OK, finished literally binge- watching H of C last night. Very interesting season in a lot of different ways, and kudos to whoever writes / produces / directs (several episodes directed by Robin Wright I happened to notice).
First of all, great job of 'pulling the fat out of the fire' and working with a plot that was basically toast a season or two ago. As I said, they got me to binge watch it so it was good enough to not walk away from the last 4 or 5 episodes.
Second, it the plot would have ludicrous aspects to it except for the fact that the entire American political scene is ludicrous is real life. Normally, large parts of the plot would be simply ridiculous but they seem far less so now that reality is simply ridiculous.....
Overall, I would give it a B+ or maybe even an A- but as I said, they managed to sink the hook into my cheek so I guess they deserve a higher grade. Very few TV series I cannot walk away from at any point (with the idea of going back and finishing perhaps but just not a slave to the TV or the series).
As usual, the acting, production standards and general presentation is first class.... still. Of course it does star Keven Spacey an infinitely watchable actor (and I ain't even a little bit..... er, ..... you know....., uhm...... Spacey have to impress me from ALL the way across the Kinsey scale). And let's face it, it would be at least even money on Keyser Söze facing off against William Munny (two of my all- time favorite actors, in two of my all- time favorite movies BTW).
Finally, after all is said and done, and we are now three years beyond the end of the original plot and entire basis of the series, they left room for a sixth season and I have to say..... I will grab at least the first few episodes to see if there is anything worth watching or not, without any certainty that the series is really 'toast'.
Brian (pleasantly surprised at H of C S5)
House of Cards season 5 has been released today. I think Kirby might be doing a little binge watching......
The first two seasons were excellent IMO. The last two were good but have fallen off a bit, though that is probably to be expected for all series, at least those with so many episodes.
Brian