TV Review: House of Cards Season 2

So I have written about House of Cards Season 1, so now it’s Season 2.

Season 2 starts with Frank Underwood being the Vice President of the United States of America, and getting there not by public votes but my under handed politics.  The first season was quite dark, but this season is even darker and starts off with a bang for the journalist Zoe.

There is no need for her anymore, she is investigating Frank and is looking to take him out in the press, so he needs to stop this from happening.

But the drama shifts in this season and is really about a power play between Frank and Raymond Tusk who is President Walker’s main man, who seems to make all the decisions for the powerful man in the world.  The Chinese government gets involved in this very bitter personal/professional war between Frank and Tusk – and throughout it all the current incumbent of the Oval office sees his presidency start to unravel.

New characters are introduced to us, the most powerful one being Jackie Sharp who is the new House Whip, taking over from Frank and actually planted by him as he could use her to be one of his pawns – successful or not, am not sure. But she is one of those characters who gains no sympathy from me, she is just pure out to get what she wants.

The main storyline for Claire is that on national television she publicly reveals that was raped in college by a prominent general and she starts to pursue anti-rape legislation along with another of the general’s rape victims and the First Lady as well.

There are points during this season that you think that the lives of Frank and Claire are about to unravel and everything they worked for is going to go down in a hole - you feel sorry for them as they have worked so hard, but then not sorry for them as they have taken so many people down in their journey to political power.

I really do feel for President Walker in this season as he just gets everything dumped upon him and everyone is using him to get their own ends... but then it shows he is weak - if he can't make his own decisions then he should not be in his position. But I did want to give him a hug at the end when his whole world was collapsing around him. For a politician, he is too trusting of others at times! 

And are we surprised at the turn of events in Frank’s life at the end of Season 2…. No not really. It’s not surprising but it actually should be. Will not ruin it for those who have not seen it.