Good use is made of 91-year-old Tyson too, whose regal, elder-of-the church aura should not be mistaken for a reluctance to metaphorically shank a b-h. As Claire's mother, Burstyn is great as her initial Southern, sugary aplomb becomes a gloriously icy, making her and Claire's relationship gasp-inducing good. It's a delight to see these esteemed actresses, whose life stages might cause some "some sweet old lady" prejudice, get so savage. The buzzed-about arrivals of Ellen Burstyn and Cicely Tyson are absolutely worth the buzz. Given the debates we've been watching through our fingers, suddenly HoC's cray-cray seems much easier to believe. Super Tuesday, perhaps unsurprisingly, comes into play, as does racial politics, with a mini-scandal so akin to what's happening in the real-life political realm right now it'll feel like the writers had ESP. Frank's milieu isn't any less crazy, but in early episodes, the believability factor is cranked up a notch due to the fact that some of the situations seemed ripped directly from up-to-the-minute headlines. One big criticism of seasons past was that Frank's sagas felt unbelievably over-the-top. The political drama gets more real - too real Their love-hate thin line blows about like string in the wind but now their petty messiness feels more fun to watch as other people enter and new power plays begin.ΔΆ. As the new season opens, we're less wrapped up in their mess, although they continue to take "It's complicated" to soaring new and sometimes delicious heights. For better or worse, nobody understands these psychopaths as well as they understand each other. One of the tragedies of their relationship is that Frank and Claire ( Robin Wright) seem to genuinely care for each other deep beneath their well of resentment and bare-knuckle death matches, each wants the other to succeed (as long as it suits the other's present desire). One of the lingering, if frustratingly too detailed elements from last season is exactly what's going on with these two power maniacs. House of Cards taps new showrunners ahead of season premiere
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