Genre: TV / Thriller
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly
Number of Seasons: 6
When this show
starts, Frank Underwood, played brilliantly by Kevin Spacey, is a democratic
congressman who is power hungry and devious enough to do anything to achieve
his goals. When he is passed over as Secretary of State, Frank devises a plan,
with his wife Claire Underwood by his side, that will eventually lead them to
the White House. Claire, using her husband’s connections for her own agenda at
the same time.
I loved the early
seasons of this show. At that point, it was five stars for me. By season 5, it
started losing steam. Season 6 was the straw that broke the camel’s back. By
then, Spacey had been fired due to the sexual misconduct accusations laid
against him (accusations that would later be dropped).
Though Robin Wright offered
the best acting performance of her career as Claire Underwood, she could not
carry the load of that last season by herself. The whole thing felt rushed together.
The plot made no sense, the characters became caricatures of themselves and the
acting performances suffered. Even that breaking of the fourth thing, that felt
so fresh and interesting in the first seasons, was driven into the ground to
the point of becoming a creepy farce. When I finally reached the last scene, it
was a mixed feeling: I was disappointing by the product, but glad it was
finally over.
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