New “House Of Cards”: More Of Same
Netflix doesn’t dump its second season of “House of Cards” online until Valentine’s Day, but Variety has already posted its review: ‘The first season of “House of Cards†achieved the dual feat of instantly emerging as a first-rate drama while simultaneously being seriously overrated – riding the “Netflix reinvents TV†angle and juicy inside-the-Beltway bits to front-page coverage. No fools they, season two generally proceeds with more of the same, exhibiting a show with abundant strengths – foremost is Kevin Spacey’s showy performance as an unscrupulous politician – but also underplayed weaknesses, including a continuing failure to present its scheming protagonist with equally matched foes. Dense and smart, “Cards†is still partially skating by on reputation – and for Netflix’s purposes, that’s good enough.’
