#hang in there ben...

[nothingunrealistic]

another great example of how metaphor and allusion are employed (successfully or not) to assert status in billions: ben, who in the previous episode got glared at for asking about a reference someone made, is here trying to announce to taylor that Something Is Happening and to show his confidence in doing so by playing on the common phrase “break glass in case of emergency.” but wags is staring him down, and ben feels he has to explain the reference, which plays into him losing confidence in his own ideas for the rest of the episode.

[nothingunrealistic]

another great example of how metaphor and allusion are employed (successfully or not) to assert status in billions: ben, who in the previous episode got glared at for asking about a reference someone made, is here trying to announce to taylor that Something Is Happening and to show his confidence in doing so by playing on the common phrase “break glass in case of emergency.” but wags is staring him down, and ben feels he has to explain the reference, which plays into him losing confidence in his own ideas for the rest of the episode.