Hannibal Burress only gets a couple minutes of screen time… but he really needs his own episode sometime next season.

Joel Mike-Hale.

Now that I know for sure they're not trying to wow us with subtlety and deeply-layered metaphors or fine-tuned drama, I can really really embrace the show more than I could the first season. After the absurd handcuff-quorum incident, House of Cards seems fine to acknowledge and embrace that it's ridiculous, as it…

There are some great dramas out there for subtlety and mystery. House of Cards, for me, isn't about that. It's just a FUN show to watch. The over-the-top nature of everything, the ridiculous subway disguise, the cufflinks, all the eye-rolls at the camera… they make the show fun and funny to watch.

It felt really strange to NOT have the narration for that entire first episode, I noticed it about halfway through. The lack of even basic eye contact with the camera felt like something was "missing" from the House of Cards universe. It's those almost-imperceptible eye rolls that add much-needed comic relief to all…

You knowingly met a Nielsen family? It's a good thing Nielsen's didn't find out, because their box would be revoked.

This could have been great had it been an "Epic 3-part" miniseries, with three 22-minute episodes jam-packed with jokes and gags. It's the filler and constantly repeated gags that are dulling it for me.

I can't call myself a fan of country music, but I definitely went and checked out her other stuff. I like it.

Completely unrelated to this thread but an answer to your Colorado question (in case it was bothering you to any extent): in Greendale Court (Introduction to Finality), the courtroom has a Colorado flag. That's the only other reference to Colorado that I've caught in the series.

In Introduction to Finality, there is a Colorado flag in Greendale Court. I remember seeing it; it feels strange that Greendale is in Colorado. It's always had a Springfieldian feel to it for me.