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
User Score
3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 182 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 182
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 182
  3. Negative: 112 out of 182
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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

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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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