On episode 6, can think of 2 occasions.
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House of Cards Season 4 |OT| Anything for America. Netflix March 4th
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On episode 6, can think of 2 occasions.
Five episodes in, just wanted to say that so far I'm pretty satisfied with the quality. Obviously there's still the bulk of the season to go, but fears averted of another season 3 where half the plotlines are falling flat.
Still not the highs of season 1 though, the Russo/Frank plotting was really entertaining and the actor charismatic. Show hasn't matched that subplot since.
Still not the highs of season 1 though, the Russo/Frank plotting was really entertaining and the actor charismatic. Show hasn't matched that subplot since.
RustyNails
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Any reviews so far? Can someone who was conclusively burned out by S3 watch this?
ginger ninja
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I feel like this is going from bad to worse. May be I am being biased but I don't feel the edge of my seat excitement I felt for the first 3 seasons.
exmachina64
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The showrunner, perhaps.
I thought he did it once in the first two episodes.
Yeah, I'm around episode 6 and I'm not feeling it. It also doesn't help that the show is completely divorced from any political reality. Additionally, politics despite how fictional they were has taken a back seat to pure nonsensical drama that isn't as gripping or engaging.
I definitely does it in episode 2 or 3. He tells a story from his childhood.
ginger ninja
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Yup. And this thing they are dragging from episode 4 to episode 6 so far, everyone knows what's gonna happen in the end and all this feels like filler non sense. Can we just go back to the election.
Officerrob
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I couldn't agree more. I thought the first couple of episodes were pretty good, but these episodes after (Episode 4 spoiler)
Frank got shot (I'm finishing episode 6 right now)
Blue Ninja
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Episode 4:
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Officerrob
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The role of Conway was miscast
ginger ninja
Banned
The difference between first six episodes and the later stuff is so stark, it literally feels like a different season altogether.
Also anyone hoping for finally seeing some Frank Underwood destruction, lol nope. They gonna drag this for another season or two. I might not even finish this one.
Also anyone hoping for finally seeing some Frank Underwood destruction, lol nope. They gonna drag this for another season or two. I might not even finish this one.
Episode 4:
British Mini-Series spoiler:
As for my thoughts, much better than season 3 so far. Sure some of it is absurd but considering the Mini-series had equally absurd elements I don't mind at all. I'm in it for the drama now, not realism.
Holy shit. Really didn't expect that to happen and so soon. Reintroducing the reporter guy made me think he would do something but damn so soon. Especially since,
the original series ended with Franks assassination. I thought they were setting up him to do that to end the series.
As for my thoughts, much better than season 3 so far. Sure some of it is absurd but considering the Mini-series had equally absurd elements I don't mind at all. I'm in it for the drama now, not realism.
Officerrob
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Hell, the difference between episode 6 and 7 is night and day. It's like they flipped a switch and said, yeah, we are done killing time
Ultimadrago
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It's there but there's a lot less of it. One episode does have a really long speech directly to the audience which really was great.
Episode 3:
Why is no one considering that all of this shit is coming from Claire? Considering the overt games she was playing in the first two episodes? Ridiculous that it took a confession for Frank to look at the person actively messing with him rather than a bunch of other people he has no active reason to suspect.
This VP suggestion by Claire is utterly absurd. In no way would that enhance his chances of winning.
This VP suggestion by Claire is utterly absurd. In no way would that enhance his chances of winning.
univariate
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Fuck Claire.
Watched the first two episodes. I'm liking it so far.
Spoilers for episode two:
Spoilers for episode two:
Frank trying to knock Claire down a notch was an awesome scene. I also liked that Claire got back up. She has always been a strong woman and someone that knew what she wanted (except when they ruined her last season).
Blue Ninja
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Six episodes in, I'm enjoying this season a lot more than I did season 3. It actually feels like this are happening this time around, whereas season 3 felt largely forgettable and unimportant.
Yeah episode 3 jumped right over the shark for me.
Fuck you Claire you've never done anything in your life. You're spoiled and terrible. And now you want to just leapfrog up to VP? That's really where this is going?
HP_Wuvcraft
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Episode 6 is fucked up.
This season is firing on all cylinders.
This season is firing on all cylinders.
Ultimadrago
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In Season 3, there was just much less of it. I thought you meant there was none at all. Well, I'm glad the narrative tool is still around though it's a minor consolation at this point.
I'll look forward to that speech!
fluffydelusions
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Agreed. Damn.
tryagainlater
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So far, this seems much better than season 2 and 3.
Officerrob
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Not the first half
Well I lied a bit, it's not "really" long but considerable. You will notice it when you see it. What episode:
Its early on, Episode 2 I think.
Nazgul_Hunter
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I really thought
they were going the gay scandal angle with him. They had really good chemistry together.
ItWillGetBetter
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I'm so sick of Claire. So utterly sick of her. I hated her in S3, and in S4, after 1 episode. She hasn't changed.
univariate
Banned
I'm about to stop watching this drivel because of Claire. What a spoiled rotten little shitborderline unwatchable.
Same here, although I'm not sick of her, just not really liking her. Episode 2 and 3 basically shows that her entire motivation is
not wanting to wait until Frank wins the election to start "building her legacy" All of her ideas are just impatient and spiteful.
Dash_Riprock
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I just realized how terrifying the political landscape of the House of Cards universe is: The GoP is still as strong as it was in the early 2000s, the democrats are essentially right-wing, and the political field is still dominated by male WASPs.
Officerrob
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The second half is picking-up, but episodes 5 and 6 might have been the worst of the series
ItWillGetBetter
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Seems poorly written. But humans are poorly written in real life. So maybe it's the most accurate kind of writing you can get. Funny right?
HP_Wuvcraft
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In regards to the soliloquies this season:
I really like how they didn't ramp them up back to s1 levels until after the shooting. That was nice.
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