House of Cards (2013)

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Season 3
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 1, 2013
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. Rdemsick
    Mar 6, 2015
    4
    A huge disappointment and unnecessary season. It goes nowhere offers no real challenges to overcome but creates drama by trying to make it seem more difficult to overcome challenges that have already been faced in previous seasons...and overcome. Hopefully season 4 will be a redirect an apology for this poor excuse for a season getting the Underwoods back to barely overcoming WashingtonA huge disappointment and unnecessary season. It goes nowhere offers no real challenges to overcome but creates drama by trying to make it seem more difficult to overcome challenges that have already been faced in previous seasons...and overcome. Hopefully season 4 will be a redirect an apology for this poor excuse for a season getting the Underwoods back to barely overcoming Washington with devilish tactics, that's what we want to watch.… Expand
  2. Prosmooth
    Mar 6, 2015
    4
    The first season was brilliant--the second was far from that, and now this season is even worse. Even Spacey seems bored by the whole silly thing. Bad main plot. Pointless filler galore. Sad.
  3. NikolayG
    Mar 8, 2015
    6
    The tension that made Season 1 so good, is gone. Season 3 is not anywhere near the quality of season 1. There are two major events that are so unbelievable, it largely spoiled the season for me. Claire Underwood does something she would never, ever, ever do, that greatly affects the plot. Freddie from the rib joint says something that he would never ever ever say, which causes another mainThe tension that made Season 1 so good, is gone. Season 3 is not anywhere near the quality of season 1. There are two major events that are so unbelievable, it largely spoiled the season for me. Claire Underwood does something she would never, ever, ever do, that greatly affects the plot. Freddie from the rib joint says something that he would never ever ever say, which causes another main character to do something that greatly affects the plot. Freddie was a dish washer before the President did him a gigantic favor. Freddie would just not say what he said. If these two events were minor, I could forgive them. But each has a huge impact on the plot - one directly, the other by prompting someone else to do something. I'll watch season 4 I guess, but not with the same intensity and interest as before. It's too bad. The show was great once.… Expand
  4. nevermark
    Mar 9, 2015
    1
    Season 3 of HoC lost its three main characters to different weaker less-intelligent bumbling self-destructive people with the same names and faces. Francis J Underwood, Claire Underwood and Doug Stamper all lose their focus, lose about 30 points of IQ, and inexplicably take up shooting themselves in the foot as a new hobby.
    Maybe the original drunk Peter Russo story was so popular they    Season 3 of HoC lost its three main characters to different weaker less-intelligent bumbling self-destructive people with the same names and faces. Francis J Underwood, Claire Underwood and Doug Stamper all lose their focus, lose about 30 points of IQ, and inexplicably take up shooting themselves in the foot as a new hobby.
    Maybe the original drunk Peter Russo story was so popular they decided to apply it to everyone on the show.    … Expand
  5. Eireclare
    Mar 19, 2015
    3
    I was a fan of the first two series but unfortunately Season 3 has completely lost me.

    Every episode has been a chore to watch. The plot is plodding and slow moving without any real character development or suspense. Aside from a few scenes involving the Russians, I just kept finding that i was forcing myself to watch it rather than enjoying it so I've now officially given up.    I was a fan of the first two series but unfortunately Season 3 has completely lost me.

    Every episode has been a chore to watch. The plot is plodding and slow moving without any real character development or suspense.

    Aside from a few scenes involving the Russians, I just kept finding that i was forcing myself to watch it rather than enjoying it so I've now officially given up.

    Some of the main characters this season are just irritating, one dimensional and un-believable, and the long drawn out scenes between Remy and Jackie are just painful to watch sometimes.

    Claire Underwood had so many WTF moments in this series, I'm beginning to think that in season 4 it'll be revealed that she has been suffering from multiple personality disorder the whole time.    … Expand
  6. Tomas_Sweden
    Apr 1, 2015
    2
    Season 3 has become a boring collection of episodes where not much changes from 1 to 13. It lacks both thrill and wit. The domestic policy arguments are boringly flat. Having left out any serious political enemies, there's just the primary debates. The international policy crisis is badly written and lacks realism. Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright act with aplomb, but achieve less and lessSeason 3 has become a boring collection of episodes where not much changes from 1 to 13. It lacks both thrill and wit. The domestic policy arguments are boringly flat. Having left out any serious political enemies, there's just the primary debates. The international policy crisis is badly written and lacks realism. Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright act with aplomb, but achieve less and less for every episode. One thing stands out: Lars Mikkelsen's impersonation of a paranoid Russian president - excellent and chilling. It's worth watching series 3 only to see Danish Mikkelsen at his best.… Expand
  7. podaddy
    Mar 24, 2015
    4
    Just finished season three. Season One was a breeze, bouncing from episode to episode, it was so good. Season Two was not quite as stellar as S1, but still quite good, but Season Three was a huge disappointment. The writing and story lines just weren't there. I won't say it quite jumped the shark, as it was still better the most TV dramas, but if Season Four doesn't offer a markedJust finished season three. Season One was a breeze, bouncing from episode to episode, it was so good. Season Two was not quite as stellar as S1, but still quite good, but Season Three was a huge disappointment. The writing and story lines just weren't there. I won't say it quite jumped the shark, as it was still better the most TV dramas, but if Season Four doesn't offer a marked improvement over the lackluster effort of S3, I'll be done with this series. Seems the viewers have a better pulse on this show than the critics, as critics deemed Season One only marginally better than Season Three (7.6 vs 7.2), while the drop with viewers is significant (9.0 to 7.2)… Expand
  8. donteatstaples
    Mar 13, 2015
    3
    This season really was a let down, slow moving, no real movement in story, and a incredibly boring and awkward ending for the season finale. I was a huge fan of the past 2 seasons but this season was just a lack luster story with the same recycled characters with no growth or shown more depth. I still have hope that season 4 will step things up and make for a better story hopefully.
  9. Nitroussoda
    Mar 20, 2015
    5
    When I first started watching house of cards, season 1 and 2 were absolutely captivating for me. I was watching 4 or 5 episodes well in to the night. Season 3 however, just did not have that same power to hook me as the first 2. Whereas seasons 1 and 2 had unpredictable twists and turns everywhere, it seemed like the writers were just throwing disaster after disaster at the Underwoods andWhen I first started watching house of cards, season 1 and 2 were absolutely captivating for me. I was watching 4 or 5 episodes well in to the night. Season 3 however, just did not have that same power to hook me as the first 2. Whereas seasons 1 and 2 had unpredictable twists and turns everywhere, it seemed like the writers were just throwing disaster after disaster at the Underwoods and every time they would manage to scrape by, really making things predictable and offering little excitement. Still an entertaining show but a seemingly lacklustre effort compared to the first two seasons.… Expand
  10. tommie101swe
    Apr 1, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is saddening to watch how season 3 of House of Cards has become a shoddy production that lacks both thrill and wit. Where Frank in the first two seasons was scheming and pursuing a real objective, his character has become a boring president with no ambition. He entirely lacks an agenda and pushes the same uninspiring America Works proposal for 12 full episodes, when the script writers could actually have made this an exciting partisan battle.

    It's really a pity, the plot could e.g. build around a series of fierce attacks from the Republicans on his domestic policies (the Republicans are absent from season 3) and a more realistic international policy crisis. While Lars Mikkelsen's portrayal of a paranoid Russian president is excellent and entertaining, the whole storyline with a "peacekeeping mission in the Jordan Valley" is flat - there's simply no reason why Israel's east border would be threatened by anyone, an international force containing Russian soldiers (>sigh< it's too unlikely), a parachute jump by US soldiers into the encampment of the Russians (to do what, exactly?), then have the US soldiers flee when the first shot is fired - it is simply laughable. When the Russian president demands Claire's resignation as ambassador, Frank just bows to his demand and in the next episode there is not even an attempt at retaliation.

    The attempt to deepen the female characters of the series is also a debacle. Both Claire and Jackie go to great lengths to satisfy the mens' desire to dominate and abuse their loyalty, then finally react halfheartedly but it adds nothing to the actual outcome of series 3.

    The last chapter of season 3 epitomizes the script writers' inability to make the story move forward. Doug now seeks revenge on Rachel, which adds nothing and is only painful to watch (oh no, not another CSI where man murders woman). Why is this even in series 3? Doug is supposed to be dead, or else busy himself drafting strategies to help Frank defeat political enemies. I thought HoC was a different and intelligent TV series!

    Where series 1 and 2 kept the suspense and the viewer only slowly realized what was going on, series 3 is unfortunately rather predictable. Obviously, the end of season 3 promises us that seasons 4 and 5 will mash the primary and the presidential campaign very, very slowly.    … Expand
  11. Felixneu
    Apr 21, 2015
    0
    Shallow and not thought threw I think sums it up quite nicely. Seasons 1 &2 were brilliant, but this one was a gigantic leap backwards. I found it not only boring over very long periods, but one actually had the feeling that they started filming the first few episodes without having decided on how the season is supposed to end. There was no greater plan - it was merely a collection ofShallow and not thought threw I think sums it up quite nicely. Seasons 1 &2 were brilliant, but this one was a gigantic leap backwards. I found it not only boring over very long periods, but one actually had the feeling that they started filming the first few episodes without having decided on how the season is supposed to end. There was no greater plan - it was merely a collection of loosely connected episodes.
    After 13 Episodes, nothing was achieved, besides the destruction of nearly everything that was touched.
    If that were not enough, Francis and Claire degraded to a shadow of their original characters.
    A women threatening a women with killing her child an not loosing a word about her husband committing a murder gets weak and throws away a huge political success over the death of one man - seriously???
    Not to mention the vast selection of illogical story pieces which make this season a pain to watch. Both the internal and the external struggle do not make sense and were truly amateurishly handled.
    Please, for the next season, find someone with a bare minimum of common sense to tell you what is plausible and what is not.
    I must say, considering the bright future suggested by the first two seasons, for me season 3 was one of the biggest disappointments in resent TV history.    … Expand
  12. jeremyismediocr
    Apr 21, 2015
    4
    This season felt nothing like Season 1. If not for the likelihood of the House of Cards universe continuing I never would have finished watching Season 3. Gone are the interesting schemes. Gone are the subplots that the viewer can already see colliding in interesting ways. Gone is any resemblance of research in to the political world the show is exploring. Political issues that come upThis season felt nothing like Season 1. If not for the likelihood of the House of Cards universe continuing I never would have finished watching Season 3. Gone are the interesting schemes. Gone are the subplots that the viewer can already see colliding in interesting ways. Gone is any resemblance of research in to the political world the show is exploring. Political issues that come up never go beyond buzzword form. And Underwood's asides are too numerous to consider as a reward for the viewers, they feel more like a redaction from the conversation you were hoping to see add some more depth to this underdeveloped collection of episodes. Despite carrying the name 'House of Cards' it is difficult to picture a 13 episode season starring a US president with so little to balance.… Expand
  13. Fb29
    Mar 3, 2015
    5
    Hard to put your finger on one specific thing that's wrong, but season 3 is definitely a step down.

    There are two major plotlines that are so drawn out (let's call the 2 plot lines Remy and Stamper). Even if there are great parts to the stories, they just seem stretched. I saw written elsewhere, maybe this season should have been condensed into fewer episodes and it would be better? I    Hard to put your finger on one specific thing that's wrong, but season 3 is definitely a step down.

    There are two major plotlines that are so drawn out (let's call the 2 plot lines Remy and Stamper). Even if there are great parts to the stories, they just seem stretched. I saw written elsewhere, maybe this season should have been condensed into fewer episodes and it would be better? I have no idea.

    There are still lots of things right with the show, but this season is in the 5-6 range out of 10 for me. I would give the past two seasons an 8 or 9. This season is not bad but not as good as it has been.    … Expand
  14. marco34la
    Mar 8, 2015
    3
    I loved Seasons 1 & 2, I barely like Season 3. It's too much of a departure from the first two seasons.
    It's lacks the suspense, violence, corruption and deceptions that made the show. This season is very boring. Both the main characters seem to be acting 'out of character' by seemingly have developed consciences.
  15. brewistmonk
    Mar 3, 2015
    2
    all the acting is great as usual but the story lines this time around were a complete bore. a big problem I had from early on was when Frank Underwood announced he was dismantling social security because Americans are entitled to nothing... sorry, that doesn't work for me since we are entitled to social security because it is our money the fed govt' has taken out of our pay every week.all the acting is great as usual but the story lines this time around were a complete bore. a big problem I had from early on was when Frank Underwood announced he was dismantling social security because Americans are entitled to nothing... sorry, that doesn't work for me since we are entitled to social security because it is our money the fed govt' has taken out of our pay every week. There is not a single person who would vote for underwood after he said and did that. Unless you're one of the Koch brothers.
    There were a couple decent episodes but it doesn't come close to the first two seasons.    … Expand
  16. davidlieb
    Mar 1, 2015
    4
    Eh. I loved season 1 & 2. I binge watched all of season 3 in a day-and-a-half, and there were some pretty good moments, but most of it was... well, it was mostly boring. The intrigue, twists, and turns were not there. Most of the acting was top notch, but the story was way below what I've come to expect.
  17. Orlandu84
    Mar 7, 2015
    1
    What happened to "House of Cards?" The more I watched this season, the less I cared about the characters, the story, and the show. Instead of political machinations and witty remarks, the show was full of forced dialogue and simplified solutions. Although many people will likely find the depths of Frank Underwood interesting, I cannot. Here lies the problem this season encountered. ByWhat happened to "House of Cards?" The more I watched this season, the less I cared about the characters, the story, and the show. Instead of political machinations and witty remarks, the show was full of forced dialogue and simplified solutions. Although many people will likely find the depths of Frank Underwood interesting, I cannot. Here lies the problem this season encountered. By focusing so much on the interior of the Underwoods and less on the battlefield of politics, the show robbed itself of dramatic tension and flair. Moreover, the Underwoods do not have much inside of them worth knowing about or examining closely. I hope that they learn from their mistakes of this season.… Expand
  18. Matt314159
    Mar 3, 2015
    5
    House of Cards carries itself like a prestige drama that belongs on HBO. Instead, I find a political potboiler that would feel more at home among its intellectual peers at CBS.

    The acting is great--Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright do admirable work with what they're given, but I just can't get myself to swallow any of it. The dialogue can be cringe-worthy; the writing and overall story    House of Cards carries itself like a prestige drama that belongs on HBO. Instead, I find a political potboiler that would feel more at home among its intellectual peers at CBS.

    The acting is great--Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright do admirable work with what they're given, but I just can't get myself to swallow any of it. The dialogue can be cringe-worthy; the writing and overall story arcs lack substance. There's very little character development so I find that I just don't care much what happens to any of them.

    Yet I came back for a third season. Someone explain that one for me, because I don't know, myself. I guess I just love the "binge" model of television.    … Expand
  19. sabrishamchi
    Mar 7, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. frank Underwood was a genius corrupt politician who was very effective when focused his mind into a goal in first two seasons. a man who was two step ahead of everyone else but now he is boring selfish president . he is trying a sell a stupid plan (America Works) to voters and instead of watching interesting characters and battles like the one with Raymond tusk we have to watch boring sessions of therapy with a writer.… Expand
  20. MoneyPepsiGlory
    Feb 28, 2015
    5
    too many storylines I didn't give a hoot about. Wish they stuck to the political stuff/changing journalism,= landscape, etc. Claire's development was very good and the season ended with a big twist but the rest felt, eh not the same. I still enjoyed watching it but by the time I got to the season finale I was glad it was over.
  21. aelder
    Feb 28, 2015
    2
    This was the weakest season. The writing became less about political maneuvering and watching Frank Underwood's psychopathic genius and almost entirely about petty relationship issues between Frank and Claire.

    Midway through the season Claire essentially leaves character and jumps the emotional shark. From that point on, the entire primary plot is overshadowed by petty emotional unrest.    This was the weakest season. The writing became less about political maneuvering and watching Frank Underwood's psychopathic genius and almost entirely about petty relationship issues between Frank and Claire.

    Midway through the season Claire essentially leaves character and jumps the emotional shark. From that point on, the entire primary plot is overshadowed by petty emotional unrest.

    For his part, Frank loses every political fight he enters and the viewer receives scant few moments of feel-good payoff.

    This is a season without enjoyable victories or satisfying political payoffs and instead is emotionally draining the watch for the entirety.    … Expand
  22. Minkmaat
    Mar 2, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, if you're in it for the acting or the drama you might rate this higher then me, because the acting is very good. However, I'm in it for the plot.

    I fell in love with season 1 because of the constantly alternating political landscape the cool and unexpected storylines and most of all, the fast pace in which Francis Underwood was working towards his goals.

    Season 2 was decent. But season 3 is just not fun to watch. The plot is narrowed down to the daily struggles of mr. president and a gruesome slow storyline about Doug in recovery. Overall this season it becomes predictable, boring and slow. A few episodes in, it came to the point I started fast forwarding complete scenes. The only reason I sticked to it is because I hoped for something disruptive and clever. I hoped that it was worth watching all episodes, that the season would eventually amaze me.

    Unfortunately for me, the first episode something disruptive happened was in the final episode and it turned out be very disappointing, predictable and anti-climatic.

    I don't think I will watch season 4.    … Expand
  23. Hrodwulf
    Mar 10, 2015
    6
    The thing I loved about seasons 1 and 2 is that Frank and Claire worked together to outsmart everyone. That and the unapologetic ruthlessness they both exhibited. In season 3, they don't work together well and there is an undertone of discontent and they seem adversarial. The show has lost some of its smartness and edge. Too bad.
  24. Beeboop
    Mar 1, 2015
    1
    No spoilers here. Season 3, Boring.

    The whole reason I liked season 1 and 2 is because it dealt with government corruption from a different view point, the corrupt. In season 3, Frank isn't doing anything corrupt and nor does he manipulate anyone. Frank has nothing to lose or fear in Season 3. He's just working as a normal president with failed politics and getting pushed around. This    No spoilers here. Season 3, Boring.

    The whole reason I liked season 1 and 2 is because it dealt with government corruption from a different view point, the corrupt. In season 3, Frank isn't doing anything corrupt and nor does he manipulate anyone. Frank has nothing to lose or fear in Season 3. He's just working as a normal president with failed politics and getting pushed around. This is not a DRAMA! This is like watching CNN but with prettier videography.    … Expand
  25. jim_taltontish
    Mar 1, 2015
    5
    Seasons 1 and 2 were fantastic, but the first was my favorite. Season 3 started out great, but there was way too much filler (e.g., the writer, most of Doug's story). I'm guessing they're required to produce 13 episodes, but it could've easily been cut in half. Claire's character has almost completely flaked out compared to how I understood her in the past. Frank stays prettySeasons 1 and 2 were fantastic, but the first was my favorite. Season 3 started out great, but there was way too much filler (e.g., the writer, most of Doug's story). I'm guessing they're required to produce 13 episodes, but it could've easily been cut in half. Claire's character has almost completely flaked out compared to how I understood her in the past. Frank stays pretty consistent, but the dialogue is sounding tired when stretched over so much irrelevant material. Spacey also sounded congested, as if he had a cold, in many of the episodes, so I wonder if filming was rushed.

    Overall, I'm very disappointed with the direction the show has gone. It has greatly reduced the amount of focused political chess, and diluted it with boring, almost meaningless drama. I love good drama, but the writing quality just isn't there this season. All the filler has caused Season 3 to lose its bite. Not sure why the professional critics are rating it on par with past seasons, because it's not.    … Expand
  26. dudeldideldai
    Mar 3, 2015
    10
    Still awesome and my favourite TV show.
    Kevin Spacey in one of his best roles. Robin Wright is doing a great job as well.
    If you haven't seen it yet. you missed something.
  27. KevowOfRice
    Feb 28, 2015
    10
    Holy cow i love this tv show! It's always impossible to tell whats going to happen next. Frank is at his peak stress throughout the season and occasionally finds a clever way of accomplishing his goals. House of cards continues to amaze me with the political battles that are dished out between the president and seemingly everyone else.
  28. Meshblorg
    Mar 1, 2015
    0
    Boring! I loved Season one and two but three is horribly boring. This is not a drama! This is a simulation of a normal presidential life. This season betrays the earlier two.

    I loved the first two seasons of HOC because it delt with government corruption from a different point of view, the corrupt. In season 3, Frank no longer has anything to lose, does nothing corrupt, and nor does he    Boring! I loved Season one and two but three is horribly boring. This is not a drama! This is a simulation of a normal presidential life. This season betrays the earlier two.

    I loved the first two seasons of HOC because it delt with government corruption from a different point of view, the corrupt. In season 3, Frank no longer has anything to lose, does nothing corrupt, and nor does he manipulate anyone. Season 3 is more like a simulation of a presidential life, like watching CNN but with better videography. Boring.    … Expand
  29. vormov
    Mar 1, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I disagree with the other critics of season 3. I don't think season 3 was a snoozefest, boring, or out of character. I think the people who don't like season 3 are missing the entire point of the show. Season 3 harbors some of the most intense moments in the entire series up to this point.

    Spoilers beyond this point:

    I really felt for Doug, the creator's choice to include him as our intro into season 3 was wonderful. It humanized a very machine-like individual whom up to this point, had done everything Underwood had told him to. But without Underwood valuing his actions, Doug sets out on his own journey, finds himself (more than once). I kinda predicted Doug's double-agenting of Heather Dunbar, but by the time it happened I had entirely forgotten about the journal and I briefly believed that he had truly betrayed Frank. Truly remarkable subplot, and not a single moment was wasted. The end of his story arc in the season finale had me feeling that "WTF" kind of moment, it was great and disgusting at the same time.

    I feel as though the Remy/Jackie subplot was both underplayed or "too little too late," and at the same time sort of irrelevant to anything in the main story arc. It occurs after Jackie completely caves and, whereas in seasons 1 and 2 it occurred when the stakes were at their highest for both of them. I don't think it does their character's any justice.

    The Underwood's divide is displayed tremendously. Clair's turn to dissent, and Frank's heavy-handedness have never been more clearly highlighted. In the end, I really thought she was going to ask him to let her be on the ticket (or even make a presidential run herself) as was hinted the entire season ("They like you better than me", "I wouldn't have been in this office without you" and etc). I feel the divide is even unfair to Frank himself, who despite his rocky past, did the least undermining and distrusting his wife than he had in the past. Just when he relied on her, she shuts him out at his weakest point. If anything, this showcases Clair's weakness, not Frank's. Frank is willing to work things out when she walks out on him, Frank is willing to kill for her protection (theoretically at least), Frank is willing to go to bat for her when he knows that she cannot perform the job (The whole ambassador thing). I feel like, for once, Frank's tyrannical nature was quelled by the truth, what he says in the last scene of Season 3 is absolute truth. She'd be nothing without him. Even if the "marital problems" angle is just a Season-ender hype moment, Frank really would be better off without her.

    This entire season showcases Frank's undoing, and it isn't his own ruthlessness. Its his humanizing. Its him being in the public light and not being able to publicly be the animal he once was. His spiral out of control is showcased by his blindness to what he should do, which causes him to doubt himself and creates a dynamic where he keeps ignoring his own instincts (even though his instincts are what put him in the Oval Office). His ignoring of his brutal instincts keep causing him to consistently make the wrong decisions. The scene where Frank and Petrov talk in the valley reveals this. At the time, as a viewer, I was thinking what Frank was thinking ("This can't be true, I won't believe it, Clair is very capable..."). But after watching the season finale, my opinion had changed. Petrov was right, at least in that scene. Nobody will help Frank clean up his mess when the House of Cards starts to fall. How will he get out?

    I also didn't like how the foreign affairs scenario played itself out just to become its own problem. It struck me as a bit poorly written. The whole UN Peace Keeping mission subplot undoes itself as it progresses through the season.

    I also didn't like the writer subplot. Frank Underwood would not put that kind of access into the hands of someone he knew would have the power to destroy him in the public eye. Especially considering, unlike the people who work for Underwood, the writer hadn't proved his loyalty. Frank Underwood made literally every other character prove their loyalty, even Clair but not this writer. Either a mistake on his part or a forceful introduction of a character. I feel the only reason why Frank reached out to this guy was to maybe have a friend, or someone he could lie to like he used to be able to (maybe the writer's "addiction" to the access was a lie or an analogy for Frank's addiction to lying).

    Overall the season was great. Waited for the Season to drop and started watching at exactly 3am EST. Powered through it in a few nights.    … Expand
  30. anilbag
    Mar 4, 2015
    10
    Awesome show, perfect acting and still surprising from the first scene and from the first episode. Second season is better than the first and the third season is better than the former ones. Underwood is still stunning and cunning. Thanks for all the hard work.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Mar 12, 2015
    91
    Whatever your takeaway, the performances of Spacey and Wright remain assured and now ingrained in a series that ranks as the best body politic drama ever.
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  2. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Chris Cabin
    Mar 4, 2015
    63
    House of Cards is at its best when investigating the uneasy balance of studied, built-up political performance and personal dogmas, obsessions, gripes, and fears, but as many of these masks begin to give way in the story, the series noticeably struggles to keep up its addictive tension.
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  3. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Evan Sawdey
    Mar 3, 2015
    70
    Ultimately, House of Cards Season Three is a great continuation of a show that remains deliciously dramatic even with a few glaring flaws.
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