"Contract," Season 5, Episode 5 With Eva Victor

Behind the Billions

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Before getting into "Contract," S5E5 of 'Billions,' cocreators Brian Koppelman and David Levien discuss diving into Bobby Axelrod's childhood; the greatness of the episode's director, Adam Bernstein; and the costume and wardrobe department's effect on the show; they also explain some obscure references and shout-out some guest-cast performances (0:30). They next speak with actress, writer, and comedian Eva Victor about her signature style-satire videos; the dynamic relationship between her character, Rian, and Winston; how Eva's part came about; set stories; and more (36:06). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.8	What's up, guys? It's this Kelly, and welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:04.5	Launching this week on our podcast network is a new show from Van Lathen and Rachel Lindsay called Higher Learning.
0:10.3	Two times a week, they'll be dissecting the biggest topics in black culture, politics, and sports,
0:14.7	and wait into the most important and timely conversations.
0:17.8	The first episode is out now, so make sure to subscribe to Higher Learning
0:21.3	with Van Lathen and Rachel Lindsay on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.3	Hey, hi, everybody. This is Brian Cappellman. And this is David Levine. We are the showrunners,
0:36.7	co-creators of Billions, and this is behind the billions.
0:40.8	Dave, how are you feeling about the whole calling it behind the billions thing?
0:43.3	It's kind of growing on me.
0:44.3	I like it.
0:45.6	I think it's hilarious, and I can say that because we didn't come up with it.
0:51.8	So I feel sort of no ego.
0:53.6	Yeah.
0:54.0	Juliet Lippman did, and I got to't come up with it. So I feel sort of, Julia, ego. Yeah. Juliet, Lippman did.
0:54.7	And I got to say, I love it.
0:55.7	It's, uh, it's just so perfect for what we're doing here.
1:00.3	And it, it, for me, it evokes like all of the early, um, reality shows, plus a little flavor
1:06.4	of behind the candelabra, which is such a, has such a special place in my heart. And behind the candelabra, which has such a special place in my heart.
1:11.9	And behind the music.
1:13.5	All of it.
1:14.0	Yeah.
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