it's a new era grandpa
― j., Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:47 (ten years ago) link
ok future boy
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:52 (ten years ago) link
sorry
*SPOILERS*
frank underwood betrays someone and emerges victorious
claire underwood appears as ruthless as her husband but there are moments where you can see cracks in the facade
bummed about stamper
omg kinky
when you play the game of thrones you win or you die
warning: if you have not finished season 1 of house of cards do not read the above
― balls, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 16:01 (ten years ago) link
Jackal Onassis is surprisingly good with puters
― 4. Nels Cline and My Uncle Eat Soup at Panera Bread (3:37) (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 16:38 (ten years ago) link
not reading this whole thread for fear of spoilers but let me just say I pegged the xtian lezzing from the first time those two were together on the bus
and now I want to start a dating site called XTIANLEZZING.COM
― akm, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 22:00 (ten years ago) link
I hope that the Rachel character does better in the next season, but I'm sure not holding out hope
― have a nice blood (mh), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 22:02 (ten years ago) link
well, she did kill a dude, so it's not like the world is gonna be disposed to cut her any more breaks than it already hasn't
― j., Wednesday, 19 February 2014 23:19 (ten years ago) link
mcpoyle as adrian lamo maybe signaling charlie day as glenn gould in next season?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 23:27 (ten years ago) link
mcpoyle to use his dark net skills to finally figure out who shot him and his gf in vallejo, july 4th, 1969
― balls, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 23:32 (ten years ago) link
I kept thinking of him as a mcpoyle brother and it was only mildly distracting
― have a nice blood (mh), Thursday, 20 February 2014 02:21 (ten years ago) link
Meechum is so fucking hot.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 February 2014 04:22 (ten years ago) link
ha really?
― balls, Thursday, 20 February 2014 06:04 (ten years ago) link
Threesome was lol but I'm not entirely sure why it was there. I'm not sure it developed anyone's character and I don't think it was referenced anywhere else. Was the point to contrast with the protestors to illustrate that the Underwoods do lots of stuff you wouldn't approve? Cos that's weak.
― he had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up (NotEnough), Thursday, 20 February 2014 07:51 (ten years ago) link
they did threesome because evil people are all bi, duh
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Thursday, 20 February 2014 14:14 (ten years ago) link
emphasize the relationship dynamic between the Underwoods, imo. they only work well together when they're screwing somebody else.
― have a nice blood (mh), Thursday, 20 February 2014 14:47 (ten years ago) link
― balls,
He's okay. Unlike a lot of actors who get stupid when they loosen their collars he was cool laughing and slugging bourbon. On the other hand, no secret service guy who's spent months chauffering his guy to a young reporter's place would not only have the acumen to guess his boss is bi but the audacity to caress his hand.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 20 February 2014 14:53 (ten years ago) link
plus meechum's not really secret service.
― balls, Thursday, 20 February 2014 16:23 (ten years ago) link
The Citadel episode was one of the best in Season One, and showing Frank as having had a relationship with a dude there--so this seemed like a good continuation of building the complexity of his character. Also harkened back to all interesting open-relationship dynamics between Frank and Claire in the first season.
― That's So (Eazy), Thursday, 20 February 2014 16:32 (ten years ago) link
There were definitely a lot of differing sexual dynamics at play in the season, from Stamper's creepy addictive stalking to the cold open to that one episode with Feng paying off that couple for his asphyxiation play session
― have a nice blood (mh), Thursday, 20 February 2014 17:20 (ten years ago) link
The A-plot is so convoluted this season it's kind of boring.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 5 March 2014 03:55 (ten years ago) link
You mean "play billionaire against his friend, the president, until both self-destruct?" There are a lot of pieces that vary throughout the episodes but it's pretty straightforward.
― have a nice blood (mh), Wednesday, 5 March 2014 15:03 (ten years ago) link
Finished this the other night, enjoyed it a lot more than the first season because it was just so much more lurid. And there was minimal Zoe Barnes in it.
The Stamper/Rachel plotline was definitely the best though, Doug was such an awesome character.
― Matt DC, Friday, 21 March 2014 16:56 (ten years ago) link
just finished it last night. am i a simpleton for growing to hate the underwoods and wishing for bad things to happen to them, along with Stamper? I was all "good. he deserved it."
and yes there were many, many twists that were just so ridiculous. the threesome being example #1. except it wasn't really a twist - it went nowhere fast.
― tobo73, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 17:24 (ten years ago) link
Also finished this last night (whoa). I had a hard time following the specifics of Franks machinations tbh but that didnt affect my enjoyment of the show too much. I kinda dont get why anyone would conspire with him; clearly he's a slimy traitor.
― très hip (Treeship), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:23 (ten years ago) link
because you could end up being vice president or w/e
― have a nice blood/orange bitters cocktail (mh), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 18:30 (ten years ago) link
Absolutely loved season 1, but what's all this nonsense with guinea pig crushing, civil war reenactments and sinister auto-erotic asphixiating Japenese businessmen?
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 8 April 2014 11:38 (ten years ago) link
That businessman was Chinese?
civil war reenactments are totally a thing in Underwood's part of the country
― have a nice blood/orange bitters cocktail (mh), Tuesday, 8 April 2014 13:40 (ten years ago) link
Like massive days-long reenactments where people never leave character?
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 8 April 2014 14:46 (ten years ago) link
Oh yeah duh Chinese sorry. I am racist.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 8 April 2014 14:47 (ten years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War_reenactment#Progressive
― have a nice blood/orange bitters cocktail (mh), Tuesday, 8 April 2014 15:01 (ten years ago) link
I went to gettysburg college chap, it's a huge thing
― très hip (Treeship), Tuesday, 8 April 2014 16:05 (ten years ago) link
Season 3 trailer is crazy. Frank gets super jingoistic and invades what seems to be Nigeria as prez: http://youtu.be/sFu5qXMuaJU
― This Is Not An ILX Username (LaMonte), Saturday, 3 May 2014 03:18 (ten years ago) link
to save the girls?
― j., Saturday, 3 May 2014 03:27 (ten years ago) link
http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/really_house_of_cards.gif
― balls, Saturday, 3 May 2014 03:37 (ten years ago) link
^^^ show's major achievement
― difficult listening hour, Saturday, 3 May 2014 03:39 (ten years ago) link
Frank going from President to Erik Prince would be a good move.
― That's So (Eazy), Saturday, 3 May 2014 05:08 (ten years ago) link
i kinda love this show but i really really love how tv crits can't stand this show
― balls, Saturday, 3 May 2014 05:43 (ten years ago) link
it's funny that they're treating it like 'seasons'.
it seems more like 'we're gonna make you watch this other long-ass thing again next year'
― j., Saturday, 3 May 2014 14:21 (ten years ago) link
http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q686/tinyservants/smuggif_zpsa5513c84.gif
― slam dunk, Saturday, 3 May 2014 23:09 (ten years ago) link
Fan-art contest:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BpuOdgCCMAASs2u.jpg
― did click through tho on the money (Eazy), Tuesday, 10 June 2014 20:36 (nine years ago) link
Going up in the middle of the night tonight.
― bit of a singles monster (Eazy), Friday, 27 February 2015 07:05 (nine years ago) link
Doug uses a lolWindows phone
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Saturday, 28 February 2015 03:37 (nine years ago) link
just started. fuck's sake, how's he still around??
― slothroprhymes, Saturday, 28 February 2015 14:22 (nine years ago) link
At a certain momennt in the second episode the president gets, ah, a rise out of something that reminded me this show's forebear isn't Advice and Consent but "Dynasty.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 28 February 2015 14:31 (nine years ago) link
"
Someone at work has been bugging me to watch this; found used copies of the first two seasons (?--sounds like the concept doesn't apply) last week, watched the first episode last night. (Sorry, late.)
I don't know. I hope it gets a lot better very quickly before I invest too much time in this. (Advise and Consent did cross my mind, primarily because of Spacey's corny accent.)
― clemenza, Saturday, 28 February 2015 14:38 (nine years ago) link
I sunk about an ep and a half into this before deciding it wasn't for me. I prefer my cartoon villains maybe a little more seductive, a little more inflected
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 28 February 2015 15:05 (nine years ago) link
At a certain momennt in the second episode the president gets, ah, a rise out of something that reminded me this show's forebear isn't /Advice and Consent/ but "Dynasty. --guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)
of course. it's up-market Scandal. i will say that the first ep wasn't bad at all. the changed dynamic - frank under siege and not owning everybody right from the get-go, is an improvement.
― slothroprhymes, Saturday, 28 February 2015 15:19 (nine years ago) link
i was bored by this last night, and i used to really like this show. it's no longer thrilling to see how shameless frank is
― Treeship, Saturday, 28 February 2015 15:29 (nine years ago) link
i never finished the 2nd season. maria did. i got bored the more implausible everything got. just too much to ignore as far as unlikely situations go.
― scott seward, Saturday, 28 February 2015 15:58 (nine years ago) link