

We’re positive it is good to be again, Mason. 

The ultimate season of Billions will premiere August 12, similar day because the US, solely on Stan.

Stream each episode of Billions, solely on Stan.

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