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207 – “Chapter Twenty” Instant Take

“Chapter Twenty” of House of Cards offers us Stamper getting hooked, Freddie moving on up, Frank and Claire cozying up to the Walkers, Remy cozying up to Jackie, Conner getting ever so gently thrown under the bus, and Seth double crossing Remy, or Frank, or Tusk, or everyone.  I honestly can’t tell. If you like…

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206 – “Chapter Nineteen” Instant Take

In “Chapter Nineteen” of House of Cards, the Tusk Strikes back, Frank is left in darkness, Claire plants the seeds of suspicion in the first lady, Rachel wants to start watering a wolf in lambskin, while Lucas’ own father chops his hand off with a lightsabre.  Wait, that’s not right.  Lucas has all hope extinguished…

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205 – “Chapter Eighteen” Instant Take

Well, it’s been a fun first day of our House of Cards marathon.  I can honestly say the show has exceeded my expectations for it’s sophmore year.  I hope everyone who is mainlining the show with us is having as much fun.  We’re going to get some food and shut eye, and we’ll be back…

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204 – “Chapter Seventeen” Instant Take

“Chapter Seventeen” of House of Cards is a really strong episode. It features Frank being locked up with an implacable foe, Jackie coming into her own as House Majority Whip, and Claire deftly handling a very difficult solo interview with a reporter that has no sense of human decency.  It makes for some powerful human…

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203 – “Chapter Sixteen” Instant Take

In this episode of House of Cards, 203, “Chapter Sixteen” Raymond loses yet another Tusk, Frank takes over the Senate, and Lucas gets wrapped up in an elaborate Matrix fan film parody.  Hope you like parliamentary procedure! If you like our podcasts, please consider rating and reviewing us on iTunes. You can also support us financially…

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201 – “Chapter Fourteen” Instant Cast

The second season of House of Cards has begun, and good gravy is it a doozy.  We wondered how they’d top the shocking death of Pete Russo from last season, and well, we’re not wondering that anymore.  Frank gets pragmatically ruthless, Claire casts some blood magic, cursing Gillian’s womb, Stamper takes the gloves off with…

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409 – Survival Guide – “After”

Hello there, fellow survivors!  How did our group manage in this week’s episode of The Walking Dead, episode 409, “After”?  Let’s get started… Scenario: You’ve recently survived an all out attack on your shelter.  You’re surrounded by zombies and split off from your group. What the survivors did:  Remove the lower jaw and arms of…

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113 – “Chapter Thirteen” Instant Take

It’s a race to the finish line as Frank attempts to set a trap for billionaire Tusk before his deadline for VP consideration approaches, while Remy is wary of a trap and has his sights set on a larger, juicier target. Claire gets served with wrongful termination lawsuit and a case of maternal guilt by…

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112 – “Chapter Twelve” Instant Take

In this episode, Christine tries to move on by recruiting the firey Paul for Pete’s old district, Lt. Ellen Ripley gets vetted for the VP’s office, but ultimately Frank gets passed over when he gets tasked with vetting multi-billionare business magnate Raymond Tusk. Or does he? Meanwhile Jeanine and Zoe pull at a few loose…

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111 – “Chapter Eleven” Instant Take

In this episode, Pete retreats back inside of a bottle to hide out from his world crashing down around him, Frank pushes all his chips into the middle by putting himself at her mercy to advance his goal of the Vice Presidency, Claire has an important realization about her lover Adam and herself, Zoe pays…

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