BY COLLIN BEREND
D r a m a , p o litic a l
c o r r u p tio n
and
backstabbing.
A ll are qu alities
o f “ H ouse -o f
C a r d s : , ’’ ,
th e
critica lly -a cclaim e d
N e tflix origin al series,
and a depiction o f w hat m an y o f u s seem
to believe politics to be.
“ H o u se o f C a rd s” fo llo w s a p o w e r-
h u n g r y a n d a m b itio u s D e m o c r a tic
congressm an Francis “ Frank” Underwood
(K evin Sp acey) w h o m a n ip u la te s an d
destroys anyone in h is way to power.
From season one to fou r, We w atched
h im lie, ch eat, k ill and steal h is way from
a senator to the Vice President, and th en
the President o f the U n ited States. H e is
th e staple exam ple o f a sociop ath, who
_ cares for no one and uses evéryone.
The latest season o f “ House o f C a rd s,”
released last w eek, continues w here the
la st o ne en ded w ith Fran k ru n n in g fo r
e le ctio n fo r a n o th e r fo u r -y e a r sp ot in
the W hite H ouse, and Underw ood’ s w ife,
Claire Underwood (Robin W right) set to
be h is V ice-P resid en t.
O fte n w e e x p e ct F ra n k to b rea k th e
fo u r th w a il an d t a lk d ire c tly to th e
audience, be it in a condescending manner
or providing unique words o f advice.
W e learn th a t C laire, too , breaks th e
fo u rth w a ll. A n d h e r p la n to grab th e
power h er h usban d seeks is w ritten all
over her face.
T h e tw o sp en d h a l f o f th e se a so n
continuing their fig h t against Republican
can d id ate an d go vern o r o f N ew Y o rk ,
W ill Conw ay (Joel K innam an) a veteran
w h o slo w ly go es fro m th e y o u n g an d
c h a rism a tic co n te m p o ra ry v e rsio n o f
Jo h n F. Kennedy to a candidate sufferin g
fro m PTSD.
Netflix
C o n w a y , lik e t h e U n d e r w o o d s ,
m anipulated h is w ay into popularity by
saying whatever people w anted to hear.
The strategy worked u n til Frank does
th e sam e w ith th e federal governm en t,
and does all he can w ith the presence o f
IC O , the Islam ic Caliph ate O rganization,
to in still fear and use all resources to h alt
and w in th e election.
Though it seem s to start o ff continuing
the election like before, and the idea that
as President, not m uch can be gained for
someone like Frank, but “ House o f Cards”
season five contin ues to m ake you do a
double-take, with surprises at every turn.
T h is se a so n w ill n o t en d h o w y o u
m ay th in k , and you ’ll once m ote be left
w an ting m ore.
B etw een th e w itty d ia lo g u e , cleaver
plot and the am azing cast and supporting
actors, "H ouse of Cards” is a show worthy
o f b in gin g.
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