Lithini leli vesi ngesizini yokuqala ye-Billions?
Context:KuRotten Tomatoes, uchungechunge lunesilinganiso sokwamukelwa esiphelele esingu-88%, ngesilinganiso esingu-77% sesizini 1, 89% sesizini 2, 93% sesizini 3, 97% sesizini 4, no-86% sesizini 5. Ukuvumelana kwabagxeki besayithi ngesizini yokuqala kufundeka kanje: "Naphezu kokuntuleka kwabalingiswa abathandekayo, i-soapy melodrama ka-Billions kanye ne-canvas enkulu kunempilo kunikeza amathuba amaningi okubukelwa okuphindaphindiwe". Ngesizini yesibili ifundeka kanje: "Ukwethulwa kwabalingiswa abasha nokuguqulwa kwendaba okusha kunikeza iBillions umfutho owengeziwe phakathi nesizini yayo yesibili ejabulisa ngokuphelele". Ukuvumelana kwabagxeki besayithi ngesizini yesithathu kuthi: "Ngokusekelwa ukusebenza kukaPaul Giamatti noDamian Lewis, isizini yesithathu yeBillions iyaqhubeka nenganekwane ekholisayo yokuhaha, amandla nokuncintisana". Ku-Rotten Tomatoes, isizini yesine ifundeka kanje, "Njengoba sekushintshiwe izinto futhi sekwakhiwe amaqembu, isizini yesine ye-Billions ihamba ngesivinini esiphelele enengxoxo ebukhali, izimbangi ezingcono, nezindleko ezinkulu". Ku-Metacritic, lo mbukiso unamaphuzu angama-72. Isizini yokuqala inamaphuzu alinganisiwe angama-69 kwayikhulu, ngokususelwa ekubuyekezweni kwabagxeki abangama-37, okukhombisa "ukubuyekezwa okuhle kakhulu", kanti isizini yesibili inamaphuzu angama-67 kwayikhulu, ngokususelwa ekubuyekezweni kwabagxeki abayisithupha, nakho okukhombisa "ukubuyekezwa okuhle kakhulu". Ukudunyiswa kwalolu chungechunge kukhule ngokuqhubekayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi - futhi nakuMetacritic, isizini yayo yesithathu ithole amaphuzu angama-77 kwayikhulu, kuyilapho eyesine inamaphuzu angama-87 kwayikhulu ngokususelwa ekubuyekezweni kwabagxeki abane, okukhombisa "ukwamukelwa jikelele". Ukusabalala kwalo mbukiso embonini ye-hedge fund kuye kwaqashelwa kabanzi njengokungokoqobo.
Umbukiso weBillions uthole isilinganiso sokuvunywa kweRotten Tomatoes esingu-77% ngesizini yokuqala. Ukuvumelana kwabagxeki besayithi ngesizini yokuqala kufundeka kanje: "Naphezu kokuntuleka kwabalingiswa abathandekayo, i-soapy melodrama ka-Billions kanye ne-canvas enkulu kunempilo kunikeza amathuba amaningi okubuka okuphindaphindiwe". Ku-Metacritic, isizini yokuqala inamaphuzu alinganisiwe angama-69 kwayi-100, ngokususelwa ekubuyekezweni kwabagxeki abangama-37, okukhombisa "ukubuyekezwa okuhle ngokujwayelekile".