Bobby Axelrod finally has the upper hand, but his enemies are coming for him

This season of Billions, in all its divided-by-COVID glory, has been a lot about legacy. After four seasons of watching the likes of Chuck, Axe, Wendy, Taylor, and many others go through various power plays to make more money and gain more power, the fifth season has asked two questions: does any of it matter, and what kind of personal toll does this kind of intense hunger for power do to a person?

Books to read if you love the series

Books For Pretty Little Liars Fans Danny Feld/ABC Family via Getty Images Now that the long-running Freeform hit has finally come to a close, fill the hole PLL has left in your heart with these 13 pulse-pounding, drama-filled reads. Karen M. McManus, One of Us is Lying Random House This fast-paced and addictive novel about a group of teens (there's the token beauty, brain, criminal, athlete, and an outcast) who wind up in detention together will have you frantically flipping through its pages.

Books to read if you love the show

Books for Doctor Who Fans Simon Ridgway/BBC As Peter Capaldi's Doctor prepares to bid his tenure in the TARDIS adieu, here are 13 books that will capture that wibbly wobbly timey-wimey feeling fans love so much. Claire North, The Fifteen Lives of Harry August Hachette Book Group An immortal being who is reborn every couple of years and is asked to save the world? It isn't the Doctor, but Claire North's (a.

Bootleg of the Week: Wag the Dog

What’s must-see TV in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq? ABC News reports that a ”poor-quality, pirated” video of Wag the Dog aired in that besieged nation on Feb. 18. No word yet on when Iraqis will be seeing Primary Colors. ncG1vNJzZmidp2OwsLmOmqmtoZOhsnB9mHJvaGhjZH13e8Gopq2klZx6uLHEpGSwmZdisbCzjg%3D%3D

Brad Pitt honors Brian Tyree Henry for EW's Entertainers of the Year

In 2016, Brian Tyree Henry got everyone's attention when he first appeared as the hilarious, perpetually exhausted Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles on Atlanta. Since then, he's continued to build out an impressive résumé, and this year alone, he rounded out his run on the critically acclaimed FX comedy, stole the show as one-half of a heavily accented, quick-witted brotherhood in Bullet Train — Aaron Taylor-Johnson was the other half — and delivered a devastatingly subtle performance as a man in desperate need of a friend in Causeway, for which he's (rightfully) receiving Oscar buzz.

Bradley Cooper and Jimmy Fallon basketball

While we all might be a little fearful of Bradley Cooper playing a sport that could damage that face, there’s no need to worry — no faces were harmed in the playing of this game. Jimmy Fallon introduced “faceketball” where both men wear basketball hoops on their heads and try to score on the other person’s. What we really learned during this game was that Fallon isn’t so great at shooting hoops.

Bradley Cooper reveals if he'd star in The Hangover 4

Call all the members of your wolf pack, because Bradley Cooper is down to star in The Hangover Part IV, The Hangover Part V, a Hangover anything.  The Maestro star and director, who played the laidback Phil in the movie series, was asked on Friday’s episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour if he was putting his comedic past behind him to take on more dramatic roles and spend more time behind the camera.

Brandon Flowers discusses the Killers' new album Imploding the Mirage

If you ask the Killers frontman Brandon Flowers to describe the sound and feel of their sixth album, he'll tell you — with zero hesitation — "It's celestial rock & roll." That makes sense, since Imploding the Mirage (out Aug. 21) was inspired by a spiritual-type painting: Dance of the Wind and Storm, by Thomas Blackshear. "We're one of those lucky bands that can go on tour and a lot of people show up, but trying to find a reason to make a record is a big part of the battle,"

Brandon Nelson on what wasn't shown

Warning: This article contains spoilers for episode 5 of The Challenge: All Stars 4. After 10 years of an unintentional break from reality TV, Brandon Nelson finally got his chance to return to The Challenge for All Stars 4. But after making a huge political move to pit champions Cara Maria Sorbello and Rachel Robinson against each other in an elimination, "Karma" Maria swiftly got her revenge after winning, as she sent Brandon into the very next elimination against Leroy Garrett, which he lost.

Breaking down all of The Masked Singer season 10 clues

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Masked Singer season 10. Welcome back, armchair detectives! The Masked Singer officially returned for its major 10th season, and while the zany celeb singing show pulled out all the stops to celebrate the milestone, one thing never changed — the clues! The show is, after all, ultimately a guessing game, and to help viewers in their quest to uncover all of the contestants' true identities, the series once again featured clue packages and onstage clues to help.