'Billions' Season 5 Episode 8: Here's when 'Copenhagen' airs and what to expect
‘Billions’ is undoubtedly one of the best shows out there and also, one of the most underrated ones. The show, which started in 2016, was airing it Season 5 recently when it suddenly had to go off-air due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic forced them to stop production and wait for the lockdown to open.
The season could only telecast seven episodes of the 12 episodes and fans are eagerly waiting for the new episodes to arrive on their TV screens. Finally, the network, Showtime, and the makers have revealed when will be the next episode of the critically-acclaimed series will return.
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With the date of return decided, it will be interesting to see how Charles "Chuck" Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and Robert “Bobby” Axelrod (Damian Lewis) take their journey forward. So, without taking suspense to a whole new level and let’s find out when is the latest episode of ‘Billions’ is coming out.
When will 'Billions' Season 5 Episode 8 air?
After taking a hiatus of almost two months, ‘Billions’ will be back with a new episode on Showtime on Sunday, September 5 at 9 pm EST. The episode, titled ‘Copenhagen’, will be focused on the never-ending war between Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) and Bobby Axelrod. Meanwhile, Chuck Rhoades is looking for his own place to strike, while Taylor and Wendy continue to see if they can navigate what has been a rather tenuous partnership so far.
The war will surely be intense because we can see Bobby saying that “you did a terrible mistake in coming here” to Mike while Chuck knows that he needs to do something to make a mark and needs to take someone down so that he can become the main player. On the other hand, he is also finding out ways to save his father. But one mistake can sidetrack him.
The official synopsis reads, “Axe dispatches Wags to dig up dirt on Prince, discovering a weakness that could wreck Prince’s ambitions. A visit to Axe Cap puts Wendy and Tanner at odds. Chuck looks for alternative methods to save his father, but a college-aged mistake threatens to sidetrack him.”
‘Billions’ Season 5 Episode 7 Recap
In the seventh episode, we saw some intimacy between Tanner and Wendy. Axe goes out to see his team and makes demands, he took some type of upper and shares it with his team. Some are in, some are out. Chuck meets the doctor that Pete referred to him. He gives Chuck an outlook on how things will go down to get his father his kidney.
During the final moments of the episode, Wags and Axe sit down for a drink. However, Taylor comes in and tells them the problem has been solved to an extent. Taylor finally tells Axe that she and Wendy took a big risk in working with Prince. The conversation made Axe really upset and he doesn’t like what he was listening.
The episode ended with Axe telling Wags to find the things that are closer to Prince because when he finds about the sneak attack, he will do anything to destroy it.
‘Billions’ Season 5 returns with a new episode on Showtime on Sunday, September 5, at 9 pm EST.