Anyone watch House of Cards?

[XRubicon]

I watched episode 9 or 10 tonight. I can't believe the majority whip with a long term plan to become president would murder a congressman with his own hand. Shitty writing in my opinion. What say you? Hope I didn't spoil it....

[Still Blue in PDX]

1. I watched the first couple of episodes.

I was distracted by how much Kevin Spacey's good ol' boy accent sounds like Bing Crosby.

I'm not sure I'll continue with it. I am not in the proper frame of mind right now to enjoy watching a series with so many nasty people.

[XRubicon]

2. I agree about the accent

I am a huge Kevin Spacey fan, but the accent is distracting. I ignored the accent and kept watching, I think it is pretty good overall but they lost me with a guy who is supposed to be sly and calculating commiting murder. I thought it killed the Kevin Spacey character... He is supposed to be a calculating person not dipshit.

[MrSlayer]

3. That was where it stopped being believable for me.

It's still a good show but it lost something when that happened.

And I hate that they made Russo my congressman. Bob Brady deserves better.

[Mnpaul]

4. The music and Spacey

remind me of American Beauty. I would comment on more but don't want spoil it for anyone.

[valerief]

5. I watched all 13 episodes this weekend. I enjoyed it. Congress plays a big role in sending

people off to war to kill and maim or be killed or maimed, so what's the big deal about offing a drunk who's in the way? I always ask, what would the Mafia do? That's what Congress and corporations would do--only without the Mafia honor. So killing the congressman didn't seem far-fetched to me all. Don't many members of Congress seem cold-cold-cold to you?

One thing I like about the show is that more than once a character, like Spacey's, will say how no one on Capitol Hill cares about regular people. That point can't be hammered home enough. I also like that Spacey breaks the fourth wall.