A recap of house of cards series finale season 8 episode 8 chapter 73 starring robin wright. It is an adaptation of the 1990 bbc miniseries of the same title and based on the novel of the same title by michael dobbs. Frank haunts the final house of cards season premiere, but its claires show now. A collaborative encyclopedia focused on michael dobbs netflix series. House of cards opened doors for the tech giant, but now its just another piece of disposable content. Nov 03, 2018 the one reason house of cards still had the potential to deliver a satisfying finale for its many fans, despite the absence of its initial protagonist, stems from how much those fans love claire.
The shakespearean series finale saw house of cards leaning into the tone and rules that were set forth by beau willimon when he created the spaceystarring drama back in 20. Episode 8, chapter 73 the house of cards series finale welcome to the end of the line, house of cards friends. Nov 04, 2018 crazy ending to the house of cards series. The underwoods long con hits a snag on house of cards. Even after firing kevin spacey, netflixs house of cards makes robin wright its protagonist in name only, with a final season thats surprisingly. House of cards season 6 s ending explained screenrant. The series finale of house of cards ends in a fitting way. House of cards tv series 202018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Netflix series to end with season six in wake of kevin spacey allegations october 30, 2017. The brutal legacy of claire hale by kyle fowle november 07, 2018 at 07. The sixth and final season of house of cards, an american political drama web television series created by beau willimon for netflix, was released on november 2, 2018. Nothing in this farewell season needed to be about frank underwood.
That is to say, it seemed unlikely that frank underwood was in any real danger, and that his. By those metrics, house of cards is a roaring success, but the series also embodies many of netflixs present problems. Nov 07, 2018 this article contains spoilers through the season 6 finale of house of cards doug stamper is the dog. The sixth and final season of house of cards stars robin wright as the president claire hale underwood in the wake of the shows firing of kevin spacey. The tone, delivery, and direction of the scene suggest something shocking and substantial, but theres not much there underneath. Doug looks at the camera in the finale, much to my annoyance that the house of cards team decided to move that exclusivity to three characters in the end. Claire definitely seemed to be more sexually active with tom in season 5 than with her husband, but that doesnt completely preclude the possibility of the baby being franks. Heres why executive producers frank pugliese and melissa james gibson ended the show this way. House of cards showrunners explain why they left the netflix political series on an openended note in the final scene of the sixth and final. Nov 23, 2018 house of cards spinoff series scrapped by netflix unlike its previous five seasons, the sixth was met with a frosty critical reception with its finale going down in history as one of the more. House of cards ended its sixseason run much the way it began. The shocking house of cards series finale death explained. Nov 06, 2018 the big finale of netflixs celebrated political drama was a head scratcher.
At the beginning of episode 6, i turned to my wife and said to her this is who killed frank and why. The fifth season of house of cards, an american political drama web television. The sixth and final season of house of cards, an american political drama web television series created by beau willimon for netflix, was released on. Nov 09, 2018 and yet, as the final moments of the house of cards series finale reveals, the ultimate fate of frank underwood, his many schemes and those who carried them out on his behalf is finally revealed. Over the course of six seasons, netflixs first foray into. We are currently editing 454 articles, and you can help. House of cards star michael kelly speaks to the hollywood reporter about the death of doug stamper in the series finale of season six and why kevin spaceys frank underwood haunted the final season. The house of cards season 6 finale embodied frank underwoods spirit, the evolution of claire hale robin wright and, last but not least, the blindly loyal doug stamper michael kelly. On the final episode of house of cards, the pregnant president not only averted an assassination attempt but found herself at the brink of nuclear war. Season 4, though low on hype hard to be a standout show now that netflix has a new original series every week helped bring the underwood saga full circle. Nov 02, 2018 house of cards was possibly one of the best tv shows ever. The following story contains major spoilers about the series finale of house of cards proceed at your own peril house of cards ended its six season run much the way it began.
Chapter 52 in the final moment of the tonally inconsistent but nevertheless intriguing fourth season of house of cards. House of cards folds slightly under the weight of its labyrinthian ending thankfully robin wrights commanding performance is more than enough to keep it standing strong. Nov 05, 2018 the house of cards finale fumbled in terms of drama, but finally explained who killed frank underwood. Heading into netflixs house of cards series finale, chapter 73, its easy to assume the netflix show may never answer its final season s biggest mystery. Frank pugliese and melissa james gibson returned as showrunners for the final season. House of cards season 6s ending explained screenrant. The sixth and last season of house of cards is worth taking a peek at because, well, its house of cards and it put in the work to get where it is. At the end of episode 7, she and i simultaneously said this is what is going to happen to the person who killed frank, and this is who is going to do it.
House of cards was originally about frank underwoods story, so it makes sense that the final episode of the series focuses on the two characters that. Season 6 premiered on netflix on november 2, 2018, bringing house of cards to its series finale. The fate of the finale was up in the air until the end. Betrayed by the white house, congressman frank underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. We have made it the series finale of this wild show. House of cards has called it quits with a sixth and final season that zigzags all over the place and ends on a note so abrupt and preposterous that it make shoving zoe barnes into a metro train at. Photos house of cards series finale recap final episode. House of cards showrunners on claires shocking last scene. Robin wright in the final season of house of cards the sixth and final season of netflixs robin wrightstarring political saga wrapped its run on an openended note. With kevin spacey, michel gill, robin wright, kate mara. A congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him. The first episode season was released on february 1, 20, on the streaming service netflix. House of cards is over andthe house the underwoods built still stands the emmywinning netflix drama that helped launch the streaming platforms originals slate dropped its sixth. Starting in 20, kevin spacey played the shows conniving protagonist, frank underwood.
Nov 05, 2018 the series finale of house of cards is dividing fans. Yet frank underwood was still very much part of the series, a constant problem for all involved. Oct 09, 2018 house of cards might have been originally aiming for an earlysummer release, but work stalled last fall in light of the spacey allegations. House of cards is an american political thriller web television series created by beau willimon. This article contains spoilers through the season 6 finale of house of cards. Coshowrunner frank pugliese told the hollywood reporter that the showdown on the series finale was inevitable. Read all of our house of cards recaps claires realization that her marriage is a sham has built slowly like much of the rest of this seasons plot. Spacey has been accused of improper behavior, he has not been convicted. In the final moments of the final episode of house of cards which occurs in a truncated season made after spacey left the show due to allegations of sexual misconduct the president, claire hale underwood robin wright, cradles her dead husbands henchman, doug stamper michael kelly, in her lap. Netflixs house of cards returns for one last season without kevin spacey, and robin wright tries her best to save a series of increasingly ridiculous stories that lead into a disappointing finale. Whatsapp house of cards delayed sixth and final season makes its netflix debut on nov. Here, well break down the major points of the house of cards series finale, and try to understand what the series as a whole has to say about the nature of power in politics.
As the final episode of house of cards makes its way toward whatever conclusion showrunners melissa james gibson and frank pugliese might have in store for us, however, claire utters one of. Doug watches as claire holds a press conference and shares the justice. The series finale of house of cards is dividing fans. Subreddit for the netflix show created by david fincher starring kevin spacey. Feb 21, 2014 unless house of cards was going to somehow venture into a discussion on the penal system, via a crossover with orange is the new black, the early announcement that the series had been renewed for season 3 took some tension out of the finale s climax. Michael kelly talks stampers series finale shocker and what made him want to throw up house of cards puts the patriarchy on notice in final season. House of cards showrunners explain why they left the netflix political series on an openended note in the final scene of the sixth and final season. Michael kelly reflects on kevin spacey, ending the netflix series april 20, 2018 house of cards. House of cards season 6, episode 8 the finale netflix. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. If netflix cares about the legacy of its seminal series, this ending didnt reflect it.
Nov 02, 2018 this post contains plot details for the entirety of house of cards season 6 for a show built on the premise that people will abandon their values at the slightest hint of personal gain, credit. The sixth and final season of house of cards stars robin wright as the president claire hale underwood in the wake of the shows firing of. The divisive season 6 finale explained earlier this month, netflix launched the final season of its first original series, house of cards. When the newly elected president reneges on a promise, frank and claire decide to sever all. Nov 02, 2018 the following story contains major spoilers about the series finale of house of cards proceed at your own peril house of cards ended its sixseason run much the way it began. The television series ends rather abruptly, but in a way that makes sense for the show. It was convenient that before spaceys firing, season 5 of house of cards ended with robin wrights character claire underwood wresting control from her husband to become president of the united. Nov 03, 2018 house of cards opened doors for the tech giant, but now its just another piece of disposable content. Nov 02, 2018 spoilers for house of cards series finale. Read all of our house of cards recaps claires realization that her marriage is a sham has built slowly like much of the rest of this season.
House of cards series finale death explained hollywood. The sixth season of house of cards also stars michael kelly as doug stamper, patricia clarkson as jane davis, derek cecil as seth grayson, constance zimmer as. House of cards season 6 takes on a lot, exploring the balance in the presidents office between the good of the country, global power ranking and the rot of corporate america. Potus knows best in the new netflix trailer may 1, 2017. With this being the series finale, it seems that this particular question will be left unanswered. House of cards series 6 was originally set to be a battle between claire and frank classic drama comes to iplayer. At the start of the final season of netflixs house of cards, theres a noticeable character missing, as frank underwood, the former fictional president of. House of cards ending was better without kevin spacey.
In the opening moments of netflixs house of cards premiere episode from 20, frank. Claire is fighting the inevitable backlash of being the first female president, but also the threat the despicable acts of her husband and. When it first launched on netflix in 20, house of cards was wildly popular. Nov 05, 2018 when it first launched on netflix in 20, house of cards was wildly popular. May 15, 2019 in most cases, calling the arc of a recently ended series shakespearean might be an overreach. Ending on claire killing doug, saying, there, no more pain, and then looking villainously into the camera is so very house of cards.
But, above all, what the final season is about is legacy. House of cards finale claire worships lucifer youtube. House of cards showrunners on claires shocking last. In the final moments of the netflix dramas series finale, robin wrights steely and very pregnant potus. House of cards might have been originally aiming for an earlysummer release, but work stalled last fall in light of the spacey allegations.
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