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[Captain Obvious]

Just started watching Season 2 of House of Cards. If nobody else has seen it yet, I suggest you get to it. I especially think anyone who likes Kevin Spacey will like him more if they watch this series. It's hard not to be impressed by his captivating performance as Frank Underwood.

[TheChris92]

He hasn't done anything remarkable since American Beauty -- So this is what I'd call his comeback. Interesting to see how political thrillers are suddenly sparking after the success of some others like the Danish one, Borgen, which is now being remade in 'Murica like a lot of European cinema is, meh.


So, anyway, House of Cards. Excellent show, very intriguing idea of having Frank talk to the audience, gives a broader insight into his character. Like Walter White, he's a distinctively awful person, but one can't help but cheer for him. But then again I enjoy everything Fincher, especially his first 2 episodes. Heck, even the terrible Joel Schumacher couldn't ruin the excellent cinematography.

[eternal_napalm]

I started watching this series recently. It's excellent.

[FlyingSquirrel]

I enjoy the show a lot, though I sometimes wonder if there's any real point to it other than a sort of "what-if" scenario incorporating all our worst fears about corruption and selifshness in politics. It seems like almost everyone who comes into conflict with Frank either seems to pose only a minor and easily handled threat (President Walker, Peter Russo, the journalists who team up in late Season 1 / early Season 2) or is only slightly less venal and corrupt than he is (Raymond Tusk and the other big business types in Season 2).

One thing I noticed is that the British series stakes out a political position a little more clearly than the American series does - Francis Urquhart is corrupt and evil in his methods, but it's clear that he does believe in his own right-wing ideology and sees being Prime Minister as his chance to implement it, while his most serious adversaries are a left-leaning British monarch and a relative moderate from within his own party. The second season, focused on the conflict between the monarch and Urquhart, may have been my favorite, in part because I had someone to root for against Urquhart's scheming.

Frank Underwood, OTOH, is just a pure opportunist whose political moderation may just represent the path of least resistance when it comes to peddling influence and otherwise acquiring allies for his schemes. If he has any real agenda other than gaining power and keeping it, I can't tell what it is. I have a feeling he'd happily move as far to the left or to the right as necessary if it would help him achieve the stature and place in history that he seems to want.

Modifié par FlyingSquirrel, 24 février 2014 - 05:30 .

[Aarch_Aangel]

Not really a viewer of the show, but I will say Kevin Spacey is a pretty cool guy. He set my piano playing friend up with his agent and now he plays all these gigs, even helped Kevin rehearse some music on the set of House of Cards and played at his charity event. Since it's filmed in Baltimore, he visits our area quite regularly. I even hear he frequents our local Starbucks. 

[Johnnie Walker]

I do not want to read anything upon season 2. I cannot watch it until June. Cause reasons. 

 

That show is so glorious that it baffles ****** sense. 

 

Kevin Spacey plays role quiet well and his quotes I much love. 

 

"There are two kinds of pain.

The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain.

The sort of pain that's only suffering. I have no patience for useless things."

[TheChris92]

Personally, I feel the episodes Fincher directed are still the best. This show really feels like something that is build upon Fincher's style as one notice how the other directors try to carefully mimic it. I guess it's too early to get a true sense of what's going on. It feels like an elaborate tale of hardships of politics, and how it affects the people involved in its net.

[Captain Obvious]

I've finished 7 episodes of the Season 2 so far. I'd definitely improved in quality. I think I'll finish the season tomorrow.

[eternal_napalm]

This series is as close to a realistic depiction of how things are as I have ever seen. Like all politicians, Underwood is worried about three things: power, staying in office and how much milk he can suckle from lobbyists. Because like he said, when an udder is very swollen, everyone lines up.

[ObserverStatus]

He hasn't done anything remarkable since American Beauty -- So this is what I'd call his comeback. Interesting to see how political thrillers are suddenly sparking after the success of some others like the Danish one, Borgen, which is now being remade in 'Murica like a lot of European cinema is, meh.

You didn't like him in Moon?

[TheChris92]

You didn't like him in Moon?

Hmm - I actually forgot he voiced the AI in Moon. Good point. He hasn't done any proper stage acting since American Beauty though.

[Captain Obvious]

I'm on Episode 12 and HOLY **** THIS JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!

 

Spoiler

Seems Francis Underwood is going to off President Walker with an impeachment. Things are moving fast.

[Captain Obvious]

Starting the third season right now.

 

Spoiler

Glad that Doug Stamper is alive.

[Captain Obvious]

Well, I finished it. I wish that Frank would've have broken the fourth wall more and I think there wasn't enough that was happening. I agree with others that the ending itself was anti-climatic. Seasons 1 & 2 seem more packed in comparison. Maybe I'm misremembering. Regardless, I did enjoy the third season. I think Petrov and Stamper stole the show at times. Definitely liked their characters.

 

As an aside, I couldn't help but smile during this scene.

 

[In Exile]

I was thoroughly underwhelmed by season 3. A lot of that likely has to do with the fact that I never cared for the relationship between the Underwoods but that was a substantial focus for the season.