House of Cards Season 4 (March 4, 2016)
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Kiroy
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I look forward to the day when more shows are released like this. My wife and I fall off of so many good shows just because meh, after a week of nothing I could really give a shit less because i'm just not thinking of it. We were just talking the other night about how better call saul is having such an awesome season but the episodes feel like they are 15 minutes a week. Killing us
Shonuff
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Shonuff
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I almost turned it off after the first seven episodes. I'm glad I didn't. They totally turned it around. In my opinion, the second half of season 4 redeems all of s3.
spronk
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Enjoyable 10 episodes especially with all the political intrigue stuff and the various storylines, the show went completely off the rails though with redneck ISIS. Yeah, that's a thing that is gonna happen. The Underwood's declaring war on America is conceptually interesting but it really shouldn't change a damn thing, especially when everyone starts coming out of the weeds to shit all over them.
Still, miles ahead of season 3 in quality and writing and I don't feel like I wasted 12 hours watching this season, at least. The open convention stuff was great although you have that thing in the back of your head going "well... shit, real life politics this year with Sanders, Trump, and Cruz is far more interesting than this TV show."
Still, miles ahead of season 3 in quality and writing and I don't feel like I wasted 12 hours watching this season, at least. The open convention stuff was great although you have that thing in the back of your head going "well... shit, real life politics this year with Sanders, Trump, and Cruz is far more interesting than this TV show."
Better than S3 and yet I think I could recommend people to skip S3 entirely, just the only thing they missed was 'Claire being a bitch' and that's about it.
Alex
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I'm still a few episodes shy of completing the season but S4 has been great. It really brings back old House of Cards with "plots within plots within plots within plots" of just masterful orchestration by Frank and equally good orchestration by other political members. They must have really heard the fan outrage over S3 being a ton of high school bullshit drama no one cares about because they've completely removed that aspect outside of a bit in the start.
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felt this season wasted a perfectly good ending.
the assassination attempt by Lucas once he got out of prison. idk with last season all meh and this season being slightly better but starting to get ridiculous, it seems like the house of cards are about to collapse, less the show strain credibility. I figure that this season could of got by without the assassination attempt, have Frank/Claire go next season and win the election, and at the end of the season have the show end with frank's assassination by lucas and Claire taking over as president. most good shows run about 5 seasons before they get lost and this show really I don't feel can manage beyond 5, with all the shit coming out of the woodwork.
He's alienated all of his allies, all of his secrets have been exposed. The show really can only end with his impeachment or his assassination, and impeachment was what he used to replace Walker so I don't see it going that way. It just seems like they set one of those things to happen this season, and are just going to handwave it all away with #terrorism? no. And they already wasted the assassination opportunity. So episode 1 of season 5 should begin with his impeachment and that's also the series finale?
He's alienated all of his allies, all of his secrets have been exposed. The show really can only end with his impeachment or his assassination, and impeachment was what he used to replace Walker so I don't see it going that way. It just seems like they set one of those things to happen this season, and are just going to handwave it all away with #terrorism? no. And they already wasted the assassination opportunity. So episode 1 of season 5 should begin with his impeachment and that's also the series finale?
DickTrickle
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Spoilers should probably be allowable at this point. I kind of hate having all the episodes available at once because it really does kill the conversation around the show that can happen. I actually like reading feedback after each episode.
Enzee
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Yea.. I'm torn on that as well. I want to check these threads as I'm watching through the season, but afraid someone will be discussing an episode past where I am.
I don't remember who, but another show did an odd online release where it was first 3 episodes right away, then one each week. I'd like to see something like that, first 3 right away, but every 2 days after another episode comes out. Gives a day or so of discussion time, but still comes out very quick.
I don't remember who, but another show did an odd online release where it was first 3 episodes right away, then one each week. I'd like to see something like that, first 3 right away, but every 2 days after another episode comes out. Gives a day or so of discussion time, but still comes out very quick.
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Tuco
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First episode sucked donkey dicks. Yeah, like I want to watch the POTUS chasing his wife all around like a bitch while she acts retarded in front of a congresswoman and then cries about cancer. That's exactly how I want to spend my time. This episode had about as much political intrigue as Everybody Loves Raymond.
Shonuff
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Cantatus
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Claire was my biggest gripe with season 3, and she continued to be a gripe of mine for the first few episodes of season 4. But there's a big turning point in the middle of the season where she regains her competency and becomes just as cutthroat and domineering as she was in the early seasons. In my opinion, towards the end of season the writers made up for what they did to her in season 3 and, thankfully, it doesn't look like we'll be seeing whiny, inept Claire return any time soon.