House of Cards is by trade a nasty, cynical show that draws the audience in and keeps us at arm’s length at the same time. (Frank’s lack of interaction with the viewer is unfortunately...

For most of its runtime, “Chapter 36” was just a solid episode of House of Cards, something I’d give four stars. But there were two scenes that raised it to four and a half....

So far, House of Cards‘ third season has been uneven at best, but the top-notch episodes all have one thing in common: Viktor fucking Petrov. “Chapter 35” doesn’t rise to the heights of “29”...

Tonally, “Chapter 34” was all over the place; it was rushed and unfocused in some places; and it had two distinct framing devices which it was never sure when to use. But I can’t...

At a certain point in any show’s run, it will play around with its format. Mad Men is especially famous for this; “The Crash” and “The Runaways” are two of the most WTF episodes...

So, can Lars Mikkelsen as Viktor Petrov just be in every episode of House of Cards from now on? Not only does the show perk up every time he’s on screen, but Petrov’s involvement...

“Chapter 31” was an enjoyable episode of House of Cards because it saw Frank Underwood firmly in “fuck you” mode, which is where he’s most successful. He – and Claire – was burning bridges...

I feel like it doesn’t get talked about enough, but the women on House of Cards kinda kick ass, don’t they? Claire Underwood, Jackie Sharp, Heather Dunbar, Cathy Durant, Ayla Sayyed, even women we...

“Chapter 28” was basically House of Cards‘ way of shitting all over its main characters. Seriously, Frank and Claire just could not catch a fucking break (even Doug and Remy are having rough goes...

Welcome to GAMbIT’s coverage of House of Cards. This is strange for me, because I’ve never done episodic reviews of a show that made its entire season available all at once (the only other...