House of Cards | Season 5 Review
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Great Claire Underwood cosplay!
+vanomxxx thanks so much, channeling my inner bitch haha
i was so pissed off at d underwoods when they asked doug to take the blame, they had one loyal soldier and essentially asked him to drink poison, it was so frustrating, but as the man said, it's hard to stay angry at frank
+Ansh Bhatia that was heartbreaking hey, I understand why they had to do it but they definitely took advantage of his loyalty
But then somehow Doug's taking it as like the sin from killing Rachel. When Doug revealed to Leann that he killed Zoe and why he killed Zoe, the story is more relevant to Rachel's involvement.
Was it that big of an ask through when Frank clearly says both him and Doug as supposed to be pardoned?
Did you miss that Doug was in on it from the beginning? He was the one delivering birthday cards to Hammerschmidt on Frank's behalf. That "drink the poison" scene was to keep Claire out of the loop until the end.
does anyone have a theory as to why doug is so loyal in the first place i rewatched the season where doug started drinking again and it was weird how he was doing everything to get back in the folds of the underwoods and it was clear frank didn't want anything to do with him but his silence and doug could tell and still fought his way back in does frank have dirt on him that I've missed?
I thought this season was incredibly inconsistent. It had so many great moments, but they were just sprinkled throughout a bunch of unnecessary and boring stories. Tom Yates just ruined every episode he was in, Hammerschmidt isn't even a likable good guy because he's such a pompous jerk, which made the amazing moments in the series that much better because the other plot points were just so disinteresting.
+justinC2421 yeah I see what ya mean, definitely a lot of filler story bits but the finale kind of made up for it for me
justinC2421 I have always disliked Claire and Tom's relationship. I don't really know why I just never felt it
You tell me you didn´t like his wannabe edgy philosopher attitude and his best quote "twilight active" and Claire talking about what he does in his sleep? Yeah me too.
I liked the scene at the end of the regular election when Hammerschmidt already was celebrating his victory in his mind and was then all like "How does he do this?"
justinC2421 Tom Yates acting is so bad in comparison of everyone else on the show it makes every scene with him cringe worthy . Oh well problem solved
I think Hammerschmidt was written to give us that exact impression on him. He knows the truth and is fighting for it, to uncover to everyone a dangerous president and yet to us, he has a bad image. It's like how politicians antagonize the media.
Finally they killed off Tom Yates!
Those scenes make the series even slower than it already is.
greentealatte I really couldn't stand Tom, I felt like I wanted to slap his stupid face and puppy eyes every time he popped on my screen.
this season was the start of the house of cards falling down and next season it will crash down
+Bob Chillison yeah it has to, I sense that too
No you so wrong it's getting much better, season 5 was way better than 4 every episode was interesting.
I think he meant 'house of cards' in a metaphorical sense of the word LOOL, not the actual series
I think the house of cards began to collapse around season 3.
Don't get me wrong, liked this season and love the series. It's excellent television. But this season was by far the weakest. It had the most to offer in terms of drama and plot twists, but it was so all over the place with way too much going on, shit being way too difficult to follow, and the Underwoods throughout were so naive in who they trusted with information. They kept just telling people shit that they didn't need to and it was so obvious that it would come back to bite them. Also, the entire season was basically, "Frank is in trouble, frank figures a way out of trouble by getting himself into more trouble" and repeat. I feel as if they made this season just to extend the life of the show instead of following the natural conclusion the story was following. I feel as if this season should have been the last. Even though I absolutely love the show and this season was GOOD, it wasn't up to the normal standard that we've come to expect.
I think usher is waiving at Conway saying the biggest fuck you
+Bob Chillison haha that's actually awesome if that's the case
Mark Usher is my favourite new character.
+Reece Lingard yeah he's pretty great, kind of an Underwood in the making
Reece Lingard nah usher is an asshole
I think that's what the writers were going for. a new frank.
lets not forget when he breaks 4th wall in inauguration scene, and then asks to be vice president (kinda says if u wont make me a vp im gonna tell everyone what u did in my house) , reminds so much of frank. probably season 6 will be about claire realising that she cannot trust anyone and is surrounded by enemies. in the last episode she gets so easily manipulated to declaring war and in the end i think she realises it and thats what that 4th wall break means. i cant wait for next season, i truly feel like something is missing in me after i watched finale
was it ? yates was killed in mark´s house xD every prove is there xD
I thought this was by far the weakest season.
The ending of Frank resigning didn't make sense for his character.
Tom Yates was entirely pointless to the point I'm shocked he didn't die sooner.
It just began to repeat earlier seasons storylines (Claire and Frank have a marriage problem, the God damn election)
The promise of last season with a country at war was never fullied. instead we have to wait for ANOTHER season for a war.
Hammerschmit didn't do anything until the back quarter of the season and still it felt like all he did was pointless.
They didn't explore any of the ideas they hinted at with Frank's character (Frank losing Corbin which I felt was a big deal for him, and Frank slowly going mad with power)
And most of the season was just filler. Just every one waiting around for results and not really any cool manipulation movies.
This season sucked. It was far worse than season 3. I'm surprised people like it as much but hey to each their own.
I disagree with Matt Rodgers' assertion that rank Underwood had "no power" at the end of this season. Ex-presidents have a LOT of power. The first George Bush got his son elected president. Bill Clinton exerted a lot of influence for years after leaving office.
+Julian McQueen which was his original idea but Claire kicked him out of the Whitehouse with no pardon and he won't have much power from prison
Matthew Rogers - Oh, I think any suggestion that Frank Underwood is going to prison is just puritanical wishful thinking, my friend. Claire will eventually pardon him. But she's learned the Jerry Ford lesson - namely, you don't make a pardon your first act as an unelected President.
Logic check: You're calling it 'wishful' thinking that Frank goes to jail by people that don't want him to go to jail.
This season was all about how bitter politics and holding power can be. Interested to see how Claire's role plays out.
Claire is gonna crawl back to Frank once she realises how outnumbered she is. How Frank reacts is gonna be interesting
Frank talked to Walker about how presidents act while and while not in power. I believe Walker did do good, but he never did enough. Frank will make a name for himself by possibly ruining the Underwood name, and also making the American people better at understanding who wants what. This season was inconsistent because it was all part of a plan of Frank's, and he had to have had a plan B if Claire would deny pardoning him after the whole plan got done. Frank still has skills, friends, and supporters
Season 6 is going to spell the end for the underwoods i think. I don't think LeAnn is dead either, we only saw a car wreck no body
Well. Wouldn't surprise me if they just left it there and didn't bring up LeAnn ever again.
+Any suggestions for a name yeah I'm sensing a tone of "the end" for the underwoods as much as I hate to say it
This is the government. Pretty sure she is dead. No one was on the road but them. More then sure they made her crash. Then if she wasn't dead. Injected something in her to finish the job. No one really ever truly escapes on this show.
That only happens in fiction novels and movies. Being if the gov wants you dead. Best believe your numbers are up.
Mind Yours RIP Seth Rich
S.S.A. you make really good points. That push was absolutely crazy because it wasn't from a high enough height to be sure to kill her and then what, after she talks he goes down for attempted murder? Stupid ass writing filled with nonsense and plot holes.
Oomph, Frank without power? S6 will be interesting. Thanks for the great video!
+Davis Burke I know right I can't imagine what s6 will be like!
Matthew, he did say something about being a private contractor, so that'll be interesting.
I feel the Season 5 was all over the place. The high point being the first episode with Frank's speech to the Congress from where the season went to being dull, confusing and full of plot holes. During the speech which set a tone in the first episode where he says "I will not yield", I thought wow, this can only get better from here. On the contrary, Frank is seldom incharge of the situation as he should have been, and was during S1 & S2.
The season never peaked for me after Episode 1. Not to mention the Elysian fields and the political quagmire was an unencessity. Mark Usher is a convenient character introduced to explain plot twists and plot holes. The only other non-dull moment is Frank waiving his executive privilege and speaking out in front of the committee - and that comes in at E12 or 13. And in the last episode, I am left wondering, was all this really required to make Claire the President, which he could have done sooner without the uninteresting scheming and mess involved.
TBH, Kevin Spacey aka Frank Underwood, was and had been the strong point of this series - specially with him breaking the 4th wall - all along till S4(even though he was less so in S4). Sadly, the directors/writers just chose to keep him on the sidelines in S5.
yea i loved house of cards but this season was pretty blan, i think even season 3 was better, at least it was entertaining.
TyrannosaurHex Agreed, Frank's the best part of the show, especially a powerful Frank, and he was never established as POTUS, and he'll be even more diminished next season as a resigned former POTUS. The focus will shift to Claire, who I like, but not nearly as much as Frank. No need for all of the self-sabotage just to make Claire Pres.
" was all this really required to make Claire the President, which he could have done sooner without the uninteresting scheming and mess involved. "
Spoilers..
exactly what I was thinking. It's absolutely crazy that he'd feed hammersmidt clues implicating himself and/or doug in a MURDER to get out of being president when there was already that thing about election tampering or he could have just resigned. Such stupid and unrealistic plot writing.
I think it's kind of funny that they had Frank give a speech in the literal first scene of the season in which he utters "I will not yield," and by the end of the season... he yields.
The most consistent thing about the Underwoods is that you really never know what's under the wood...
The best thing about this season imo, is how they set up season 6. Will be incredibly interesting
+El Hermano next season's gonna be a different one for sure!
The most chilling moments were when Claire talked to the camera, and when Frank said "If she doesn't pardon me, I'll kill her."
+Amy Liu agreed! Amazing moments!
Amy Liu he ment it too. he has dirt on her. he wanted her squeaky clean so if need be he can bring down her Administration with one scandal. since he is fucked at this point he isnt going down alone
I don't think they'll just get rid of Frank but they'll slowly give him less importance in advancing the plot until we get episodes he's not even in
After the end of season 4 I was so pumped to see more, only to find that fifth season is way lower than where the expectations were. I am not sure if it was the purpose, but all the perfectly planned steps Frank was taking in the previous seasons were suddenly gone. There was simply nothing the main couple would be chasing, no position, no main goal they wanted to achieve. The season reminded me of a dog chasing cars when the dog is finally able to catch one and suddenly without any idea what to do with it. I was hoping that after fourth season Frank will somehow want to slowly turn into an unlimmited dictator who rose up from terror and chaos made by ICO and unstable and shady situation in the USA, but all we got was an old man who lost his footing and kept pushing harder to stumble more... Not a way to go for season six I hope
The first four episodes seemed like it had a direction to where the season was going. But, after that they seemed like they tried to go in a total different direction. Also, it looked like after season 4 they filmed the first four episodes then came back to film the rest of the season. Maybe that explains why the story was all over the place after episode 4.
+TyRanT SoLDieR yeah I agree it's kind of like 2 seasons in 1, you can tell there must have been a while between filming even just from the length of Claire's hair
Am I the only one who wants Cashew to be President and break the 4th wall?
+Blunderwood Cashew?
Gavin's little guinea pig! I think he ended up giving him to Lisa so she might have sold him for heroin.
+Blunderwood let's get Gavin's guinea pig a Netflix original
Except we all know that he's pulling the strings.
Blunderwood your name 😂
Mark Usher the turtleneck dude
Glad they took down Conway. Usher is about to get dangerous. Claire is a liability. Mad they tried to get Doug to take the fall. I'm still behind Frank. He's the chess master but he wasn't expecting Claire to turn on him.
I really hope they keep Jane Davis on for season 6 I think she brings a new element to the show that we have not seen before.
+Will Ashwell I agree a sort of quirky personality to an otherwise serious cast, they'll have to at least include her a little bit because she's crucial to the story now
It seems like the last two storylines of the show have taken a Season and a Half to play out. S4 saw the climax of the S3 storyline and the launch of the S5 storyline. That's why this season was so steady because it covered the 2nd and 3rd Act. This season proved that nothing can destroy the Underwoods except the Underwoods. I am extremely hopeful that S6 will see a final clash between the two that will bring this House of Cards they've built tumbling down in true Shakespearean power.
*Shakespearian style.
i just found this season so disappointing and unsatisfying. The thing that makes me like Frank is that he outsmarts everybody to get what he wants and that leads to you being surprised. An example of this is was the opening scene of the season. this season was a very frustrating watch.
Frank is much more professional than Claire. She seems cold to everyone but deep inside she has feelings. Frank is the exact opposite. Frank is made for this sort of stuff
+geronimo "Never Regret"
Honestly at first sight i thought that Claire has turn on Frank, but after thinking on it a while, that cannot be true. I think that the way she didn't pardon Frank is so right, cause she just announced war(which is a big risk for her presidency), so she couldn't pardon him cause the media, the House and the Senate would suddenly attack her. As she said before, she'll do that in a right time and place(or at least I hope so).
Anyway, in my opinion, this is the best season of the show so far.
Can't wait to see how all will develop in season 6.
Does anyone else not feel 100% confident in frank saying he planned the whole thing and made Claire president? What was the deal that frank made with Jane? Maybe he didn't actually plan everything and Jane gave him the idea to resign and promised to tell him everything Claire does and perhaps to plant ideas in her head from frank?
I don't think there is a real chance of getting Frank jailed. It turned out that Hammerschmidt hat most of his information from Frank, so progressing will be much harder for him and Frank also managed to shut down the investigation committee. Claire wont reveal his secrets either for her own interest and doug ist just completely loyal.
Questions for Season 6:
- Will Clare pardon Frank?
- Will Clare divorce Frank?
- Will Doug tell all to the House Committee?
- Will Clare be impeached? And if so will VP Usher pardon her?
- Will Cathy Durrant wake up? If so will she remember what happened and give evidence against Frank?
- Did Leanne survive the car crash? If so will she talk?
Irish Druid NO NO NO nO No nO NO
don't be shy tell us what you really believe
Are we sure Leann is dead? Frank sort of checked out of her "movie" before actually seeing her death scene.
Frank told us if he wasn't pardoned that he would kill Claire and doesn't he have Tom's body literally on ice? Plus, he went out of his way to have all of his White House connections eliminated by Usher; so I think Claire is potentially more vulnerable than she might think.
I worry about the pardon looming over his head (and Doug being ham-stringed by an ankle monitor) but I expect Frank to make a makeshift cabinet and start waging war outside the White House next season.
I think you forgot that in season 1, when they had the dedication to the library named after Francis Underwood, he and his classmates got drunk in the old library and we saw him and Tim kind of introduce the homosexuality edge to their relationship. I was glad they brought that back in the 5th season.
+Vonnie C yeah I'm now realising this, super glad they touched more on it here!
Is it just me that understand Claire's side on this situation?
I kind of don't know what's the writer's position; after I watching this season, Claire made me really started to think maybe we shouldn't have a woman for president...
Two comments: I don't think you mentioned Seth, the press secretary. Shortly after killing Tom with a drink laced w poison, and before LeaAnn dies, Claire asks Seth if he wants to have a drink with her. So does she poison him too? Second, I agree w the comment below that I thought the end was too rushed and overly crammed with drama. Part of what makes HOC great is it's pace and ability for proper multiple pilot developments. The end missed that mark.
+Terry Weiss I highly doubt she poisoned Seth as that would get her no where, him resigning was enough for her I reckon, and yeah have to agree with you on the pacing the first half of the season took it easy and the last half crammed everything in
Frank was so stupid this season. Why did he talk to Walker? why did he resign? I feel like Claire's decision finally makes sense.
geronimo it was his plan...frank made to many enemies in his march to the white house. he was going to go work private company but really run Claire office...but that bitch crossed him
I was kinda disappointed during the first episodes, after the first episode of the season, because it felt a little bit boring, but then from episode 7 o 8 till the end shit got real. I found myself rooting for Claire actually, and kinda beginning to hate Frank a little bit
This season turns it from political drama to a drama!Not a big fan of it!
I was so annoyed that Le-Anne was killed off so sloppily. There are so many plot holes. This season wasn't season 3 level disastrous, and yes it had some great moments, but also so many terrible pointless ones. It annoys me how so many characters are introduced and then suddenly moved aside and never discussed again, or given some off screen death or something. Similarly with GoT, these shows forgot what made them so good. Franks thirst for power and his way to get it. The whole idea that he sabotages his own downfall just felt like it was a way to explain all the plotholes, like "oh, Frank did it". Not sure why, but he did it. Glad Tom was FINALLY killed off, but hey kept him around for way too long. When they had such a good character like Le-Anne and they give her such an unsatisfying death. Overall a pretty disappointing season. I liked the Conway plot and liked his downfall and the whole election scenario - I watch this show for politics. But knowing HoC they'll never ever ever mention him or his plot again.
+tommo91 Frank's grand scheme definitely felt more of a cop out than a genius plan, have to agree with you there but the good moments still made up for it for me
Anybody notice when Usher waved to the camera? (4th wall) just like the first episode of HoC when Frank did so at Walkers inaugural address. Thus most likely foreshadowing what Frank did and Usher will become the president and manipulate Claire.
+Pete Gaglio I like Usher but I would hate an Usher administration to take over the Underwoods
Absolutely didn't like this season, I like your channel though!
+MrBlodhund wow really? Glad you like the vids though thanks so much!
Blasphemy
My biggest complaint with Season 5 is I found it extremely hard to keep up with who was double-crossing whom :) Other than that, it was really enjoyable.
This was great. I don't normally subscribe to new people but I did with you. Great clear communication. Looking forward to what else you upload.
+Jacob Jarvis you have no idea how much that means I really appreciate your kind words, so happy to have you onboard!
They should have focused on creating the terror like they said they would instead of spending so much time wrapping up that damn election. That's what I got hyped up for at the end of last season. A clash of Titans between Frank and Kasparov would have been much more interesting than seeing Frank just waiting for things to happen. Frank is what made the show great in the first place, it's a shame they didn't stick to their guns.
Fantastic review! Do you think the events of Season 5 were all part of Frank's plan? Or did he just say this in a desperate attempt to seem in control of the situation?
+Philip Cultures I honestly do, in previous seasons he's never ceased to amaze us with what he's capable of in the most unexpected ways but we will never know I guess
Philip Cultures I think he lied. For the first time I didn't buy his excuse.
it makes no sense, none of it makes any sense
@Matthew Rodgers DUDE YOU GET ME !! LOL why was it everytime you said something I was like "that's exactly what I was thinking" or "hell yea that's what I'm saying" haha !! I definitely LOVED this video and I definitely subscribed!!
+Kenny Cuevas haha you made my day thanks so much, I'm glad there's someone that shares my thoughts haha great to have you onboard!!
By episode 3 I seemed to turn completely against the Underwoods and I saw myself rooting for Conway, Hammershmidt, etc. I do find this interesting because if you think about it, in this season it is more clear than in any other that they are the antagonists.
I completely agree with you, Tom Yates was insufferable and his monotone did not help with the boring scenes. I'm pretty satisfied with what the writers did with his character.
Great job of explaining this season cause I zoned out & missed a lot! But who’s blue car was that that was flipped over on the last episode?
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed, it was Leanne’s car, apparently she’s dead but we don’t know for sure.
Conway Falls and Jane rises
Wow 155K views for Season 4 Recap ? Good for you. I was one of your first subscribers so feeling very happy for your progress! :)
+George Clooney thanks so much, I remember that username easily haha you're definitely one of my OG's haha
Good memory :) By the way, I live in Australia :P Hope you get big enough to do a meetup!
Are you on reddit? They seem to hate Season 5. It has some low moments but overall a good season. Hope you do other seasons recaps and episodes breakdown reviews.
And of course, hope your channel gathers enough attention that it motivates you to review other shows as well :)
Hope you're not freezing in this Australian winter right now! Good luck!
+George Clooney I am freezing cold right now thanks for asking haha I would love to eventually do meet ups that's a dream of mine, I liked season 5, sometimes I like to avoid other reviews in case they influence me to hate it too haha it had it's good and bad moments I must admit but the good way outweigh the bad, I appreciate your support so much and watch this space for more TV shows coming soon!
I love Claire!!!
+King's Queen me too, she's an evil Queen but that ain't a bad thing!
You missed frank saying that if Claire didn't pardon him, he'd kill her. I'm not sure if he was being genuine, but I wouldn't take that warning lightly.
+SherIock Holmes very true, I wouldn't put it past Frank to kill someone stripping power away from him, he's killed people for a lot less
Season 6 will be open season between Frank and Claire.
Shiiit Usher became my 2nd fav character after Doug.
So many plot twists! can't believe aidan and LeAnn were killed.
+Mandy Olsen yeah and I actually didn't mind Leanne as a character despite her few downfalls
Doug and Frank planned everything... The scene where Claire and Frank asked him to assume the guilty is a fake to keep Claire behind...
+CapoaTTore Interesting thought 🤔
I really liked your review and I agree on pretty much everything you said about the season. I especially love how they developed the interaction with the camera and Im exited what Frank is going to do now. I always thought he needed politics. There is just one thing in your video I was confused about. As far as I remember Franks former lover appeared on one episode in season one, as the library is named after him. I dont know if this was mentioned in other comments, I hope not. But thanks for this amazing review!
+Lilli R. Thanks so much for your kind words, after filming this I realised that we already new Tim from earlier season and I just didn't put 2 and 2 together haha thanks for the pickup!
Frank resigning the presidency while he can shut down the committee by threatening Romero, Claire murdering Tom Yates in Marks's house and many other stupid scenarios.
I absolutely didn't like this season it's not a real life scenario, it's like everyone's blind and Frank is the only one seeing the truth as it is.
Tbh I was watching ep11 late at night in the dark by myself and when Claire addressed us I was extremely creeped out.
+NoVa omg YESS there's something very eerie about her fourth wall breaks, most people hate it but I love it!
I think Claire, Usher and Davis will make a badass trio in season 6
+Joachim Bauer the unholy trinity haha
Spoiler Alert:
I loved the season, it needed some fixing.
I didn't like what they did with the election. I thought it was interesting, but that 2 month later crap was a bit "wtf". I also wish it was a bit more realistic with that electoral map.. I mean don't get me wrong it was pretty accurate, but he lost Colorado, his home state, and Arizona. The more Democratic bastion in the west.
I loved Conway's arc.. I liked seeing him self destruct.
Down to the end... I absolutely hated how Frank resigned. Hated it... spent his whole life in public service (in a political show) got to the highest office, and then just decided to resign just cause he's having an existential "power is on the outside" crisis lol.
I thought it would've been so much better if Doug really was going against the Underwoods. They really could've taken care of the scandal with forged evidence and the actual testimonies his allies gave (they seemed to be winning) and they could've taken care of the Zoe thing the same way (if Doug was still loyal.. if not, it would add hard choices to his character next season).
I'm open to discussion, there is so much to talk about but I'll leave off.
final thing.. who will be Clair's vp... I'm casting a vote for Romero.. it would fit Usher's goal of getting Romero to be President.
(ps. I thought it was brilliant to see Romero getting more power and at Franks inaguration being close to the power "real-estate"
Had it's moments but I hate where it left off.
I didn't like how the season was devided in two, Conway story line and Clare getting in charge. I think a proper story makes a circle, if that makes sense. :d
+FullChicken44 That's very true I agree with you there!
They fucked it up, almost beyond repair. get immediately rid of the screen writers and get the old ones back, that should be the first step. i have absolutely no hope that this new screenwriter team is able to fix this mess. a huge disappointment.
Like the class ring from the Sentinal. Nice touch. (knock knock).
+James Hanscombe thanks for noticing 😉 I love wearing it! *tap tap*
It was too obvious what claire was going to do in the end, but apart from that this season was alright.
I actually love Claire and I love her on power... Frank's getting he's just dessert because he was getting over his head. BUT I do believe the writers should stop with the war between the underwoods... They do function better having each other's backs
+Paula Porras yeah totally agree, Claire is a snake but I've grown to like it haha but you're right they totally need to get back on the same side!
I agre with you on most of the points you make. Apart from the fact that although I love frank as a character, I loathe him as a person and do not root for him. It will be really interesting to see what Frank will do from now on indeed. But my guess would be that Usher will make his way towards the presidency, putting an end to both the Underwoods and the series itself. Could we be approaching a presidential divorce? What happened to the Conways? Is Hammerschmidt still going to go on with his story? Did Durant die? Those are some questions for the next season. Keep making these videos. They're brilliant.
+Ivan Campos good points here gonna be an interesting season 6! Thanks for the support!!
just finished season 5... this is the first place i came :)
greetings from London !! xx
+crimsonbride this made my day I'm so happy you're enjoying the vids, thanks heaps!
Great review!!! Now, we wait another year 😩😩
+Lee Taylor thanks so much and yes we do 😢
Great video!!
I liked Yates I don't care what anyone says. Just didn't like the thing with Claire. But he has this wise guru way of talking, saying the simplest things but making them sound profound. His style was a nice contrast to the other characters who were purely shallow and ambitious in their motives.
Actually agree with you there! His emotional scenes with Claire I hated but from season 3 I actually did like his character and his contrast to the Underwoods
I tried to stay with it until Cathy "was trippin'" ... at that point it didn't just jump the shark, it became one with the shark!
Frank will be back with a vengeance in Season 6 can't wait
+Jae Beez oh yeah you know it!
Matt .... nice sign off. Quite crisp with a touch of panache.
Them Underwood monsters are finally on a more even playing field. I think Jane Davis has positioned Frank in some sort of position of power that he'll have to capitalize on rather quickly before Jane finds a way to get someone to off him for good.
I also love that Claire breaks the 4th wall with a bit of sneer. She's from old money. And like Jane Davis, Claire can't help but feel that money grubbing people like Frank and Netflix audience are simply not of her ilk. However, Mark Usher just might have the type of pedigree Claire's snooty sense of propriety might finally approve. I can foresee Mark being more than just a veep and get some play between sheets.
Honestly, with Frank's murder trials occupying much of the next season, the nation might rightly cheer for Claire to finally have a suitable suitor. Cuz afterall, Claire only killed one, extremely pathetic excuse for a man, that apparently no one but a white house tour guide will miss.
Also Doug is going to get apoplectic after finding out Frank had LeAnn killed. And, of course, let's not forget about the huge pile of caca Jane Davis is gone dump down Frank's throat once Sec'y of State Durant comes out of her coma. So sorry Matthew, but it's going to get a lot lot worse for Frank as his house of cards come tumbling down, for good!
+Stress-Free K well said my friend, love your interpretation of Claire's wall breaks, and I know it's true as much as it sucks, this show is called house of cards for a reason and their power cannot last forever especially at this rate!
Unpopular opinion, but I've always loved Claire, she's probably my favourite character. I agree the season was not a strong one, but I liked the ending. I was so so so happy that Claire is President!
+ShieldShinto I love Claire too tbh not as much as Frank but she's a worthy opponent
The season dragged on a bit for me and then got good round the end of the 10th episode...Claire has really done good for herself though I think she will pardon frank sooner rather than later next season. And thank god they killed off Yates, man that guy got clingy and sappy this season
I absolutely loved the first half of the season, but after the Frank won the elections it wasn't as great anymore.
The ending ruined it for good though. That "I planned it all" bs seemed so hasty and cheap.
I really appreciate Claire Underwood for making time to make this season 5 review.
+Bert Barkie yeah I saw a couple of reviews and I thought to myself "My Turn!"
the last 3 episodes could have made up a whole season or at least half a season
6:33 POWAH , love it
+Alles klar haha that's Australian for ya
But the ending doesn't make any sense why did he leaked all that information with the birthday cards?
It sure doesn't make any sense. The idea supposedly was for him to have to resign so Claire coulc be pres and he could work from the outside but he didn't have to implicate himself in a murder to resign , there are plenty of other reasons.
Great review, keep it up! :)
+JayJay5244 thanks so much! Stay tuned for more soon!
Excellent review, really liked the way you summarised the season and agreed with most of what you said. However can't stand Jane Davis and not too fond of Usher either, these two suddenly wormed their way in and I prefer Frank and Claire at the helm not on the sidelines. I liked the end and how Frank was not pardoned and left out but it would have been better placed in the 5th or 6th episode as an end not the season finale. Was hoping for a shocking one like last season which was so good.
+Ray Cologne thanks so much and yeah completely agree with you there, I hate that we have to wait another year just so we can see how Frank fires back!
Can someone explain to me if Jane Davis was trying to kill Claire? Claire uses the "headache" medicine given to her by Davis to kill Tom.
+Meri Holland no I don't think so because the first thing Jane says to Claire is be careful with the dosage you just need 2 drops
Matthew Rogers thank you.
I was hoping this was the last season, then shit started hitting the fan and prolonged for no reason, Frank making huge childish(not tying up loose strings) mistakes I've never seen him do he lost all his disciplines, like not getting rid of mark usher after using him to win Doug even says that's what they normally, not gaining the support a president needs in congress he even picks fights, not reorganizing his administration and culling out the traitors when they plot a coup, he even let up on the war proposal the unifying against a "common enemy" tactic that could have gotten his presidency back on the road, the endless new non vetted faces that kept making it into the Underwood's inner circle I've never seen them ever behave this way, and worse yet the cop out "it was all part of my plan" bullshit, Claire is a one dimensional fool she's so indecisive this season she's normally the one with some sense but was so weak at the end
Good job much better than the other recap I saw
You’re too kind thanks so much! 🙏
I am not mad at Claire, Frank kinda treats her like he is her master. But now it's Claire's turn, she deserves this and Frank should get heat for what he's done. This is the season I wanted Frank to pay for his sins. I wanted him to be exposed and impeached. I am proud of Claire for doing her husband dirty. Frank would do that to Claire if it benefitted him. So I am not mad I am excited to see what she does next.
+moviechic07 very controversial opinion but I totally can see where you're coming from, I guess next season we will learn who ends up on top 🤔
and I think we all know it's gonna be Frank in one way or another ;)
I don't really see how Usher looking into the camera can be up for debate about breaking the fourth wall. We can disagree on what it means, but the fact that he's looking into the lens isn't really up for interpretation...
+itsybitsy999 very true, what do you think it means?
I think it means Usher is definitely going to be VP. Claire can't turn him down, not after what happened with Tom.
+itsybitsy999 yeah you're right, I love that Claire only knew him for a week and then left a dead body in his house
what was Claire doing with the box? it seemed like the nuclear football but was it?
+C yeah it was, it seems she was just revelling in the power she had taken on
I really think tom Yates had more than copy of that manuscript of that book . I really do lol
+Rondail Lomax yeah maybe he had a backup plan to have the book released if he was to die, he does after all know what the Underwoods have done!
Mark Usher is Richard Parker!
I knew I saw him somewhere before
stop breaking the wall, we need to build a wall
+matheusgoro make house of cards great again!
i binge-watched all the seasons before i watched the season 5, and i felt it was bad. especially the early episodes. some of them are not plausible at all. like trying to shut down the election booth and all.
Thanks for the review. I didn't bother watching the 5th season. At this point I am just waiting to watch the Underwood's downfall. Also as messed up as the White House is in the show the real White House is even more fucked up.