Monday, June 15, 2020

The Best of House of Cards


The Best of HOUSE OF CARDS (NETFLIX)
Creator: Noah Hawley
Seasons: 6 Episodes: 73 Years: 2013-2018
Premise: A dark Shakespearean West Wing.

My 20 Standout Episodes
1. Chapter 1 S01E01 | #01
Frank is passed over for Secretary of State so he starts scheming
2. Chapter 6 S01E06 | #06
After a brick is thrown, Frank debates Spinella to end the strike
3. Chapter 11 S01E11 | #11
Frank wants VP; Russo’ off the wagon so Frank deals with it
4. Chapter 14 S02E01 | #14
Frank deals with Zoe; Doug hides Rachel; Claire plays dirty
5. Chapter 16 S02E03 | #16
Frank forces a bill through in the house; Lucas digs deeper
6. Chapter 17 S02E04 | #17
Frank is locked in his office; Claire admits to an abortion and rape on TV
7. Chapter 22 S02E09 | #22
Claire does damage control with Adam; Freddy wins and then loses
8. Chapter 26 S02E13 | #26
Impeachment looms; Tusk picks a side; Rachel attacks Doug
9. Chapter 27 S03E01 | #27
Doug slowly recovers and pushes hard; Frank wants AmericaWorks
10. Chapter 28 S03E02 | #28
Claire & Frank make calls for support; Claire is taken out of context
11. Chapter 32 S03E06 | #32
Claire tries to get an American out of Russian prison
12. Chapter 37 S03E11 | #37
Frank debates and beats up Jackie as collateral damage; Doug tempted
13. Chapter 38 S03E12 | #38
Doug proves his loyalty; Heather plays rough; Frank hates Tom’s book
14. Chapter 42 S04E03 | #42
A KKK photo derails Frank in his home state
15. Chapter 43 S04E04 | #43
Claire wants a divorce; Frank is shot by Lucas; Claire helps the VP
16. Chapter 48 S04E09 | #48
Claire gets votes at the convention; Conway tries to steal the thunder
17. Chapter 51 / Chapter 52 S04E12-13 | #51 & #52
The Underwoods and Conway must try stop a hostage situation
18. Chapter 56 S05E04 | #56
The Underwoods fabricate terrorism to stop the election from finishing
19. Chapter 64 S05E12 | #64
Frank loses support, Cathy is pushed, Doug is sold out
20. Chapter 73 S06E08 | #73
Doug provokes Claire with Frank’s diary then confronts her

My Top Five
1. Chapter 6
2. Chapter 14
3. Chapter 48
4. Chapter 28
5. Chapter 1

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