Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, June 2. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
Billions (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Sometimes a TV show does a promo with heavy, doom-signaling drums, and you reach the end of that long 30 seconds and think, “You know, that was really a bit much.” Not so with Billions:
This is a terrific cast (which, if you’ve never had the pleasure, includes Asia Kate Dillon, fresh off their terrific turn in the latest chapter of the John Wick saga), so even if the actual events of the episode weren’t all that climactic, they could probably earn some heavy drums through the sheer power of clenched jaws and sharp dialogue. But this being the season’s penultimate chapter, we’re betting the story earns some drums, too. Scott Von Doviak doesn’t need Axe to make it fucking personal; he’ll just file his recap as usual.
Regular coverage
Good Omens (Amazon, ongoing): episode three
Wild card
NBA Finals: Game 2 (ABC, 8 p.m.): What antics will Aubrey Graham get up to this time?
It probably depends on whether or not the Toronto Raptors manage to pull off a second win in this series against the Golden State Warriors. Whatever Drake may or may not do, it’ll be good basketball.
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Allison, This is a terrific cast..Yep! When Chuck/Axe are either at each other’s throats or even, like more recently scheming together (which I didn’t see coming back in the first couple seasons) it gets electric. And in their current state of being sorta-boring-vanilla-buddies, I still know there’s some fireworks coming and shit’ll hit the fan.
Also, Wags is a national treasure and should win an Emmy.
“I am a giant asshole!”“No, I am a giant asshole!” ~ Excerpt, Billions
It’s more like:Person 1 “You’re an asshole, pop culture reference”Person 2 “No, you’re an asshole, obscure movie reference.”Person 1 “That guy’s an asshole.”Person 2 “You’re right about that… we should work together now.”
And when they introduce a new character:“Hey, who’s that asshole?”
Last Week Tonight is back after a week off! Even if I weren’t a big John Oliver fan, I’m looking forward to hearing someone sass recent news (since most late-night hosts seem to have taken a Memorial Week vacation.)
Also worth noting, Fear the Walking Dead returns for its fifth season, and appears to still be basically functioning at a higher level than it had prior to last season’s round of wiping out a chunk of the remaining old cast and adding in assorted new people. Although being a Walking Dead series, I suppose it’s too early to assume any of the more enjoyable additions will continue to survive. Plus, Matt Frewer! Anyhoo, here’s to what I like to consider the new Z Nation, if only because it’s not the shambling eh it was for a while and isn’t a carbon copy of the parent series!
At this point, I honestly like FTWD better than the mothership show. It’s leaned harder into the insanity of the zompocalypse and, much as I miss Kim Dickens, last season’s cast additions are dynamite. (You can’t go wrong with Garret Dillahunt.)I love Matt Frewer in general and I really hope he gets to stick around.