Frank declares war on Congress to jump-start his jobs program. Claire spars with the Russian Ambassador. Frank and Claire travel to Moscow to negotiate the return of an imprisoned U.
Claire takes a stand that jeopardizes their plans. The damage is done and the Underwoods must repair it. But deep wounds don't heal fast, and sometimes not at all. A hurricane endangers more than just the entire East Coast and Frank must make a difficult choice. The Jordan Valley erupts in chaos just as Frank's campaign is picking up steam.
Claire gets disturbing intel and counsels him. Frank needs to deal with Petrov one on one while Claire tries to preserve the peace-keeping mission. Sacrifices must be made. Things turn ugly when Frank, Jackie, and Heather square off during their first debate. Tom joins Claire on the campaign trail. Heather Dunbar goes for the jugular, forcing Claire to confront her worst fears. The rift between Frank and Claire widens.
In the midst of the Iowa caucuses, Frank and Claire must confront hard truths about each other. They've always been a great team. But now Frank and Claire become even greater adversaries as their marriage stumbles and their ambitions are at odds. Claire's absence causes problems for Frank on the campaign trail amid rumors of a marital rift. Claire tries to strike out on her own. As Claire begins exploring a campaign of her own, she and Frank engage in backdoor political maneuvering.
But this time they're not on the same side. Claire joins Frank as he stumps in South Carolina, but he doesn't trust her. A disastrous scandal blindsides Frank's campaign on primary day.
Claire threatens Frank. Frank makes a politically bold move that may provoke Russia. An event at a campaign stop changes everything. Claire advises Donald Blythe on dealing with Petrov. Further investigation of Lucas Goodwin dredges up his accusations against Frank. Claire clashes with the Secretary of State over her involvement in negotiations with Russia.
Dunbar must choose between her campaign and her ethics. Frank and Claire adjust to their new reality. The search for Frank's running mate begins.
Frank starts a campaign to weaken Conway's strong support. Formidable as ever, both Underwoods have their eyes on the big picture as they manipulate a potential running mate and push the gun bill.
At the convention, Frank and his team publicly push for Catherine Durant to be chosen as his running mate, but privately pursue a different agenda. As Frank deals with a new threat to his candidacy, Claire has doubts about their plan. Claire faces a difficult decision concerning her mother. Frank ups the ante on the war on terror to counter Conway's public show of strength.
Frank asks Will to help deal with extremists threatening to murder hostages. Hammerschmidt digs deeper into the allegations against Frank. As the hostage situation continues, Claire secretly negotiates with Yusuf al Ahmadi.
Frank confronts Hammerschmidt. With the stakes higher than ever, Frank and Claire work together to consolidate their power and win the White House by any means possible. As Congress debates investigating Frank, he and Claire attempt to stoke fear of terrorism. Tom Yates continues his stay in the White House. Frank and his team work to leverage support in key states by any means necessary. Claire learns some upsetting news about one of Frank's friends. The day before the election, Conway holds a hour Skype session with voters, while Frank and Claire stump in key states and try to discredit him.
With a tight race and low voter turnout on Election Day, things look grim for Frank. But he's still got one more trick up his sleeve.
Nine weeks after Election Day, the Underwoods work to consolidate their power. LeAnn tries to track down a missing Aidan Macallan. In the midst of uncertainty, suspected Russian forces take over an American station in Antarctica. Meanwhile, a damaging news leak could hurt Frank.
But when I completed the entire season, I had been forced to rethink that comment. The year looked like something than I given it credit for After I managed to measure and determine that the magnificence of its design. Bearing that in mind, I'll make an effort to not be definitive about what I have noticed. I could if I wished to, even as critics have been asked to sign confidentiality agreements alerting us from revealing plot particulars.
A vague inspection this is going to need to be. I will inform you about what is good. They really are a surprising amount this year.
Beset at on either side by foes, and discovering his own political-mastermind maneuvers thwarted over he is accustomed to, Frank has been forced to play basketball this year; he really must inquire for matters. It is fascinating seeing them sweat, brick walls that they must scale being met by both pro schemers rather than sneak around.
However, and here is where I get to the things that is bad, it is also far less pleasure watching Claire and Frank flounder in the very top. The first two seasons' delight has been dupe and improvise and seeing both of these sociopaths scramble within their expansive pursuit for power. The series needed a towering rumble for it. However, now they've gotten as large as you can go in political life--I suppose they have to turn into the Koch brothers--they somewhat deflated.
They obtained it, and while the generates some storyline heat, and of it's catchy, it fun seeing power is asserted by them than it watched it is manipulated by them, turning it to their will.
As some other, earlier reviews of this new season have said, there's a distinct air of West Ham -iness into the initial six episodes, the series now less concerning beguiling long-con power captures and more about daily political procedure. Which is engaging a glimpse behind the curtain enough or anything. Available to download. Frank Underwood is a famous congressman of Democratic Party. One day Frank received a tempting offer from Garrett Walker.
Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons. When the newly elected President reneges on a promise, Frank and Claire decide to sever all allegiances and toss the rules out the window. Frank uses a young reporter, Zoe Barnes, to spin a story that puts the White House on its heels.
Claire makes a cold-blooded move at work. Frank must leave union negotiations to deal with a crisis in his home district. Zoe negotiates the politics of being a journalist on the rise. Frank shakes down the Congressional leadership. Peter Russo must choose between politics and family. Frank's fight over the Education Bill threatens Claire's own ambitions. Zoe mixes work and play. Frank strikes back at the striking teachers.
Claire is caught off guard by a deathbed confession. Frank wins a major battle, but doesn't pause to rest on his laurels. Peter must face his past. Stamper hushes a secret. Frank is honored at his alma mater, while Peter returns to Philly. Both men tackle unfinished business. Russo hits the road with V. Frank and Stamper try to whip up support in Congress. Claire looks out for herself. Rebellion on all fronts. Claire defies Frank, Zoe finds comfort in someone new, and Peter makes an ultimatum.
Claire fuels an old flame. Peter wrestles with his demons. Frank crosses the point of no return. Frank must make an unforeseen detour. Zoe, Lucas and Janine get closer to the truth. Frank scrambles to keep his plan on track. Claire is haunted by choices old and new. Zoe poses a serious threat. In their ruthless rise to power, Frank and Claire battle threats past and present, and form new alliances while old ones succumb to betrayal.
The Underwoods tackle two threats that could bring their plans to ruin. Frank grooms his replacement as Whip. Claire goes on the offensive. Frank puts China in the cross-hairs.
Claire confronts a painful trauma from her past. Lucas Goodwin presses for the truth. Tension rises between Frank and Raymond Tusk as the situation with China deteriorates. A battle in the Senate pits Frank against the Republicans. A terror scare at the Capitol traps Frank with a resentful Donald Blythe.
Claire gives a live interview that rocks the media. Frank back-channels with a Chinese billionaire. Lucas uses extreme measures to expose the Vice President. A shadowy figure joins Team Underwood. Amidst an energy crisis, Frank and Tusk end their shaky alliance. Lucas must make a difficult choice. Stamper grows closer to Rachel. Despite some friction, the Walkers deepen their friendship with the Underwoods. But it's all-out war between Frank and Tusk.
The war with Tusk intensifies. Claire influences Tricia Walker politically and domestically. Frank has a show-down with Linda Vasquez. Things get personal when Tusk blindsides the Underwoods with a scandal. Freddy and his BBQ joint get caught up in the mix. With a military stand-off overseas and potential violence at home, Frank wants to finish off Tusk for good. The second season of the American television drama series House of Cards began filming a set of 13 episodes on April 29, and concluded on November 8.
Filming occurred primarily in Baltimore. On December 4, , Netflix announced that the season would be released in its entirety on February 14, Set in current day Washington, D. It begins at the exact time that season one ended. Critics previewed the first four episodes of the season under non-disclosure agreements that they not reveal any spoilers. Reviews began appearing as early as January Many critics who previewed the season noted the first episode was shocking, but withheld the surprises of the four episodes made available for preview.
Willa Paskin of Slate broke the embargo nearly a day early revealing several spoilers. Whereas critics had been somewhat split on the propriety of binge-watching the first season, they were more supportive of the practice for season two.
Created by Beau Willimon. A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on. Early reviews were largely positive, noting that the second season had a darker tone than the first. Molly Parker was praised as an addition to the cast. Nonetheless, many critics were concerned at the domineering presence of Underwood, who appears to have no worthy adversaries. Viewership of the second season was many times higher than season one.
Season 2 of House of Cards was one of the first shows available in 4K video format on Netflix's streaming service. Francis spends most of the season as the newly appointed Vice President of the United States. In early episodes Frank vanquishes reporters on the trail of a murder he committed in the previous season.
However, the drama soon shifts to tensions involving Frank, President Walker, the Chinese government, and the wealthy Raymond Tusk, eventually culminating in a bitter political war between Frank and Tusk. Frank's wife Claire publicly reveals that she was raped in college by a prominent general and pursues anti-rape legislation. The most significant new character is Jackie Sharp, Frank's successor as House Whip, who soon finds herself embroiled in Frank's plans.
As the war between Frank and Tusk consumes the Presidency, things culminate in a scandal that leads to Walker resigning, Tusk being arrested, and Frank ascending to the Oval Office. The second season was made available in its entirety on February 14, Valentine's Day at a. It's a delicious immorality play with an excellent cast, but the tempo is slow and oddly ponderous—a romp slowed down to a dirge'.
In interviews during the writing and filming of season 2 showrunner Beau Willimon said he had drawn inspiration for the series from a variety of sources including Robert Caro's The Years of Lyndon Johnson and Jeremy Larner's Nobody Knows. Lyndon B. Johnson was a repeated source for themes and issues. Willimon also commented on the fictional world of politics that the show represented: 'It's a rough-and-tumble game whenever power is involved—people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules.
The evolution of character is not a game of one-upmanship. It is about change. Souls are vast and so the opportunity to explore ways in which characters contradict themselves and evolve is also vast' and that season 2 provided the opportunity 'to expand the world and more deeply explore the characters'. For Spacey, the portrayal of Underwood for a second season was a learning process. I've always thought that the profession closest to that of an actor is being a detective We are given clues by writers, sometimes clues they're aware of and sometimes not.
Then you lay them all out and try to make them come alive as a character who's complex and surprising, maybe even to yourself'. Netflix had ordered two seasons of 13 episodes when it made its original commitment to the series in During spring and summer , the show hosted several large casting calls some of which had over hopefuls.
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