House Of Cards [Netflix Original] 2/01/13

[bigeastbumrush]

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What scale are we talking about?

1-5 of course.

I had very few, if any, issues w/S1.

Just felt a slight drop off in S2 for the reasons I mentioned.

[JayBee74]

Re: House Of Cards [Netflix Original] 2/01/13

1-5 of course.

I had very few, if any, issues w/S1.

Just felt a slight drop off in S2 for the reasons I mentioned.

Me, slightly reversed.

1st season- 4
2nd season-4.5

[bigeastbumrush]

Re: House Of Cards [Netflix Original] 2/01/13

Me, slightly reversed.

1st season- 4
2nd season-4.5

Why so? Elaborate

[JayBee74]

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Why so? Elaborate

I wasn't in love with Zoe, and she shared a lot of screen time with Spacey. Their relationship was absent of chemistry, and in the end it was all to advance both of their careers. It wasn't a bad angle, but I still had to endure their intimate relationship.

I didn't think Peter Russo was the most compelling character either and he had huge weight in the first season.

In season 2 Molly Parker (Congresswoman Sharp) was sensational and we had a lot more of billionaire Tusk. I liked the power game between the Prez, Vice Prez and Tusk.

I think I'll adjust my season 2 rating to 4.75.

[Kearnzo]

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I wasn't in love with Zoe, and she shared a lot of screen time with Spacey. Their relationship was absent of chemistry, and in the end it was all to advance both of their careers. It wasn't a bad angle, but I still had to endure their intimate relationship.

I didn't think Peter Russo was the most compelling character either and he had huge weight in the first season.

In season 2 Molly Parker (Congresswoman Sharp) was sensational and we had a lot more of billionaire Tusk. I liked the power game between the Prez, Vice Prez and Tusk.

I think I'll adjust my season 2 rating to 4.75.

Surprised to hear that. Peter's story was arguably the best part of season 1 IMO, following his rise to power to his fall from grace. I thought it was written incredibly well, and Corey Stoll was fantastic as Peter.

I rank season 1 and 2 about the same. Both seasons had a different feel, and both were expertly written and performed.

[bigeastbumrush]

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I wasn't in love with Zoe, and she shared a lot of screen time with Spacey. Their relationship was absent of chemistry, and in the end it was all to advance both of their careers. It wasn't a bad angle, but I still had to endure their intimate relationship.

I didn't think Peter Russo was the most compelling character either and he had huge weight in the first season.

In season 2 Molly Parker (Congresswoman Sharp) was sensational and we had a lot more of billionaire Tusk. I liked the power game between the Prez, Vice Prez and Tusk.

I think I'll adjust my season 2 rating to 4.75.

Russo was an alcoholic/druggie that rose to power, frolicked with prostitutes, then crashed and burned. I thought that was a great story. And I thought it was close to real life.

I liked the Zoe/Frank "relationship" simply because she was a nobody and looking for a come up. Frank basically leveraged her in every way to support his rise.

Sharpe was just meh to me. A glorified flip flopper. She was

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handed her position by Frank. Didn't add much substance IMO. She didn't do much of anything significant. I'm sure she'll play larger role in S3.

[JayBee74]

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Russo was an alcoholic/druggie that rose to power, frolicked with prostitutes, then crashed and burned. I thought that was a great story. And I thought it was close to real life.

He was too weak. There wasn't a sense that he could ever get out of trouble. There was never a moment where I thought he could win. He couldn't put up even a mild resistance to Frank or his own demons.

Sharpe was just meh to me. A glorified flip flopper. She was

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handed her position by Frank. Didn't add much substance IMO. She didn't do much of anything significant. I'm sure she'll play larger role in S3.

Yeah, put she showed the shark teeth by selling out her longtime friend, and she was willing to take on Frank and Claire (no easy task). She's a tough cookie. Russo was a crumbling one from the start. I hope you are right regarding your spoiler.

EDIT:I must confess I am a big fan of Molly Parker.

[bigeastbumrush]

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He was too weak. There wasn't a sense that he could ever get out of trouble. There was never a moment where I thought he could win. He couldn't put up even a mild resistance to Frank or his own demons.



Yeah, put she showed the shark teeth by selling out her longtime friend, and she was willing to take on Frank and Claire (no easy task). She's a tough cookie. Russo was a crumbling one from the start. I hope you are right regarding your spoiler.

EDIT:I must confess I am a big fan of Molly Parker.

Concerning Sharpe, you do realize that

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Claire and Frank used her by backing off the bill just so they could get her to sway impeachment votes, right?

If Claire wanted her head on a platter, she would've took her out no problems at all.

And selling out her longtime friend, again Frank was controlling the puppet strings there to put her in as WHIP. She just had to follow along. That was all Frank.

[JayBee74]

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Concerning Sharpe, you do realize that

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Claire and Frank used her by backing off the bill just so they could get her to sway impeachment votes, right?

If Claire wanted her head on a platter, she would've took her out no problems at all.

And selling out her longtime friend, again Frank was controlling the puppet strings there to put her in as WHIP. She just had to follow along. That was all Frank.

I realize that, but she's the one who made the choice between being WHIP or selling out her friend. That kind of win at all cost attitude may not be admirable, but it makes you take notice.

You are right, she wouldn't have been a match for Claire, but she did have the guts to call her out.

[cavsfan2]

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I finally started this show today, and as I expected this show is right up my alley.

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the part where Underwood is at the inauguration and he talks about how years later people will be talking about him standing in the corner of the screen and the camera pans out is awesome. I can't wait to see where this show goes from here

[JayBee74]

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Surprised to hear that. Peter's story was arguably the best part of season 1 IMO, following his rise to power to his fall from grace. I thought it was written incredibly well, and Corey Stoll was fantastic as Peter.

I rank season 1 and 2 about the same. Both seasons had a different feel, and both were expertly written and performed.

Stoll was great no doubt.

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[Chip Douglass]

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Season 1, Episode 11:

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Wow, what an episode. I was wondering what Underwood's angle was in terms of his interest in the Pennsylvania governor's race and why he deliberately torpedoed Russo's campaign, but the light bulb went on in my head as soon as he pitched the idea of Matthews resigning the vice presidency so he could run again for governor. Same thing when he was alone in the car with Russo and found a bottle of whiskey on the side of the driver's seat…

[cavsfan2]

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Just finished season 2

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but regarding the beggining of the season, am I the only one that has a huge problem with how Zoe was killed off? For some reason the security footage they have only has her getting flung in front of the train. It's awfully convenient for there to be no footage of Zoe standing near the barrier not any footage of a man going to hide behind said barrier. Then law enforcement blindly wrote it off as a suicide with no real investigation. Other than that annoyance I thought the season was great

[CMH]

House Of Cards [Netflix Original] 2/01/13

Just finished season 2

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but regarding the beggining of the season, am I the only one that has a huge problem with how Zoe was killed off? For some reason the security footage they have only has her getting flung in front of the train. It's awfully convenient for there to be no footage of Zoe standing near the barrier not any footage of a man going to hide behind said barrier. Then law enforcement blindly wrote it off as a suicide with no real investigation. Other than that annoyance I thought the season was great

It's a viable complaint but why would they investigate further if there was no hint of someone pushing her?

They (and witnesses) saw her jump so it's easy to conclude she committed suicide. The only people that would have thought otherwise remained silent for fear they would be killed.

So any further investigation probably wouldn't have gone past the chief's desk. He would have asked for a reason to spend money on such an investigation and no one would be able to provide it.

She was a stressed writer. Kind of writes itself.


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[rdnk]

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Season 1, Episode 11:

Wow, what an episode. I was wondering what Underwood's angle was in terms of his interest in the Pennsylvania governor's race and why he deliberately torpedoed Russo's campaign, but the light bulb went on in my head as soon as he pitched the idea of Matthews resigning the vice presidency so he could run again for governor. Same thing when he was alone in the car with Russo and found a bottle of whiskey on the side of the driver's seat…

It was him adapting to the situation. I don't think he intentionally wanted Peter to fail from the start.