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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe problem with Francis Underwood is...
He is not as charming as Francis Urquhart (a charming villain, but a true villain), and not as much of a clown than Agent Orange (a comic idiot, but a true villain). But it is Shakespeare, all over again. All three are MacBeth...
JHan
(10,173 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,869 posts)And Lady Macbeth is at least as evil as her husband.
JHan
(10,173 posts)I have a lot of catching up to do, I haven't even watched Handmaid's tale yet.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,869 posts)JHan
(10,173 posts)ADX
(1,622 posts)...some are obvious and some are more subtle than others.
Overall, it was a good season; Frank and Claire don't disappoint...
JHan
(10,173 posts)the reality of politics right now is so crazy.
pnwest
(3,266 posts)And yeah, the bodies are piling up! LOL! Really good season.
avebury
(10,952 posts)Today my boss made a comment that she really thought that Trump was trying to use House of Cards as a roadmap. He is running around acting like the house is on fire. He just can't pull off an Underwood move, he just isn't that bright.
JHan
(10,173 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)than underwood. Trump is just greedy and vain.
What surprised me in the old Brit version was the first murder, and that mrs. Urquhart was every bit as ambitious and diabolical as her husband. I'm waiting for melania to make her move.
GetRidOfThem
(869 posts)...that he thought Ian Richardson was a really great actor.
Oh yeah, Spacey is a really down-to-earth nice guy. Not at all like Underwood...
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)someone who doesn't put up with crap, and doesn't dish it, either. Seems cerebral and deeply thoughtful.
The cast of the British show was marvelous. The only thing I didn't like was the reporter character calling him "Daddy". Yuck. Made my skin crawl.
Leith
(7,813 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,733 posts)He's laughing at it all and us, and how we play along, and reality
Leith
(7,813 posts)I was on the laptop downstairs drinking my coffee - and I couldn't see the picture! Dang.
So, for those who didn't see it, it is a campaign poster from the TV show House of Cards showing Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood. The caption next to him is "FU2016.com." Considering the recent election, that pretty much says it all.