Anonymous
Post 06/01/2019 00:32     Subject: House of Cards - hate Frank Underwood
Anonymous wrote:Show fell off a cliff after they killed off the journalist Zoe. I think that was first ep of season 2? Season 1 was terrific.

Truly awful afterwards. A corny soap opera. Can’t believe it lasted another 3-4 seasons.


I really adored Season 1 (I'm the OP). So, so good. That's what I mean when I said earlier that this show was so intelligently written in the beginning, it's a shame.

Anyway, to each their own! If others have enjoyed this show then I'm glad they did.
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2019 00:28     Subject: House of Cards - hate Frank Underwood
Show fell off a cliff after they killed off the journalist Zoe. I think that was first ep of season 2? Season 1 was terrific.

Truly awful afterwards. A corny soap opera. Can’t believe it lasted another 3-4 seasons.
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2019 00:19     Subject: House of Cards - hate Frank Underwood
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I've been on a House of Cards marathon this week and I'm watching it for the first time. I truly despise Frank and Claire Underwood. I'm halfway through Season 2.

Don't spoil me and give any details, just tell me one thing - do these two rats get what they richly deserve? Because seriously, screw these two. /endrant

(Thanks everyone. It's nice to get this off my chest instead of yelling at the TV lol.)



You are supposed to despise them. That's the point. Do you think you are supposed to like every lead character in a TV show?


OP here. In this particular context, I don't like despicable lead characters. I love America and I don't enjoy a show where the story rewards horrible people being selfish f**king with my country. It just goes against my most core values, and really, our core values tend to make us love or hate stories.

I do love an anti-hero given the right storyline, but these two aren't anti-heroes...they're the worst villains imaginable and the plot continues to reward them for it.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2019 23:51     Subject: House of Cards - hate Frank Underwood
Anonymous wrote:I hated them so much too that I stopped watching. I HATED them. After one night I had an epiphany- why was I allowing myself to watch something that made me feel such negative things? I never watched again


Ha! I never realized that was the reason I stopped watching it without any guilt and regrets.