House Of Cards Review: 10 Spoiler-Free Reactions To Season 5

By James Hunt / May 30, 2017

2. Frank Is Vulnerable, And More Dangerous

Season 4 introduced a concept that had, until that point, seemed foreign: Frank Underwood was vulnerable. His armour had been penetrated by that gunshot, and we were allowed to see that he was fallible after all.

That, though, was on a more purely psychical level. This year we see that stark possibilities that Frank could fall politically one way or another, and he too senses it - and that's what makes him a particularly dangerous proposition in Season 5.

Spacey once again cuts an imperious figure, and is back to his Lord Macbeth-esque best here. The chinks in his armour only spur him to fight back even more fiercely, and become even more ruthless, and it's great to watch.