House of Cards Season 2

DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:

Fair warning, this will contain the major spoiler from season 1, and some spoilerish material from season 2, but no big giveaways. If you have not seen season one avoid the next paragraph.

It is hard to describe everything going on in season two without giving too much away. The season starts out with the aftermath of Peter Russo’s killing, and Frank covering his tracks. Much of that story gets resolved within the first few episodes, although there are certainly still aspects of it out there going into the third season, and not all the lose ends get tied up. The rest of the season really focuses on Frank’s continued power grab. He remains as underhanded as he was in the first season, if not more so. The plot involves China, a shady businessman with ties to the president (played wonderfully by Gerald Mcraney) and super PAC money, with Frank Underwood and his wife pulling all the strings.

The tone and pace of the show is very much like the first season. There is a lot packed into the 13 episodes and the various plot lines sometimes run parallel and sometimes intersect. The acting and writing are again stellar. Some characters from season one are gone, or only appear in the first few episodes and a handful of new characters are introduced. Much like in the first season it is sometimes hard to tell which character, Frank or Claire, is more slimy and underhanded. The both continue to use, abuse and discard anyone who gets in their way. Although Robin Wright does do a great job at bringing some humanity to Claire in the few instances where the shell breaks even if just for a few moments.

As for the discs themselves. There are actually special features this time. Probably about an hour’s worth, give or take, spread throughout the individual discs. Mainly in the form of behind the scenes material. The packaging is still horrible, with the discs tucked into very tightly notched paper slots. I would definitely recommend getting the blu rays because the anti scratch coating on the discs will hold up a lot better to the packaging than regular DVDs. There is a lot of potential for DVDs to get scratched (assuming the DVDs are packaged the same way). Also a plus for the blu rays is the ability to start from where you left off if you have to stop partway through an episode. You can run in play all mode and do not have to try and find your spot again if you turn it off.

All in all if you are a fan of the first season, you will love this season as well. It is very comparable, if not better than season 1. It still has the very dark tone, and even sometimes a dark comedic tone. It is definitely well worth checking out.

-ChicagoScorp

DVD Wholesale Main Features:

Actors: Michael Kelly, Kevin Spacey
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese, Spanish, English
Dubbed: Spanish, Portuguese
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 4
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: June 17, 2014
Run Time: 663 minutes