[first lines]

Francis Underwood: There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain. The sort of pain that's only suffering. I have no patience for useless things.

[strangles dog]
Francis Underwood: I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love blood.
Francis Underwood: Such a waste of talent. He chose money over power. In this town, a mistake nearly everyone makes. Money is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after 10 years. Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. I cannot respect someone who doesn't see the difference.
Francis Underwood: [ending a bathroom squabble] I know you take a lot of pride in your manhood, Bob, it's impressive. But as big as it is, Linda can still shut the door on it.
Francis Underwood: It's so refreshing to work with someone who'll throw a saddle on a gift horse rather than look it in the mouth.
Francis Underwood: [to his bodyguard] From this moment on you are a rock. You absorb nothing, you saying nothing, and nothing breaks you.
Francis Underwood: A great man once said, everything is about sex. Except sex. Sex is about power.
Rachel Brosnahan: You got a light?

Rep. Peter Russo: This is a cancer research event.

Rachel Brosnahan: I know, I helped organize it.
Francis Underwood: He doesn't measure his wealth in private jets, but purchased souls.
Francis Underwood: You can't purchase loyalty Raymond. Not the sort I have in mind. If you want to earn my loyalty then you have to offer yours in return. And if we can agree to that - well, you're a man with imagination.
Francis Underwood: Proximity to power deludes some into thinking they wield it.
Francis Underwood: For those of us climbing to the top of the food chain, there can be no mercy. There is but one rule: hunt or be hunted.
Francis Underwood: The road to power is paved with hypocrisy. And casualties.
Francis Underwood: I've always loathed the necessity of sleep. Like death, it puts even the most powerful men on their backs.
Francis Underwood: It only takes 10 seconds to crush a man's ambitions.
Francis Underwood: Democracy is so overrated.
[repeated line]

Francis Underwood: I couldn't possibly comment.

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Gina 2022-04-24 07:01:02

I feel that the screenwriter has been a little confused afterward: some events are obviously sudden changes, but they seem to be premeditated.
Julien 2021-10-20 19:00:02

The new drama is steadily played, and the narrative is mellow and does not let go of every paved narrative line. Nowadays, American dramas are increasingly relying on gimmicks to dig tiankeng for no reason to create plot reversals. In the end, even the pit cannot be filled. The new drama, which has carved stories and details slowly digging holes, is worthy of praise. The dark political drama contains everything familiar. It is estimated that the end of the darkness in the next season will be the return of humanity, just like the reversal of the initiative of the supporting actors. ★★★★★