I started watching House of Cards at the end of January. I usually, very easily watch shows very quickly and I put aside everything else to watch. I’ve learned this was a really bad habit so this school year I have tried my best to avoid starting any new shows. However, my boyfriend goes to school in California so we weren’t seeing each other and in an effort to still do things together we would call each other and decided on a show or movie to watch and then we would click play at the same time and text each other our thoughts during it and then call after to discuss. We actually started about 18 months ago when we started watching a movie but I had to go home, so we called each other to finish it individually but together. The first show in college that we did this with was You (which I already made a blog post on) and then we started House of Cards.
I was really excited to start because I had heard such good things but I also never heard anything about the plot. I had no idea what it was about. The first episode was fine, we were not convinced that it would be the next show that we would watch but we gave it another shot and the story started really coming together. There is a lot of ground to cover without me spoiling anything which I realized is a little difficult now that I’m writing it.
Basically the show is about congressman, Frank Underwood, and his wife, Claire Underwood, and their journey to gain more power through manipulation and betrayal. The show is considered to be a political thriller. It was compared somewhat to You but on a bigger scale and more important stakes as characters are leaders of the United States.
I would recommend watching, to not look it up at all online. The internet is dangerous for spoilers. One spolier is inevitable to come across because of the sexual assault scandal. Netflix is trying their best to cover it up by promoting the latest season of the show when viewing what to watch. Even the summary is centered around the sixth season. I have 2 seasons to get there but still know what happens. It is what it is.
Overall, I definitely still recommend it! I know I gave little information on the show itself but I really don’t want to spoil it for anyone. I would so far rate the show an 8/10. If you have watched the show you should leave a comment. My favorite characters are Claire Underwood, Jackie Sharp and Viktor Petrov.