House of Cards is allowed to be many things: weird, nasty, cynical, satirical, pulpy. One thing it is never allowed to be is boring. “Chapter 47” wasn’t a total trainwreck, but it was one of...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 46”
House of Cards got itself seriously back on track in “Chapter 46.” I see now that Frank’s shooting was a necessary evil, a way to bifurcate the season. The first few episodes dealt with Frank’s...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 45”
House of Cards has a serious Claire problem. I don’t mean in the way she’s written or performed – although I do have issues with both – but in the way the show approaches her. HoC is...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 44”
Lucas Goodwin’s failed assassination of Frank Underwood was one of the most unexpected and intriguing paths that House of Cards has gone down in some time. I don’t mean just in terms of ballsy storytelling –...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 43”
It’s hard to judge a “holy shit” episode on its own merits. Oftentimes you’ll get blinded by the fact that the show went there, and not pay attention to whether there is somewhere the show earned the right...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 42”
I gotta hand it to House of Cards. It juggles a lot of balls with “Chapter 42,” and while it can’t quite keep all of them in the air, it makes a convincing transition into the...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 41”
I knew I was going to like this episode of House of Cards better than “Chapter 40” before the credits were even over. How did I know? Because the credits had the name Lars Mikkelsen in...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 40”
I hope House of Cards stays on the air for fifty seasons, just so the writers can keep trying to top themselves with the most screwed-up openings they can conjure up. Last season commenced with Frank...
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The Best and Worst TV of 2015
In the spirit of largely unnecessary, solipsistic best-of lists, I’d like to humbly present GAMbIT’s list of the best and worst of TV this year. It was a damn good year for television, and...
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Here are your 2015 Emmy nominees
I gotta admit, I always forget that the Emmys don’t go down in the usual awards season of January-March, so the announcement of nominees always catches me somewhat by surprise. I’m bad at my...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 39”
I think it’s time to admit that House of Cards has a Frank and Claire problem. This is not the same as Frank and Claire having problems, which obviously they are. But season three...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 38”
“Chapter 38” was all about ambition. As House of Cards has shown in the past, that’s the stuff that can get you killed either literally (Zoe Barnes getting pushed in front of a train)...
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