Athena May 25, 2017 Share May 25, 2017 Quote Frank and his team work to leverage support in key states by any means necessary. Claire learns some upsetting news about one of Frank's friends. Link to comment
Primetimer May 31, 2017 Share May 31, 2017 And other uncomfortable questions from 'Chapter 54.' View the full article Link to comment
Chaos Theory June 1, 2017 Share June 1, 2017 The Claire stuff was the most interesting. When she was speaking with Ken and realizing what loose lips. All the things he said about Frank were quite insightful....in a different world. "if the world was a different place back then." What I found interesting was that instead of being jealous Claire was more irritated and worried that Jennwoukd aid out Frank's dirty laundry. i did like the cyber attack angle though, Gling full out attack. In order to scare Congress enough to declar war. I haven't much cared for Conway so far this season but his final speech ag the end about war was well done. Link to comment
Latverian Diplomat June 1, 2017 Share June 1, 2017 Ah yes, voter suppression, something minorities get hit by every election....but twist{ this time it's about white people. And I don't agree that white people, even conservatives, would feel too threatened by law enforcement or troops or whatever to vote. They think of themselves as law abiding citizens who support the troops. Also, many Republicans vote absentee anyway.Ridiculous. 3 Link to comment
Miles June 1, 2017 Share June 1, 2017 So, I don't get the centralised voting centers. Frank Underwood is a democrat. That can only hurt him. Democratic voters are far more likely to not have a mode of transportation to get there. Is this just bad writing or am I missing something? 1 Link to comment
Michichick June 1, 2017 Share June 1, 2017 8 hours ago, Miles said: So, I don't get the centralised voting centers. Frank Underwood is a democrat. That can only hurt him. Democratic voters are far more likely to not have a mode of transportation to get there. Is this just bad writing or am I missing something? The voting centers were only instituted in areas that were Republican strongholds, not in areas of Democratic strength. So presumably Democratic votes weren't suppressed. There was some passing reference to this in one of the episodes but I don't remember which episode because of binge watching. Link to comment
Miles June 1, 2017 Share June 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, Michichick said: The voting centers were only instituted in areas that were Republican strongholds, not in areas of Democratic strength. So presumably Democratic votes weren't suppressed. There was some passing reference to this in one of the episodes but I don't remember which episode because of binge watching. Seems flimsy. But thanks for the info! Link to comment
Michichick June 1, 2017 Share June 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Miles said: Seems flimsy. But thanks for the info! Oh yeah, totally flimsy as hell! But I don't look to this show for reality. :) Link to comment
knaankos June 2, 2017 Share June 2, 2017 This is so bad now. I haven't had this much change of heart for a show in a while. I don't think I enjoyed a second of this episode. The writer character is perhaps my least favorite character in any show in recent memory. All of his attempts to be wry or have dry humor fall flat on their face and yet it's somehow seducing Claire. 7 Link to comment
hincandenza June 2, 2017 Share June 2, 2017 2 hours ago, knaankos said: This is so bad now. I haven't had this much change of heart for a show in a while. I don't think I enjoyed a second of this episode. The writer character is perhaps my least favorite character in any show in recent memory. All of his attempts to be wry or have dry humor fall flat on their face and yet it's somehow seducing Claire. In his defense, the actor who plays Tom Yates- Paul Sparks- was fantastic as supporting character Mickey Doyle on "Boardwalk Empire". But this role seems to have no purpose (so far), and the whole swingin' lifestyle subplot of the Underwoods has pushed all credibility in being this secret this long (again, so far), given how indiscreet they are. 1 1 Link to comment
Lemons June 3, 2017 Share June 3, 2017 On 5/31/2017 at 9:59 PM, Latverian Diplomat said: Ah yes, voter suppression, something minorities get hit by every election....but twist{ this time it's about white people. And I don't agree that white people, even conservatives, would feel too threatened by law enforcement or troops or whatever to vote. They think of themselves as law abiding citizens who support the troops. Also, many Republicans vote absentee anyway. Ridiculous. It's funny how they are trying to suppress votes in white districts and it comes off as really stupid. They should have made his character a Republican. How is anyone believing that these very specific suburban or rural areas are being targeted as opposed to cities? 5 Link to comment
Armchair Critic June 11, 2017 Share June 11, 2017 (edited) On 5/31/2017 at 9:28 PM, Chaos Theory said: The Claire stuff was the most interesting. When she was speaking with Ken and realizing what loose lips. All the things he said about Frank were quite insightful....in a different world I realize she wants to keep Frank's relationship with his friend quiet, but she was such a bitch to that guy. I don't care for Claire but I still think she could do better than that flunkie writer. Edited June 11, 2017 by Armchair Critic 1 Link to comment
Michichick June 11, 2017 Share June 11, 2017 18 hours ago, Armchair Critic said: I realize she wants to keep Frank's relationship with his friend quiet, but she was such a bitch to that guy. I don't care for Claire but I still think she could do better than that flunkie writer. I had the impression that Claire never realized until that moment that Frank's relationship with his old college buddy was more than just friends. Am I off-base in that thought? 1 Link to comment
Athena June 12, 2017 Author Share June 12, 2017 15 hours ago, Michichick said: I had the impression that Claire never realized until that moment that Frank's relationship with his old college buddy was more than just friends. Am I off-base in that thought? We're given to understand that Claire and Frank know pretty much everything about each other. Claire knows that Frank is at minimum bisexual and I still think the Meechum situation was her doing it for Frank rather than her own desire. I think Claire's worries in those scenes were not just about the loose lips but that she knew that Frank's relationship with his friend was very important to him. She worried more that it would push him over the edge. 5 Link to comment
polyhymnia June 13, 2017 Share June 13, 2017 I found this episode hard to follow for some reason (not the Claire/Ken/Frank/Tim bit) as in I didn't really understand who they were trying to blackmail. I must have blinked because I did not know whose chief of staff she was supposed to be. Link to comment
Dobian June 24, 2017 Share June 24, 2017 How is Conway always where Underwood is? Meetings, public events, funerals, as his guest in the White House. Conway has been in the same room with Frank more times in one day than Romney was in the same room with Obama during the entire 2012 campaign. I hope the weasel Doug Stamper finally gets some kind of comeuppance this season. The whole manipulation of the governors was so transparent. Yep, only the governors of the key swing states need to bring in troops and set them up around voting centers in Republican districts. Right. At least that one staffer saw through Doug's shit. I get that this show is Machiavellian, but does every single thing everyone does have to be cynical and manipulative? Everything with everyone is just an agenda within another agenda, nothing is genuine. 1 Link to comment
ElectricBoogaloo July 9, 2017 Share July 9, 2017 (edited) Tim went from bland to creepy when Claire had to tell him more than once to stop trying to have sex with her. He wasn't any better when he was asking if he'll be the First Boyfriend after the election. Seriously, Tim sucks. Edited July 10, 2017 by ElectricBoogaloo 1 Link to comment
Hanahope December 1, 2017 Share December 1, 2017 Did we meet Frank's old friend Tim before? I don't recall. Its a bit hard to realize his "importance" when we don't know much about him, or their relationship. Frank sure seems good at manipulation of the governors. I too tend to call bullshit that there'd be threats against rural or suburban areas. Terrorists do tend to hit cities. But even some states, like PA, have some small cities that are much more conservative than say Philly or Pittsburgh that I suppose could be targets. Still, the whole idea of voter suppression is going to backfire, since it will also hurt democratic voters. The planned interruption of internet/cellular service, and its apparent ease, is pretty scary. One has to wonder what other skeletons are in our actual Congress' closet, as blackmail does seem like a typical political tactic. Link to comment
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