picture a male CEO. is the image in your head either a man in a three-piece suit or a Silicon Valley whiz in a t-shirt (or a turtleneck) and jeans? do you agree with me that he’s definitely not a guy wearing a Metallica t-shirt? you do?
the makers of Billions do not. Robert “Bobby” Axelrod, a Wall Street mogul, is the CEO of Axe Capital, a hedge fund that plays with money worth too many zeros,
who still has time to attend his favorite band’s concerts.
Bobby is not just the everyman’s rags-to-riches underdog fantasy, he is the metalhead’s rags-to-riches corporate underdog fantasy.
what do I mean? well, you don’t see many fans of metal, punk, or goth music represented in American-work-culture-based shows like Mad Men and Suits, right? thank God, or the devil, that a show like Billions and a character like Bobby actually exist. though he may be known for his ruthless and remorseless tendencies in conducting business and making power plays, I can’t deny that his underprivileged background and his “never grew up” looks and attitude make him awfully relatable.
who wipes the floor with executives, directors, and lawyers alike while rocking a metal band t-shirt? Bobby fucking Axelrod, that’s who.
Bobby is a one-of-a-kind metalhead who leads in a show about money, power, and greed in corporate America. he has a no-fucks-given attitude about how he has no intention to hide his true nature, that is, dangerously hungry and will do absolutely anything to get what he wants, either by brute force or by more calculated means.
it’s the way he looks, moves, talks, thinks, and executes that make up the awe-inspiring, indelible, and unapologetically original Bobby Axelrod swagger (kudos to Damian Lewis for bringing this metalhead to life).
quotes:
- “I should, but then again, what’s the point of having fuck-you money if you never say fuck you?” episode 1, season 1.
- “I am a monster. A carnivorous fucking monster.” episode 2, season 5.
- “Asked him to go against the DNA which is telling you to be greedy, yes, be hungry, subjugate, and conquer, ’cause that’s who we are, that’s what we are.” episode 3, season 5.
sorta metal 