In the latest card game, Kevin Spacey is the elephant in the room

The series that contributed to the success of Netflix is ​​unlike any other is the American remake of the British House of Cards an almost Shakespearean soap opera Political Abuse of Power – First in 10 Downing Street, now in the White House

At the end of Season 5, after President Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) has decided to resign in favor of his Vice President and wife Claire (Robin Wright) , it also takes something else: a dramatic turn of the character of Spaceys, become the trademark of [House of Cards] . Looking directly at the camera, she speaks to the house and says, "It's my turn!"

The sixth and final season is about the balance of power between men and women. After the new president granted the old thanks to his many crimes, he would try to keep all the strings behind the scenes. But something went wrong on another level.

Spacey, who is also one of the producers in the series, was fired on the spot during the production of Season 6, after accusations of sexual misconduct towards both men and boys. Still on the set of House of Cards he was reportedly responsible for the emergence of a "toxic environment". Netflix wanted to give up last season, but he did not rely on the fighting spirit of any of the other producers: star actress Robin Wright.

Who managed to bring in the last season would come, quite hurriedly, completely rewritten and shortened from thirteen to eight episodes. The result is quite different from previous seasons, at least the first five parts, that could be expected with a strict embargo and the ban on betraying some documented spoilers.

I can say that Francis Underwood died somewhere. between seasons 5 and 6. How and where did he die, or maybe help a person, as well as the disappearance of his will and what was in it – all the questions that are asked long and wide . In other words, the shadow of former President Underwood (and therefore Kevin Spacey) is rather strong during season 6. He is the oval office elephant.

Claire's conversations with the camera can also make Francis / Spacey hard to forget. His character is not a cynical tyrant, but a proud swan, for whom breaking the fourth wall is not a draw, but a way to tell us what it really intends to do. Of course, she also has a triple agenda; One of the keys is the sigh of our address that makes it so tiring to make you more stupid than ever. Claire's sides are more subtle than Francis's; Sometimes Wright has a look enough to put us on another leg. But the evil tirades of Spacey the bully were certainly more fun. A brutal naughty is simply more effective than a maniac

Even a super villain is a woman

The biggest setback of the first woman president is not the flood of violent plagues on social networks nor even his predecessor spirit. The blackmail with his complicity in the murders of Francis is mainly exercised by a new opponent: the industrial conglomerate and media of the Shepherd family. They already have search engines, television stations and newspapers in their hands, but have also employed former Underwoods staff members. To ensure his oil interests, Bil Shepherd (Greg Kinnear) even claims a place at the negotiating table between the Russians and Syria. Otherwise, the old articles on Claire are transmitted to the media.

This character of Bill is rather colorless, so he opted for another supervisor: his sister Annette (Diane Lane), a former classmate of Claire. Likewise, the young Claires can be written in the series and we see that in the new order, women can be as unjust, authoritarian and mean as men. After all, the original British series was inspired by the reign of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1990.

One can write a book on the relationship between House of Cards and the socio-political reality. Time and again, the weird thoughts of screenwriters are overwhelmed by the news. White House staff joining forces with the Russians in trying to slip? The disappearance and silent assassination of political opponents, at the initiative of ministers at the highest level? Blackmail with a late abortion? A sexist leader who boasts of always having loved women? No, you do not have to invent it anymore.

Time and time again, weird inventions are overtaken by the news

At the same time The Chamber of Cards says that the vulnerability of women to high positions and growth support for a new definition of the power struggle between the sexes can also be used again: see the surprising twists of episode 5, when the season finally begins to start and that Claire shows herself the most feminist . 19659003] It has long been thought that the Underwoods were inspired by the Clintons, with whom Spacey also maintained friendly relations. Season 6 could have been a fantasy about the progress of the Hillary presidency, but by Donald Trump's rules: shame on everyone, stay away from those who fear danger and disappear from the surface of the earth when it is necessary to sow confusion.

Jane Davis (Patricia Clarkson) is a new heroine and the main candidate for a possible split, possibly as a pre-sequence or sequel. An overseas adviser of a certain age, who is fluent in Russian, Arabic and many other languages, has a virtually unlimited network, including within the security services and hostile regimes , and love younger men and power. She does not turn her hand double or triple. Claire invites her to live in the White House. It's one of the few people who truly respects the president. At the end of episode 5 of season 6, his loyalty can evolve in different ways.

In summary, Season 6 is not as surprising and exciting as the previous one. We talk a lot; you can see that the scenario had to be adjusted in a too short time. As Claire's evil plans surface, things get better and the irrelevance of the plot gets closer to what Francis had concocted.

Who wants House of Cards to be jointly responsible for the public's distrust of politicians can also find a lot of ammunition in this season, though it may be useless to 39, Trump's time. Perhaps at the end of the series, we should conclude that Claire was superior to Francis, to whom she posthumously reports that it was not the goal, but only a means. And House of Cards is it finally a fantasy of feminine revenge?