![]() If anything, House of Cards has found itself in the impossible position of not being stupid enough to compete with Donald Trump (Claire becoming vice president, despite having no political experience, suddenly seems tame), and yet being too frivolous for the alarming times we live in. But yes: in recent years, its outrageous portrayal of American politics doesn’t seem so outrageous any more. Season five had him calling for a travel ban, and also saw his wife, Robin Wright’s Claire, attain power – obviously banking on a Hillary Clinton administration. Its third, Russia-centric series riffed upon the homophobic policies of Vladimir Putin its fourth gave Frank a scandal involving the KKK. House of Cards has always thrived upon topicality.
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