tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1589886445446791063..comments2024-03-29T06:56:12.797-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: House of Cards: Chapter SixBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-70544580018313984692014-02-21T10:32:00.088-05:002014-02-21T10:32:00.088-05:00UPDATE: Another Schumacher director's commenta...UPDATE: Another Schumacher director's commentary that, finally, told us very little. Full of faux humility and faux praise for others that, finally, made sure we understand what a genius he believes himself to be.<br /><br />A shame, because this is one of my favorite episodes of the first season and I would love to have had some insight into the choices made around the Spinella debate.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84132890809369961862014-01-06T19:14:26.035-05:002014-01-06T19:14:26.035-05:00This was an interested episode. I'd guessed Fr...This was an interested episode. I'd guessed Frank was behind the brick right after it happened, so it didn't have much shock factor for me. I was more surprised that he used the drive-by shooting the way he did; that seems such an obvious ploy, especially after he'd been accused of using his wife as a prop on national TV.<br /><br />I loved Dennis Miller's talking head joke about the Lee Harvey Oswald prison transfer.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3640860196740769752013-05-07T20:22:25.622-04:002013-05-07T20:22:25.622-04:00I loved the interview where Frank crashed and burn...I loved the interview where Frank crashed and burned. That was hard to watch. I disagree that it was a mistake for Frank to come out on top. His momentary misstep humanized him, but the show isn't about him as a human, it's about the lengths he'll go to to win. He's not above dirty tricks, obviously.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-62155595534753222072013-04-26T07:42:10.176-04:002013-04-26T07:42:10.176-04:00I think you got it right when you said that they h...I think you got it right when you said that they have to develop too many characters in too little time. I've finished the whole season, and while I find the central story very engaging and the series overall very well told, it's too bad that the whole show has to ride on Frank and Claire. They make the other characters look weak, characters who by virtue of their political positions should be a lot more cunning than they are made out to be.<br /><br />But then again, given that Frank is essentially narrating the story, perhaps that's just how Frank sees people, and maybe we're only seeing it how he does. Maybe to him, the President's just a gullible manipulable man, but in reality he has much more reason for going along with Frank than he lets on.<br /><br />Either way, I think they need to have more characters like Russo, where we can see their motivations and a little of how they tick. I can only suspend my disbelief for so long when he's fooling both the President and his chief of staff so easily.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171152477267754603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-39959277494662404482013-04-25T10:12:34.910-04:002013-04-25T10:12:34.910-04:00I wonder if these random encounters just seem so s...I wonder if these random encounters just seem so strange to the viewer because of Claire. Normally I would say that are encounters that can happen in daily life. But she is so socially awkward and reacts so confused that the whole situation seem out of place. <br /><br />But they shall probably show the viewer that although Claire and Frank interact with so many people and master the art of social normality that it´s just pretending and part of their original nature that is power playing. When they are caught off guard they have no clue how to react and in the show´s environment that makes the viewer feel that these normal encounters are strange. <br /><br />"he will be making love to his wife"<br /><br />Well, I would not use this phrase in the context of Claire´s and Frank`s relationship. They might love each other but they love each other for what the other is able to offer in order to gain power. They use each other and cover it for the society under the term marriage. Sex is not love for them it`s just another form of power play - a means to an end. We never see them in an intimate moment. We see Claire with the photographer and Frank with Zoe but never the married couple in that way together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com