I feel like each season of this show starts to disappoint me a little more. I loved the first season. Loved it. Before that I had watched the British version that it is based on. Loved it. Then the second season came around and was pretty good as well. Then the third season was good. Then this season was good at times, and frustrating at others.
Look at for spoilers from here on out. So obviously my problem with the show isn't acting or production value at all. This show looks and feels great. Kevin Spacey alway nails whatever role he's playing. Music and tone is always appropriate.
My problems come from the plot in general. Frankly, Frank is already president. Things were certainly more fun when he was still working his way up instead of fighting off the competition. But ok, I could handle that... IF THEY ACTUALLY HAD A DAMN CONCLUSION.
I cannot believe they didn't get to the election in this season. We were building up to this the whole time, just so I could find out I'll wait a year. I won't forgive that at all. Basic TV storytelling is that you have an arc that starts and begins in that season. Some things move on to the next, sure, but not the main conflict.
Oh, also I forgot to mention how boring I think his wife is, and how insane the idea of a president's wife being a president's VP is. They would never get elected if someone tried that. Like her or not, Hillary did go out and actually build a political career first before running for the White House. Had she tried to be Bill's VP, we'd surely have had 4 other years of Bush #1.
I'm sounding very negative, I know. The rest of the plot I enjoyed, especially the interactions with his Conway competition and with his Secretary of State. I'm just stuck in negativity since I just watched the finale that pissed me off.
Review by saundrewBlockedParentSpoilers2016-06-16T04:15:26Z
I feel like each season of this show starts to disappoint me a little more. I loved the first season. Loved it. Before that I had watched the British version that it is based on. Loved it. Then the second season came around and was pretty good as well. Then the third season was good. Then this season was good at times, and frustrating at others.
Look at for spoilers from here on out. So obviously my problem with the show isn't acting or production value at all. This show looks and feels great. Kevin Spacey alway nails whatever role he's playing. Music and tone is always appropriate.
My problems come from the plot in general. Frankly, Frank is already president. Things were certainly more fun when he was still working his way up instead of fighting off the competition. But ok, I could handle that... IF THEY ACTUALLY HAD A DAMN CONCLUSION.
I cannot believe they didn't get to the election in this season. We were building up to this the whole time, just so I could find out I'll wait a year. I won't forgive that at all. Basic TV storytelling is that you have an arc that starts and begins in that season. Some things move on to the next, sure, but not the main conflict.
Oh, also I forgot to mention how boring I think his wife is, and how insane the idea of a president's wife being a president's VP is. They would never get elected if someone tried that. Like her or not, Hillary did go out and actually build a political career first before running for the White House. Had she tried to be Bill's VP, we'd surely have had 4 other years of Bush #1.
I'm sounding very negative, I know. The rest of the plot I enjoyed, especially the interactions with his Conway competition and with his Secretary of State. I'm just stuck in negativity since I just watched the finale that pissed me off.