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5.0 out of 5 stars'MESMERISING POLITICAL DRAMA'
Byrbmusicman/and/movie-fan'on 6 August 2015
This the third season of this engrossing political drama....
The manipulative 'Francis Underwood' (Kevin Spacey) has engineered himself and his equally ambitious wife
'Clare' (Robin Wright) into the 'White House'
Of course the position hadn't been acquired at the polls, 'Francis' had stood on many toes to get there, he had
ruthlessly wheeled and dealt leaving many floundering in the storm, many those loyal to the 'Underwood's' had
been discarded.
In office he finds he has little in the way of support within his party, he will try and bypass them to get his own
way, he'll even pretend that he'll not seek election in 18 months time, he's fooling no-one in truth.
Quietly he's hoping his 'America Works' program will turn the tide in his favour prior to party-selection ahead of
the 2016 election, despite the fact he's jeopardised funds for both emergency-relief and indeed welfare.
'Clare's ambitions stretch beyond the work , she had done for many years, she seeks an ambassador role and will
exert pressure upon 'Francis' to ensure she gets it.
The knives are being sharpened to bring him down he's made many enemies along the way, it is unlikely they will
not seek to even the score.
'Doug Stamper' (Michael Kelly) who had helped 'Francis' get to where he has, now recovering his injuries seeks to
renew his association with his long time boss, discarding 'Doug's approaches could prove costly, he surely knows
far too much about the Underwoods.
However, if he is ever to return to the fold he'll need to kick his drink-habit and also put closure on that which has
taken over his thinking.
'Francis's' dealings with international leaders such as Russia's President 'Viktor Petrov' (Lars Mikkelsen) become
somewhat shambolic, 'Clare' certainly scuppers any chance of agreement by speaking her mind when silence would
have been more appropriate, which will add to the strain upon their marriage, the price of putting the talks back on
the table will come at a price.
Kevin Spacey is wickedly convincing as the ruthless and largely self-serving U.S President.
Sadly there are so many superb must-see series being shown on the T.V Channels it is almost impossible to keep up,
i myself didn't see the British-Version of this and am told i missed a brilliant series, glad to pick up on this....for me
this remains a must-see drama.
I understood whilst watching series two that the third would be the last, however i'm pleased to find the viewing
public in the U.S are currently watching the fourth....will look forward to that for sure.