House of Cards (2013)

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Season 6
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 1, 2013
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 182 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 182
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  3. Negative: 112 out of 182
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  1. moothemagiccow
    Nov 3, 2018
    2
    A spectacular nosedive for a once-great show. In season one, the show took multiple episodes to show us the careful preparations required for a single murder: the relationship-building required for a cover-up, the planning, the missteps, the moral hesitation of the conspirators, and the final, surprising, ruthless kiling. In season six, gunshot wounds appear in politically convenientA spectacular nosedive for a once-great show. In season one, the show took multiple episodes to show us the careful preparations required for a single murder: the relationship-building required for a cover-up, the planning, the missteps, the moral hesitation of the conspirators, and the final, surprising, ruthless kiling. In season six, gunshot wounds appear in politically convenient victims, shot by offscreen snipers.

    The show goes full soap opera:
    -Women find themselves instantly pregnant by dead characters.
    -Characters return from the dead! Only to be killed off minutes later.
    -Paternity mysteries!
    -Kompromat falls into the lap of the main characters as soon as they disagree with someone.
    -The reading of the will, followed by the.. SECRET WILL!
    -Open talk of conspiracies to murder
    -Sibling billionaires
    -Who Shot J.R., except we wish we had been dreaming.

    I could go on and on, but this was a slap in the face to any fan of the show. The lack of Spacey really wasn't the problem, (though it was A problem) when faced with cringeworthy dialogue, flat-out stupid stories, a brand-new cast with zero character development, pointless episodes, and a multitude of loose ends that had been dangling since the first season.

    Somehow the show hamfistedly panders to the crowd that demanded Spacey's firing while showcasing the first woman president as a frail pawn. She doesn't give a state of the union address, watch covert strikes from the situation room, dole out wisdom during cabinet meetings, outwit the opposing political party, or give an inspirational speech to the nation.

    Instead, she goes to parties with billionaires. Attends funerals. She cries in bed. She's pushed around by her cabinet. She lets someone hold her hand while she signs a bill. She schemes, she chews scenery, she talks to the camera, but she rarely does anything presidential. She appoints an all-female cabinet! .....Then dumps all over them.

    I was tempted to abstain from watching Season 6 because the ending just wouldn't be what was intended from the start. I didn't realize that it would just be outright bad television that didn't resolve anything from the first season.    … Expand
  2. Antiquecardboar
    Nov 4, 2018
    2
    Huge fan of Season 1-5. Watched episode 1 of season 6 and will not continue with episode 2-8. Is it fair, then, for one who has not watched the full season to give it a negative review? Perhaps not. But, I would ask, is it fair for episode 1's writing and storytelling to parody and disrespect everything that came before? (i.e. Claire to the camera/viewer: "Don't believe anything FrancisHuge fan of Season 1-5. Watched episode 1 of season 6 and will not continue with episode 2-8. Is it fair, then, for one who has not watched the full season to give it a negative review? Perhaps not. But, I would ask, is it fair for episode 1's writing and storytelling to parody and disrespect everything that came before? (i.e. Claire to the camera/viewer: "Don't believe anything Francis previously told you".) Why taint fond memories of the first 5 seasons with whatever comes after?… Expand
  3. djk287
    Nov 5, 2018
    0
    What an absolute abomination. This show went so far off the rails it is truly pathetic. Nobody in their right mind should even attempt to watch this final season. Do yourself a favor and don't watch past season 2.

    What an absolute joke.
  4. Costs1129
    Nov 5, 2018
    1
    Got through the first episode. Instantly clear the writers have lost the story. I perused the summaries of the rest of the episodes and I am glad I did. This season appears charmless, circular, and forced passion to make up for not having any passion. This is a case of a show better left to die. Clair was always a supporting role. She does not have the charisma and hero's arc to step intoGot through the first episode. Instantly clear the writers have lost the story. I perused the summaries of the rest of the episodes and I am glad I did. This season appears charmless, circular, and forced passion to make up for not having any passion. This is a case of a show better left to die. Clair was always a supporting role. She does not have the charisma and hero's arc to step into the main character role.… Expand
  5. nj06
    May 1, 2019
    0
    House of Cards is the undisputed world record holder in the plummet factor from Season 1 to its last season. The steady fall in the quality has accelerated to what I have to assume is the absolute maximum in Season 6 (which is, mercifully, the last season). The very last episode plays like a bad SNL skit of the actual House of Cards series. There are no words to describe theHouse of Cards is the undisputed world record holder in the plummet factor from Season 1 to its last season. The steady fall in the quality has accelerated to what I have to assume is the absolute maximum in Season 6 (which is, mercifully, the last season). The very last episode plays like a bad SNL skit of the actual House of Cards series. There are no words to describe the laughability, sloppiness, and pitfulness of the entire last season. Sad, sad ending of a once great show.
    season.    … Expand
  6. kompikos
    Nov 5, 2018
    4
    Was in love with the series. Unfortunately the show doesn’t work anymore without Kevin Spacey... I really try to grab on from something as this was and still is a fantastic production and the departure/firing of Spacey was, no question, completely justified... but it just does not work without him. Not without ANY Francis Underwood. The Spacey “Francis”. Shame such a great actor threw awayWas in love with the series. Unfortunately the show doesn’t work anymore without Kevin Spacey... I really try to grab on from something as this was and still is a fantastic production and the departure/firing of Spacey was, no question, completely justified... but it just does not work without him. Not without ANY Francis Underwood. The Spacey “Francis”. Shame such a great actor threw away his career with his real life actions, but the movie industry also suffered a great deal from all of this.… Expand
  7. skyluxx
    Nov 5, 2018
    1
    No..Just no,you could done much better job Netflix.This season is not how you end one of the best series that ever came out,this show was the reason i started my netflix subscription in the first place!!
    But as all good things come to an and i hate how they just got rid of Frank because of some accusations against Spacey,but still..you were scared of the backlash i get it.
    BUT AT LEAST    No..Just no,you could done much better job Netflix.This season is not how you end one of the best series that ever came out,this show was the reason i started my netflix subscription in the first place!!
    But as all good things come to an and i hate how they just got rid of Frank because of some accusations against Spacey,but still..you were scared of the backlash i get it.
    BUT AT LEAST MAKE THE LAST SEASON GOOD!!
    Not this crap,at the end you are left wondering did the series at all have something to say,maybe it did but not with this finale.I love Claire,but this was horrible and i am sad to say but this season destroyed the whole series because how bad it was and i am a fan-boy of HoC.
    Really sad to see such a great show end in a unenjoyable way.
    I would recommend to any fan and casual viewer of the show DONT WATCH THIS DONT RUIN YOUR PERCEPTION OF HOUSE OF CARDS..
    Its not only my emotions that are writing the review,but the whole story,pacing and overall feel of this season was crap and you can see a lot of people and fans share my opinion.

    So stay away from this and find something else to binge watch as Hannibal,Mindhunter or **** it even 13 Reasons why...so sad to see this show go away like this.    … Expand
  8. vreynauld
    Nov 7, 2018
    2
    This absolute garbage makes it clear that Spacey was carrying the show for the past few seasons. To be clear, I don't blame Robin Wright, she does the best with what she's given but without Spacey there to be her less-than-better-half, the writers have gone truly off the deep end. Nothing but current event political tripe that comes across no better than anything you can see or hear onThis absolute garbage makes it clear that Spacey was carrying the show for the past few seasons. To be clear, I don't blame Robin Wright, she does the best with what she's given but without Spacey there to be her less-than-better-half, the writers have gone truly off the deep end. Nothing but current event political tripe that comes across no better than anything you can see or hear on CNN, MSNBC, or Fox. Just idiotic ideology masquerading as a drama.

    Do yourself a favor and skip it, then be thankful this is the end. Also do yourself a favor and read the original British book trilogy the whole thing was based upon. It's far more entertaining than the last 3-4 seasons of this, even WITH Spacey.    … Expand
  9. Othrandur
    Nov 5, 2018
    3
    I can't fault the actors, but the series would have been better off cancelled. There's nothing left of the House of Cards we came to love. Starting with a cheap cop-out, everything about this last season feels contrived and designed by committee. It's ironic that such an irreverent show would be killed by political correctness.
  10. Moish
    Nov 4, 2018
    6
    It just unsuccessfully tries to tie the loose ends that the Kevin Spacey´s Francis Underwood sudden departure caused and with that misses most of the important things that made the plot interesting and great, it goes from shocking scenes that move you to important things happening offscreen and the pace being hurried because of the lack of arguments in the plot to justify why it ended likeIt just unsuccessfully tries to tie the loose ends that the Kevin Spacey´s Francis Underwood sudden departure caused and with that misses most of the important things that made the plot interesting and great, it goes from shocking scenes that move you to important things happening offscreen and the pace being hurried because of the lack of arguments in the plot to justify why it ended like this so it lacks a good structure and doesnt have much congruence, all of these things are clearly reflected in the number of episodes on the season going from 13 in all previous seasons to 8 episodes in this one, it makes you realize Robin Wright´s Claire Underwood on its own doesn't hold on to make the tv show as great as previously besides being the most important character since a season before, and what seems to be the thing that makes it all easier to swallow is Michael Kelly´s Doug Stamper with the character staying true to its self at first unlike other recurrent characters from previous seasons but the plot makes its end the most disappointing of them all in my opinion.
    It saddens me to see my favorite Netflix original series go from outstanding to disappointing and for reasons that had nothing to do with the show on itself.    … Expand
  11. jude5420
    Nov 7, 2018
    2
    Robin Wright, a strong bright white light of severity and cunning, is sadly led to the narrative guillotine by the hapless lazy writing of what is, thankfully, the last episode of HOC. I suppose there is some poetic justice to the crash and burn of a show that was, even at its best, an overglossed Machiavellian masterclass of assholism. But what an indolent ending to a truly antagonisticRobin Wright, a strong bright white light of severity and cunning, is sadly led to the narrative guillotine by the hapless lazy writing of what is, thankfully, the last episode of HOC. I suppose there is some poetic justice to the crash and burn of a show that was, even at its best, an overglossed Machiavellian masterclass of assholism. But what an indolent ending to a truly antagonistic series. It’s a bit unfair to the talented Ms. Wright, giving her the reins to such a lame horse. Spacey is giggling somewhere.… Expand
  12. NazgulPrime
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Horrible last season to a once great show. Pedantic, derivative, exploitative of identity politics with plenty of lazy writing. Robin Penn trying to fill Kevin Spacey's shoes is laughable. Diane Lane had a strong performance at least, but not nearly enough to save the pathetic excuse for a last season. You cant just blame the cast, whoever produced this should be ashamed.

    Clearly Kevin    Horrible last season to a once great show. Pedantic, derivative, exploitative of identity politics with plenty of lazy writing. Robin Penn trying to fill Kevin Spacey's shoes is laughable. Diane Lane had a strong performance at least, but not nearly enough to save the pathetic excuse for a last season. You cant just blame the cast, whoever produced this should be ashamed.

    Clearly Kevin Spacey was carrying this show on his back. They should have just cancelled it instead of ruining the last season with this garbage.    … Expand
  13. borntrouble
    Nov 7, 2018
    2
    If you think season 5 was awful, you probably wanna commit suicide after watching season 6.
  14. night4
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I don't care how many people Kevin Spacey allegedly groped... nothing is worth subjecting us to this pathetic trash. What a disappointing ending, especially after such a strong start to the series.
  15. JLuis_001
    Nov 4, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the series. I always enjoyed it, even its ups and downs it was always an incredible show and this season also had a good level but it's incredibly evident that the lack of Francis Underwood was decisive for this final result.

    The last episode gives a very poor and anti-climatic resolution and is also extremely open and it's not because I was looking for happy ending in which Claire paid for everything she did but it feels like an empty and ambiguous ending.
    She got away with everything but then what? It was just that? Nor fair for the story, not fair for the characters and not fair for the audicence.

    I'm very disappointed with this ending.    … Expand
  16. musthyzz
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    This season is an insult to the rest of the 5 seasons. You should have left it at 5.
  17. WendyT
    Nov 5, 2018
    5
    The cast is stellar and a pleasure to watch but the story arc is fatally compromised by changes made necessary by events outside the storyline. Really could never get engaged in the story, it felt like something cobbled together to give the show a wrap. the final scene in particular was a huge disappointment. Only because we were at minute 59 would the injury be fatal and that is a poorThe cast is stellar and a pleasure to watch but the story arc is fatally compromised by changes made necessary by events outside the storyline. Really could never get engaged in the story, it felt like something cobbled together to give the show a wrap. the final scene in particular was a huge disappointment. Only because we were at minute 59 would the injury be fatal and that is a poor plot resolution for a show that for 5 seasons left us gob-smacked by its audaciousness.… Expand
  18. Eman0221
    Nov 6, 2018
    3
    House of Cards hasn't been good in years, so I was actually looking forward to seeing Robin Wright take over from Spacey. Spacey's corny and smarmy Foghorn Leghorn act and demeanor had gotten dull and tired, so I thought, maybe and hopefully Claire can pick things up.

    While Robin does a decent job, the show is still dull and stale. It's more of the same boring and irrelevant characters,    House of Cards hasn't been good in years, so I was actually looking forward to seeing Robin Wright take over from Spacey. Spacey's corny and smarmy Foghorn Leghorn act and demeanor had gotten dull and tired, so I thought, maybe and hopefully Claire can pick things up.

    While Robin does a decent job, the show is still dull and stale. It's more of the same boring and irrelevant characters, plotting, scheming, and double-crossing. Claire's motives are so dumb, shallow, and petty, her actions so short-sighted, that she winds up playing the role of Frank anyway. You can watch the entire season and be unclear why she even wanted to be president in the first place, and what she wants to do with her power now that she has alienated everyone in her orbit, besides start a nuclear war over nothing and make proclamations about feminism so hollow and self-serving, especially after she dumps all over the all-female cabinet she personally hand picked by calling them sexist (!), that Gloria Steinem would eyeroll.

    House of Cards became a dumb soap opera masquerading as a classy thriller. I don’t think they really thought past the first two seasons. It’s usually pretty easy to tell when showrunners have run out of ideas from their original concept. House of Cards had the original BBC show as a guide until Frank became President, then had no idea what to do with its time. The show started its steady decline after then. It was way more fun to see him work his way up rather than flailing to keep everything under control which they have now passed on that to Claire. The original UK version ended it after three seasons, they should've followed that lead and ended it around four seasons and then start a spin-off series with Claire working her way up to President.    … Expand
  19. moviebuffers
    Dec 13, 2018
    0
    I hated Season 6 and could not get past episode two. As much as I agree Spacey is a loathsome human being, he made this series and there was no point bothering without him.
  20. gmonster320
    Nov 21, 2018
    7
    Some say they are disappointed in the last season of "House Of Cards" due to the absence of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey). While I definitely enjoyed watching Francis Underwood, this season still had all the political intrigue we're used to. Yes, it is completely preposterous. Who can get away with killing 13 people? Yes, season 6 (and the series as a whole) is very dialogue heavy (butSome say they are disappointed in the last season of "House Of Cards" due to the absence of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey). While I definitely enjoyed watching Francis Underwood, this season still had all the political intrigue we're used to. Yes, it is completely preposterous. Who can get away with killing 13 people? Yes, season 6 (and the series as a whole) is very dialogue heavy (but that's what happens when people are scheming). Robin Wright does an excellent job as a stone cold b#$%^ that no one should mess with. I also think the shorter eight episode season (instead of the usual 13) is a great improvement. The one thing "House Of Cards" has taught me if that I NEVER EVER want to go into politics.… Expand
  21. nunocordeiro
    Nov 16, 2018
    3
    What a terrible ending to a great show. The men vs. women **** is overplayed to the extreme when we all know most people in power, men or women, don't care much about gender.

    Pathetic writing. Based on that I'd give it a 0.
    But the acting and technical aspects are still very strong.
  22. vothis
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    I was wondering why they didn't make just 3 episodes and people would hate it but instead, they made 8 episodes and waste more times and people still hate it?!
  23. Sh4rkill3r
    Nov 9, 2018
    0
    We have an excellent serie and now this season is all about women rights and women here women there, talk about abuse on childhood by mens, all to show that "hey look, we fired the protagonist because is rapist, lets talk about rapist and forgot about the heart of the serie".
    A waste of time this season.
  24. vinethewalker
    Jan 20, 2019
    10
    I thought there wasn't an existing way to end up the show with dignity, and it costed a few episodes and homemade chromakey scenario (as I have never seen before, bad) to it but worth completely the fight. I will miss Claire.
  25. Markini
    Nov 30, 2018
    8
    Robin Wright does a great job of taking the complete reigns of this horse, the same way that Claire Underwood takes Frank's presidency and ramps it up to 11. House of Cards does a great job of wrapping up character arcs and plots while not evening having to show what will come next.
  26. pandam3ch4
    Oct 10, 2019
    10
    This season challenged my acuity enjoyably. President Hale kills it! Where's Season 7?
  27. Rednetter
    Nov 11, 2020
    0
    Atrocious last season. Why on earth would they cut the main character?!? And why would they change it so dramatically from where it began. First seasons were good, but this was a joke!
  28. KelvinSelimor
    Oct 14, 2021
    7
    House of Cards. Season 6. The house fell apart. This happened. The main star of the series was removed, the script was rewritten, they added fashionable themes to all this, made fewer episodes and what came of it ... A very weak ending for such a masterpiece in the world of serials. The first 4 episodes are boring dialogues with characters that turn out to be very important, so they wereHouse of Cards. Season 6. The house fell apart. This happened. The main star of the series was removed, the script was rewritten, they added fashionable themes to all this, made fewer episodes and what came of it ... A very weak ending for such a masterpiece in the world of serials. The first 4 episodes are boring dialogues with characters that turn out to be very important, so they were never mentioned, then season 3 raises the bar sharply and in the last episode this House of Cards collapses, leaving behind only a lot of dots.… Expand
  29. SergioAllIndie
    Nov 10, 2018
    4
    I'm so sorry it all came down to this. The show-runners and the cast did the best they could with it, but the truth is, since what happened happened, holding any greater hopes that the series would make a stand from it were just build-ups to the increasing feeling of imminent bland closure. You'd only stick around for the entire season just not to let the whole thing like an open wound,I'm so sorry it all came down to this. The show-runners and the cast did the best they could with it, but the truth is, since what happened happened, holding any greater hopes that the series would make a stand from it were just build-ups to the increasing feeling of imminent bland closure. You'd only stick around for the entire season just not to let the whole thing like an open wound, but that's it. Nothing else. So sad that a show that seemed too urgent and relevant for the times we live in, resulted in a "let's wrap it for the sake of wrapping it" kind-of deal. and I think the saddest is that it uses more socio-cultural current issues to justify itself, but I just don't buy; it doesn't seem to make justice to the fiction/tv we need to watch. Other shows and people are pulling it through way better that House of Cards season 6. Done.… Expand
  30. QLA92
    Nov 25, 2018
    4
    Critics have been claiming for the past two seasons that Claire Underwood, not Frank, is the most compelling character on House of Cards. Season 6 sans Spacey ultimately proves that this line of thinking is totally off base.
    It's sad how the show-runners decided to sacrifice solid characterization in favour of staging some ill-conceived shocking moments.
  31. Felindie
    Jul 16, 2019
    7
    Yes, the finale was so weird, but Robin Wright carried the season even with the clumsy plot.
  32. GrantD243
    Dec 2, 2018
    5
    The final season of House of Cards seems pointless and uninspired. The writing team does swing pretty big with Claire as the lead and goes for some storylines that they think will invoke the same level of interest in viewers as Frank did, but ultimately they fail spectacularly and at times the storyline seems laughably bad. Not to mention that this has one of the worst finales of a showThe final season of House of Cards seems pointless and uninspired. The writing team does swing pretty big with Claire as the lead and goes for some storylines that they think will invoke the same level of interest in viewers as Frank did, but ultimately they fail spectacularly and at times the storyline seems laughably bad. Not to mention that this has one of the worst finales of a show I've ever seen.… Expand
  33. m15964
    Apr 19, 2019
    3
    The 6th season was absolutely not a series that began on 2013. The whole story was around the character of Francis and they removed it just as easy as they could. I have to mention that this thing caused to destroy the whole series. Maybe it was better to ignore making the last season.

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Richard Roeper
    Dec 14, 2018
    88
    Every now and then, the nearly overwhelming clutter of characters and storylines gives way to intense, revealing scenes featuring only Claire and Annette. Thanks to the electrifying performances of Wright and Lane, in those moments “House of Cards” is as good as it’s ever been.
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  2. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Dec 13, 2018
    20
    The story of Season 6 just doesn’t cohere; it barely even tracks well enough to summarize. In a way, the total breakdown is sort of beautiful; it’s like watching the story collapse in upon itself, a deserted building, carefully demolished.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Nov 2, 2018
    40
    Robin Wright is many things, but possessed of a light touch she is not. Her grim addresses--to the camera, and to anyone within camera range--are steely and unceasing, with very little variation in tone or emotion. It doesn’t help that the dialogue--for nearly every character, but especially for Claire--is stilted. ... The show has gotten rid of its biggest troublemaker without replacing him with new trouble that would be more entertaining.
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