[amphibian]

Robin Wright can direct episodes of this show better than just about anyone. I don't know if they're giving her the best scripts/easier jobs, but she knocks her episodes out of the park. I think she is a legitimate prospect for making splendidly dramatic, yet quietly ridiculous movies/episodes of high profile shows in the future. Everything is smooth, the performances, the angles, the editing beats. All of it works to make each episode she does freighted with importance and impart narrative changes on the show.

This has been something I've paid attention to over the last two seasons and it's cemented after seeing the ones this season.

[Nevyn]

Briar King, on 10 March 2016 - 08:08 PM, said:

Nah this show is a $ maker for Netflix and I can very easily see them doing Frank's entire 10 yrs he's allowed in office aslong as the seasons are the quality of 1,2&4.

That would get pretty bad pretty fast. They need to learn the lesson of Dexter and end it horrifically and soon.

When the whole show is brinksmanship, and you need to keep raising the stakes, and you need to keep viable long building threats, and they have to eventually become something, your show has a clock. Netflix has lots of money makers and is building more.

They probably will do many more seasons, but sooner or later that will make them suck.

A whole term for him as sitting president? As a term limited president with nothing to run for? You can have a little fun with him battling impeachment, but still.

[Terez]

I just binge-watched this whole show. It's really kind of gross. I'm not even sure I like it. I will like it more if

Spoiler

...Hammerschmidt does his thing. The title of the show gives me hope. I was hoping it would be Lucas and Janine Skorsky; I was hoping someone would find Rachel; if I get let down on Hammerschmidt too I'm going to be pissed. But I like that it's him; it's a redemption plot of sorts for his character. The level of professionalism that he brings to the job is a real contrast with everyone that came before him; he has the skepticism that good journalism requires and that's what kept him away from the story for so long, and what leads him to underestimate what Frank is capable of even now.

I can see it ending next season, easy.

[Abyss]

Season 4, episode 4.Did that just happen?

And then... And then...

...fuck.
Great show.

[Abyss]

Cannot believe that Conway is the guy from THE KILLING.

Dude cleans up good.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

I'm afraid trump has killed this show. No matter how crazy things get I feel that real life is crazier these days.

[Abyss]

Trying to watch Season 6 (post Spacey).


Failing.

It's not that Claire isn't an interesting character, or that the situation of her being President in the aftermath of Francis Underwood's presidency isn't an interesting over-plotline... but the interaction between her and Spacey was a cornerstone of this series and that's gone, and there's nothing as good to replace it.

Mark was fun as a fixer, but is boring in the VP role. I'm not buying his divided loyalties or inner conflict. I liked him better when he was an opportunistic douchebag doing other people's dirty work.

The Sheperds aren't nearly as interesting opponents as past seasons have had. The show is hamhanded with Bill's health, and Annette is too like Claire with the manipulative Ice Queen act to really stand out.


Doug is a pale shadow of past seasons' Doug.


Hammerschmidt... i swear they just put this guy on contract three seasons ago but have clue zero what to do with him except have him throw himself around and complain about the unfairness of the universe. He was useless in S4 and S5 and that hasn't changed.


The 'mystery' of what happened to Francis isn't all that mysterious or interesting and we know Spacey isn't going to show up alive or dead to explain it.


The subtlety and tension of past seasons is missing and the remainder may not be enough to hold my interest.