House of Cards - Season 2

[Dan]

The second season is streaming now. How many of you will binge through the whole season this weekend? I haven't started yet but will later this afternoon.

Use spoiler tags if you feel the need to discuss things that happen during the show.

[360]

Thanks for reminding me, good sir. I slept on season 1, then watched and was ashamed for ignoring it.

[Yohan]

Show was good but not the kind of great I was hoping for. I'm planning on watching this season two episodes a week.

It's sad they killed off the best character from the first season.

[Kid That's Lifeless]

It's sad they killed off the best character from the first season.

This, but Stamper's still around and he seems like a trill individual.

I'll probably watch a lot of it tomorrow.

[Philaflava]

the entire season 2 is available?

[Dan]

the entire season 2 is available?

Yes!

[the dead poet]

so first season was good?

Never watched because I could've sworn someone told me it wasn't that great.

[blastmaster]

Oh man. Work from home day just got a lot less productive.

[Joe Pesci]

First episode

[None]

How many times does Spacey do a folksy aside to the camera this season?

[Blockhead]

First episode

Word. That's all I've watched and…that was an unexpected turn.

[blastmaster]

Holy shit!

[Dan]

If you watched the British version that turn was kind of expected.

Frances throws her off the roof of a building.

I'm 3 episodes in on the new season.

[360]

I now need to watch the original version of this series

[Kid That's Lifeless]

She sucked and I'm glad she's dead, but the eye candy on the show just took a massive hit. Russo's goofy eyed lady just moved to the pole position and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

[Philaflava]

6 eps deep so far. 1st ep like everyone said is then we get some dips but overall pretty good.

You knew he was going to push her about 5 minutes before it happened.

[seagrams hotsauce]

Shit's cool so far, but could they possibly cast any more 30-40 year old brunette white women?

[alpha]

Started the first season last night. I'm in after the first two eps

[Dan]

Watched 3 more today, I'm up to chapter 20 now.

Not really a spoiler, just an observation from watching chapter 19.

Underwood got his pitching technique from Kenny Powers.

[Philaflava]

^ seriously it was embarrassing watching him do that. most unbelievable thing this show has ever done and there has been a lot.

[zappy]

If you watched the British version that turn was kind of expected.

Frances throws her off the roof of a building.

I'm 3 episodes in on the new season.

yeah at least she didnt yell DADDYYYYYYYY when he threw her in front of the train

[wizeguy]

Not a fan of the first episode. Thought it was way too ridiculous. Episode 5 with the Chinese guy on the other hand might be my favourite episode they've done.

[PopeyeJones]

Six episodes in on S02. This is a really good shitty show. Like Dexter in its heyday.

[Philaflava]

Corey Stoll is severely missed in season 2.

[PopeyeJones]

^^^ sure is. Best actor on the show. Dude was even great in the overall shitty and short lived Law & Order: LA.

The craziest part to me is how quickly they burn through plot on this show. It makes sense for a network show that's under threat of cancelation, but not for a Netflix original. I guess Homeland is the same way and is on Showtime, but still bizarre.

You have the Vice President of the United States kill a reporter with his bare hands in public in the 14th episode?,where the fuck do you go from there?

[Philaflava]

Please watch the spoilers. I agree though, everything is a race, pun. Race to make it. Race to the plot. Race to binge watch.

[PopeyeJones]

^^^^

[ThaJim2]

so first season was good?

Never watched because I could've sworn someone told me it wasn't that great.

Scandals does this show better and is more entertaining. House of Cards is basically Scandals but with a whole "this show is important" layer on top of it but that layer has no depth at all.

[None]

so first season was good?

Never watched because I could've sworn someone told me it wasn't that great.

Scandals does this show better and is more entertaining. House of Cards is basically Scandals but with a whole "this show is important" layer on top of it but that layer has no depth at all.

*stares at the camera* Now what whee have here is an ant that fancies himself a dog and now we must teach him a lesson about ambition. Grasshoppers.

[seagrams hotsauce]

This is not very good. Franks wheeling and dealing is kind of one note, there's some inconsistent characterization, and one subplot was so dumb/bad/tonally jarring that I wish it was dropped altogether. Not terrible, but I doubt I'll be coming back for S3.