EPISODE
SEASON
House Of Cards - Season 2
Frank settles into his new role as Vice President as the second season of 'House of Cards' begins. Elsewhere, Claire confronts a painful trauma from her past, while Lucas presses for the truth. New alliances form while old ones succumb to deception and betrayal. Francis and Claire must battle threats past and present to avoid losing everything.
3 May 1969, Annapolis, Maryland, USA
July 28, 1987 in New York City, New York, USA
13 June 1951, Chicago, Illinois, USA
30 March 1961, Newark, New Jersey, USA
12 September 1958, Chicago, Illinois, USA
February 19, 2014
House of Cards doesn't simply plod along like Frank and Claire's leisurely jog connecting the seasons; it jumps right off a narrative cliff without checking to see what's below.
February 18, 2014
I needed to stop after the credits rolled because there was no way a second episode could be this good.
February 18, 2014
Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) returns for another round of deception, manipulation and BBQ ribs in the second season of House of Cards, the delicious political thriller that has already changed television.
February 05, 2014
[It] depicts D.C. politics as a mess of personal vendettas... and then along comes Frank with his brisk, conscience-free willingness to take on what's needed to get things done -- he may be a ruthless sociopath, but there's something to admire there.
February 18, 2014
House of Cards remains an absorbing tale of high-level government dysfunction populated by double-dealers who hold their aces under the table.
November 17, 2015
Still, the second season maintains the tension of the first season, and the "Bad Boys at Work" sign is still up. Let the binging begin.
February 13, 2014
Harping on the outlandish and silly mechanics of House of Cards' political plots feels like taking it in the wrong spirit.
February 19, 2014
Ever so dark, House (of Cards) has a diabolical sense of humor.
February 19, 2014
Kevin Spacey remains a delightful Southern-accented villain as Frank Underwood.
February 17, 2014
An intoxicating, politically-savvy and aggressively-watchable piece of fantastic fiction.
