House of Cards Season 2
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 13 (Chapter 26)
April 5, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Hello there. Yes, you. Reading these words I have written and weighing them against your own views on House of Cards. Did you enjoy it? I certainly did.
I watched it at home, usually in my lounge (in a … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 12 (Chapter 25)
April 4, 2014 | Chris Bryant
House of Cards is cool. Kevin Spacey’s cool. The entire cast is cool and they’re dressed cool and they are given cool lines to say in cool settings. Episode 12 marks the penultimate episode of Season 2 and, as you’d … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 11 (Chapter 24)
April 2, 2014 | Chris Bryant
“You’re scared, I can tell.”
After weeks of Frank playing with his enemies, friends and neighbours, taking their pride and upending their beliefs, in Episode 11, he finally makes his move. His move, however, is the political equivalent of standing … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 10 (Chapter 23)
March 30, 2014 | Chris Bryant
If Episode 9 was Frank striking the match, this one is him holding it to the fuse. Upon realising that his and Tusk’s cold war – their mutually assured destruction – is no longer working for him, Frank decides to … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 9 (Chapter 22)
March 25, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Vice President Francis J. Underwood does not forgive and he does not forget. So when a past mistake is brought to the table, Frank looks to turn it into his favourite dish (hint: it’s best served cold). But all wars … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 8 (Chapter 21)
March 24, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Frank plants seeds. Remy plants seeds. Claire plants seeds. Episode 8 might well have been written by Alan Titchmarsh. (Research complete: It wasn’t.) Episode 8 does, however, contain seemingly few of the usual plot points: no arguments, few threats, and … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 7 (Chapter 20)
March 18, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Chapter 20 of House of Cards spends half an hour progressing pragmatically, showing the audience the depths of deception and plethora of pretence that each and every character utilizes to get what they want.
Michael Kelly’s Doug continues being a … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 6 (Chapter 19)
March 8, 2014 | Chris Bryant
“You may have all the money, Raymond, but I have all the men with guns.”
In Chapter 19, unstoppable force Frank and immovable object Tusk continue punching chunks out of each other in a God-sized tug of war, using the … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 5 (Chapter 18)
March 2, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Erotic asphyxiation. That’s the opening shot of this episode of House of Cards. Followed by the Civil War. These are the two themes that run through the heart of Chapter 18; a story of struggle, history, power and the faux … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 4 (Chapter 17)
February 27, 2014 | Chris Bryant
Even by House of Cards starndards, Chapter 17 is a cruel episode. A conniving politician of an episode.
Stuck under quarantine after a package of powder is opened in the Capitol, Frank is attempting to sway the loyalties of … Read More
