House of Cards — Series 5: Episodes 1 & 2 (Chapters 53 and 54.)

3rd October, 2017.

Hmmm … 

Can I make something of a confession, here?

I’ve had my hours cut, at work.

Which basically means?

That I’m … if not house bound, per se: then definitely not getting out as much as I’d like to.

Even if it IS just for a stroll.

The situation’s discouraging, let’s put it that way.

It is, after all, a blow — however minor — to the confidence.   One not helped by the interview I had last week.

Oh, granted, that’s a good thing to have done.

But — as anyone who’s seriously out of work will tell you — waiting to hear back from a job?

Is very … very … discouraging.

~≈Ê≈~

A theoretical upside?

Is that I can — famously — keep myself occupied.

After all, Nik Nak’s Daily Teasers* have been going a while, now.

Although, frankly?

Not having a deadline — I have to get to work —  is slowing me down, there.

I know Douglas Adams said he liked the whooshing sound as they went past … 

But … ?

Personally, I sort of like the idea of them …

At ANY rate … ?

At any rate, I know I’ve also had time to catch up with the box sets I’ve know seen.

Frankly?   I caught the impressive first three episodes of Star Trek: Discovery, last night.

Which meant that tonight?

I have time for an old friend.

I’ve not caught up with House of Card, or Frank Underwood, for a while.

~≈Ê≈~

Episode 1 — Chapter 53 — introduces us to Frank (Kevin Spacey) Undrwood’s administration: causing uproar in Congress, demanding the House vote through his War on Terror.

And ALSO sees he and Claire attending a rather important funeral.

Episode 2 — Chapter 54 — Frank organises a lunch for the various state governors: making sure the five who run key swing states get a LOT of attention.

Claire (Robin Wright) finds out an old friend of Franks has gone astray.

Neither of them know anything — in theory — about a rather sever cyber-attack.

Politicians lie, remember?

~≈Ê≈~

Now, I have to say, I was a touch concerned: when I heard, last year that House of Cards creator Beau Willimon would be handing the showrunner duties to Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese.

I shouldn’t have.

House of Cards fifth season looks on good form.

Frank Underwood — as distinct from Kevin Spacey — is looking old.

But still good!

*        As of writing?   I’ve just looked at the amount of posts I’ve tagged with the phrase, Daily Teaser.   Two thousand, five hundred and fifty-seven of them.   How Debbi and Olga have managed …