Billions Season 7 Episode 7 Recap: Michael Prince makes a cutthroat business decision

Billions Season 7 Episode 7 Recap: Michael Prince makes a cutthroat business decision

WARNING: This article incorporates spoilers for Billions Season 7 Episode 7.

This last season of Billions is basically hitting the mark.

During its seventh episode, we’re beginning to catch a glimpse of what life can be like if the brutal, savage and unempathetic Michael Prince (Corey Stoll) turned president.

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During ‘DMV‘, Prince’s protégé Philip Charyn (Toney Goins) involves him with a business concept after connecting along with his former professor, Dr. Mark Ruloff (Timothy Busfield).

In a nutshell, Ruloff has created a self-repairing substance, or “bio-inspired vascular concrete”. Upon listening to in regards to the revolutionary product, Prince is virtually dripping with pleasure; he could possibly be the president that guarantees America a sustainable future.

Needless to say, Prince affords to purchase the corporate instantaneously.

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Mike Prince is ruthless. (Stan)

Except… Ruloff does not need that. He made it, he desires to see it by means of. So Prince places Charyn in an ungainly place as he makes his plans clear: Prince Capital will get the tech a technique or one other, it doesn’t matter what must be finished.

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We later see Prince shopping for rival patents, which means that any work that Ruloff does could possibly be seen as infringing upon Prince-owned patents. It’s referred to as sharking, and Prince does not even flinch on the prospect – regardless of the clear moral points at hand.

Learning this, Charyn goes to see Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff) about his predicament.

After the 2 discuss issues by means of, Wendy goes and tells her ex-husband Chuck Rhoades the obscure particulars of what is occurred. In flip he rocks as much as see Philip out of the blue, and the pair agree to debate how they will make the state of affairs higher.

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Chuck Rhoades to the rescue… form of. (Stan)

Charyn is aware of he cannot immediately go towards billionaire Prince, however he desires Rhoades to do one thing in regards to the sharking ways that threatens to smash Ruloff’s profession. Bluntly, Rhoades tells him that is an issue that may’t be solved.

It’s merely “the way of the ocean”.

But what can Rhoades do? In a weird twist, Rhoades arranges for the concrete to be declared as “classified” by the federal authorities so nobody can contact it. It guidelines out Prince taking it, but additionally guidelines out Ruloff from engaged on it additional – leaving him completely fuming.

Prince, alternatively, is fairly chipper about the entire state of affairs.

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Despite your entire world lacking out on a very outstanding invention, Prince says that when he is president he can sometime declassify the concrete, and he’ll be the hero.

He even says he would possibly wait 4 years, so it is going to give individuals an incentive to vote him in for an additional time period. Savage as.

Later on, we see Charyn speaking to Wendy as soon as once more. He’s fuming that she clearly informed Rhoades about what occurred, and says her meddling methods have made issues worse. He’s additionally considerably conscious that she, Mike ‘Wags’ Wagner (David Costabile) and Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon) are plotting towards Prince.

This could be the proper time for him to affix the almighty trio of their battle towards Prince, however as a substitute Charyn is having none of it.

“Whatever plan you’re considering, leave me out,” he warns Wendy. “I can’t, I won’t and I don’t even want to. I need and I will have complete deniability. I am to keep it that way.”

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Charles Rhoades Sr being iconic. (Stan)

‘DMV’ additionally has one other massive storyline involving Rhoades’ father, Charles Rhoades Sr (Jeffrey DeMunn). During the episode, Rhoades Sr makes an attempt to bribe a Department of Motor Vehicles worker after his grandson, Kevin, failed his driving take a look at. Hilariously sufficient he will get caught, and Rhoades Jr is the one who has to choose up the items.

He ultimately does, however within the course of it hits dwelling for him and Wendy that Kevin referred to as his grandpa as a substitute of them to go to his driving take a look at. They tag-team and ask their son why, and because it seems Kevin did ask them – they had been each too busy.

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It’s a lesson discovered for Rhoades; household is every part, and he must get again on observe. If something, the entire fiasco introduced him and Wendy nearer collectively – so it is not all dangerous, proper?

Fans had been fast to touch upon the episode, and made their opinions clear.

“Mike Prince need to be stopped,” one mentioned, whereas one other added: “This episode was the absolute BEST since MP arrived in the scene!!”

“Mike Prince actually changing into the final word evil in #Billions is sort of one thing,” one other mentioned.

If it’s good to atone for any of the earlier seasons, take a look at the hyperlinks under:

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

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

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

READ MORE: Billions Season 4 recap: Chuck Rhoades’ bitter rivalry towards Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod returns with a bombshell end-of-season twist

READ MORE: Billions Season 5 recap: Michael Prince makes an enemy out of Chuck Rhoades whereas Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod flees the nation

READ MORE: Billions Season 6 Recap: With Bobby ‘Axe’ Axelrod gone Chuck Rhoades takes on Michael Prince as he makes an attempt to turn into president 

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