The much-anticipated fifth season of House Of Cards opens with a strong and exciting premier, which promises a great direction for the season. The aftermath of the previous season's events, combined with the setup for episodes to come, build an entertaining and well- made season opener. The writing, directing and overall atmosphere of the show are the same as we know and love, with not too much changed. Still, it's clearly a new season and the story has a good direction.
With the election between Underwood and Conway not far ahead, tensions across parties start to boil. Without giving away any specific plot points, I can say that the tense relationship between Democrats and Republicans is portrayed well and fascinatingly in this episode. What each party wants to do in congress sets up two very intriguing story lines, and I can't wait to see how they play out.
The acting is strong as always. Kevin Spacey and company pull off great performances as the characters we know and love (or hate), and all characters fit into the puzzle naturally and all have a role to play. One of the most fascinating aspects in this show is how it portrays politics as a game, where our main character must progress through any given obstacle. Each episode has a sense of progression and evolving in the Underwoods' plan, and this one is no different. Watching the characters play each other is exciting, and moral ambiguity on all sides makes it hard to choose who to root for.
The episode touches on multiple topical issues, including terror, tension and hatred between political parties, and conflict between government and media. Whether or not this season has drawn inspiration from real-life events, it creates interesting parallels to current US politics. Hats off to this show's writers for coming up with a political drama almost as dark, brutal and full of twists than the one we really have. I'm excited to see how the rest of this promising season unfolds.
With the election between Underwood and Conway not far ahead, tensions across parties start to boil. Without giving away any specific plot points, I can say that the tense relationship between Democrats and Republicans is portrayed well and fascinatingly in this episode. What each party wants to do in congress sets up two very intriguing story lines, and I can't wait to see how they play out.
The acting is strong as always. Kevin Spacey and company pull off great performances as the characters we know and love (or hate), and all characters fit into the puzzle naturally and all have a role to play. One of the most fascinating aspects in this show is how it portrays politics as a game, where our main character must progress through any given obstacle. Each episode has a sense of progression and evolving in the Underwoods' plan, and this one is no different. Watching the characters play each other is exciting, and moral ambiguity on all sides makes it hard to choose who to root for.
The episode touches on multiple topical issues, including terror, tension and hatred between political parties, and conflict between government and media. Whether or not this season has drawn inspiration from real-life events, it creates interesting parallels to current US politics. Hats off to this show's writers for coming up with a political drama almost as dark, brutal and full of twists than the one we really have. I'm excited to see how the rest of this promising season unfolds.