House of Cards

[JB!]

Just started this, upto S1 C10 already, its addictive, Spacey is genius in this role!

[LHRFlightman]

Due to some unplanned leave, I've just got into this. Loved it.

I say loved it as I've watched all three series in 9 days.

[Butter Face]

Season 4 is upon us.

I've watched the first 4, top quality as always.

[anonymous-user]

I'm not sure, I always loved the climbing the ladder bit, fighting his corner is not as much fun, only watched 2 but still better than the last season.

[hornetrider]

It's going to be a bingey weekend

Just settling down to S4E1 now, god I love the title music. Just sets the tone perfectly. Its pretty much the only show I bingewatch where I will let the opening credits play each and every time.

[anonymous-user]

Eat my words, good stuff, has a touch of sopranos about it. lot of plates spinning.

Edited by The Spruce goose on Saturday 5th March 12:56

[CaptainSlow]

I've done the first four...much better when Netflix release the complete season in one go.

So far as good as ever.

[basherX]

hornetrider said:

Just settling down to S4E1 now, god I love the title music. Just sets the tone perfectly. Its pretty much the only show I bingewatch where I will let the opening credits play each and every time.

Haha- me too. Seems to make the most of my sound bar- I love it. Currently sick....and on episode 5. Loving it so far...a return to form after a weak (all things relative) season 3

[jammy_basturd]

Someone remind me who the guy who has got out of prison is?

[Motorsport_is_Expensive]

jammy_basturd said:

Someone remind me who the guy who has got out of prison is?

Ex journalist, mates with Kate Mara's character. Investigated Frank in the earlier seasons and was put away to keep him quiet.

[anonymous-user]

watched the whole lot, great stuff set up for the next season.

Motherfker mr president

[a311]

I really dislike Claire Underwood. They're both deviants but much like Tony Soprano you can't help but root for Frank.....

[basherX]

a311 said:

I really dislike Claire Underwood. They're both deviants but much like Tony Soprano you can't help but root for Frank.....

They've taken the Lady Macbeth thing far too seriously. At least Frank is a cut and dried antihero. Claire's just a malevolent pain in the arse.

[BlackLabel]

The Spruce goose said:

watched the whole lot, great stuff set up for the next season.

Motherfker mr president

Why did he suddenly turn against Frank? Was it just because he was asked to make some bbq ribs lol?

[Motorsport_is_Expensive]

BlackLabel said:

The Spruce goose said:

watched the whole lot, great stuff set up for the next season.

Motherfker mr president

Why did he suddenly turn against Frank? Was it just because he was asked to make some bbq ribs lol?

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! (maybe? Not really but still)

Because he was presumed always to be the lowly chef. And it's indicative of the casual racism still prevalent even today, whilst Middle Class White Men applaud themselves for solving racism but only when (in this case) black people conform to racial stereotypes.

Frank may not be overly racist, he may not be stringing people up from trees as his Dad did back in the day, but he's certainly a mother fker.

[Foliage]

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

BlackLabel said:

The Spruce goose said:

watched the whole lot, great stuff set up for the next season.

Motherfker mr president

Why did he suddenly turn against Frank? Was it just because he was asked to make some bbq ribs lol?

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! (maybe? Not really but still)

Because he was presumed always to be the lowly chef. And it's indicative of the casual racism still prevalent even today, whilst Middle Class White Men applaud themselves for solving racism but only when (in this case) black people conform to racial stereotypes.

Frank may not be overly racist, he may not be stringing people up from trees as his Dad did back in the day, but he's certainly a mother fker.

Yep racism is prevalent in the US.

Ive seen all 13, I didn't like season 3 but season 4 makes it make sense.

I don't think he ever liked frank, frank had originally offered him a job in the kitchen, frank doesn't care about him he just wanted dem ribs. Massive hints at the racism the system has all the way through the series

Edited by Foliage on Monday 7th March 10:58

[MiniMan64]

We've binge watched ep1-7 this weekend and it's epic, so much better than Series 3.

We've had to self-embargo ourselves from watching anymore until next weekend or else we'll never get anything else done!

[xjay1337]

a311 said:

I really dislike Claire Underwood. They're both deviants but much like Tony Soprano you can't help but root for Frank.....

I forgot what episode I'm on but it's a couple after Claire ruins the accord between Russia and the US after the gay guy hangs himself in the cell in Russia

She has that air of arrogance about her, she pretends to be nice but she is actually very calculated and quite selfish.

Can't wait to watch more! :-)

[Motorsport_is_Expensive]

Foliage said:

Motorsport_is_Expensive said:

BlackLabel said:

The Spruce goose said:

watched the whole lot, great stuff set up for the next season.

Motherfker mr president

Why did he suddenly turn against Frank? Was it just because he was asked to make some bbq ribs lol?

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! (maybe? Not really but still)

Because he was presumed always to be the lowly chef. And it's indicative of the casual racism still prevalent even today, whilst Middle Class White Men applaud themselves for solving racism but only when (in this case) black people conform to racial stereotypes.

Frank may not be overly racist, he may not be stringing people up from trees as his Dad did back in the day, but he's certainly a mother fker.

Yep racism is prevalent in the US.

Ive seen all 13, I didn't like season 3 but season 4 makes it make sense.

I don't think he ever liked frank, frank had originally offered him a job in the kitchen, frank doesn't care about him he just wanted dem ribs. Massive hints at the racism the system has all the way through the series

Edited by Foliage on Monday 7th March 10:58

Exactly. He enjoyed the veneer of working class attitude but, as we find out in four, the rib place has long since closed. Keeping Freddy on satisfies Franks vanity.

[P-Jay]

Freddy has got a lot of reasons to dislike Frank, on the face of it they're friends, but it's only one-way, it's hard to be friends when they've never been equal, plus Frank is at least partly responsible for Freddy losing his business and his son being locked up.