Baby Olivia may not be old enough to know what the mystery behind the identity of the Yellow King was all about, but she's old enough to smile adorably while someone takes pictures of her in recreations from the show and that's good enough for me.
House of Cards' Claire Underwood is a multi-faceted character. As Robin Wright portrays her, Claire can occasionally play nice — but mostly she's the cold and reserved, a counterpoint to the passionate and manipulative Frank Underwood. In the recently released season two, many, including this website, have used the…
If House of Cards is like chess, then Claire Underwood is the queen—the most powerful piece in the game. And that becomes clear in the show's second season when all the scheming and plotting and compromises have given her a national platform for the causes that are the most personal to her: abortion and sexual assault.
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Like that hookup buddy who just doesn't know when to take a hint, Netflix is currently bombarding subscribers with messages that hey, if you don't have plans tonight, they've got a little something-something for you. Namely, House of Cards.
Tomorrow: @HouseOfCards. No spoilers, please.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 13, 2014
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"I don't know whether to be proud or terrified," Frank Underwood declares in one of the new teaser trailers for season two of the Netflix hit series House Of Cards. Pretty sure he's referring to his wife, Claire Underwood, whose steely strength and frosty aura — she really is a one-woman polar vortex — are back in…
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Look what Netflix hath wrought: Publishers are beginning to talk about releasing sequels faster, so they can get some of that sweet, sweet binge-watching action.
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Just when you thought binge TV watching was over until at least Easter, House of Cards has served up a new trailer. Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, is as cunning and terrifying as his toupee and it looks like his wife Claire, played by Robin Wright, is too.
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House of Cards premieres on Netflix on Feb. 14, 2014 (HOW ROMANTIC) and they've released this NO SPOILERS trailer that has me really excited for the next thirteen episodes.
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Uh, sorry to the dude down the street from me with the House of Cards lawn sign in your yard — my dog totally peed all over Kevin Spacey's smug face.
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I'm one of the many people who compulsively binge-watched the first season of Netflix's House of Cards over the weekend; please don't ask me what time I went to bed last night. I loved the show because I'm a sucker for melodramatic political thrillers, but I was also particularly fascinated by the women on the…