House of Cards (2013): Season 3

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: February 27, 2015

Starring: Robin Wright Penn, Michael Kelly, Kevin Spacey

Summary: Francis and Claire Underwood discover their new positions of power do not make it any easier to maneuver things to achieve their goals.

Creator: Beau Willimon

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E13. Chapter 39
Air Date: February 27, 2015
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S3:E12. Chapter 38
Air Date: February 27, 2015
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S3:E11. Chapter 37
Air Date: February 27, 2015

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Mar 12, 2015

Whatever your takeaway, the performances of Spacey and Wright remain assured and now ingrained in a series that ranks as the best body politic drama ever. Read full review

Robert Rorke

Feb 23, 2015

Spacey plays Underwood with his usual unctuous aplomb, and Claire’s crazy controlled persona is on full display, but with private moments of longing and neediness that are wonderful to behold. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Feb 26, 2015

How far can Frank accommodate her when his own power base is splintering? That will be the most tantalizing plot to follow this season. Read full review

Mark Dawidziak

Feb 23, 2015

While the political dynamics have changed greatly, House of Cards remains an addictive mixture of over-the-top soap opera, wicked dark comedy and sly melodrama. Read full review

Sonia Saraiya

Feb 27, 2015

The show has dispensed with a lot of the real-world elements that made it so coldly compelling.... On the other hand, though, that purging of minor characters is setting the stage for a bigger drama entirely: the showdown between Claire and Frank.... It is a satisfying, slow build, and one that feels not just 13 episodes in the making but three seasons--not just three seasons but 30 years--for the inscrutable Claire Underwood. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Feb 20, 2015

After all the cream-puff politicians and supposedly brilliant strategists that the Underwoods have fooled all too easily in the first two seasons, a little payback and a little failure plays well for House of Cards. Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

Feb 25, 2015

Without Zoe Barnes, prostitutes, corrupt lobbyists and dissipated members of Congress to perk up the landscape as in seasons past, the show feels monotonous. It certainly looks it. Read full review

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KevowOfRice

Feb 28, 2015

Holy cow i love this tv show! It's always impossible to tell whats going to happen next. Frank is at his peak stress throughout the season and occasionally finds a clever way of accomplishing his goals. House of cards continues to amaze me with the political battles that are dished outHoly cow i love this tv show! It's always impossible to tell whats going to happen next. Frank is at his peak stress throughout the season and occasionally finds a clever way of accomplishing his goals. House of cards continues to amaze me with the political battles that are dished out between the president and seemingly everyone else.… Expand

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KelvinSelimor

Dec 6, 2020

House of Cards. Season 3. Power is in the hands. A more intriguing and enticing season. Claire Underwood comes to the fore more showing what kind of person she really is. I liked the performance of Russian President Viktor Petrov very much, very similar to the acting one. Also, greatHouse of Cards. Season 3. Power is in the hands. A more intriguing and enticing season. Claire Underwood comes to the fore more showing what kind of person she really is. I liked the performance of Russian President Viktor Petrov very much, very similar to the acting one. Also, great intrigues, unexpected moves and all that is remarkable about the House of Cards series.… Expand

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Felindie

Jul 15, 2019

Season three may no be the better, but brings some moments, especially the cast, as Kevin and Robin keep shining.

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Fb29

Mar 3, 2015

Hard to put your finger on one specific thing that's wrong, but season 3 is definitely a step down.

There are two major plotlines that are so drawn out (let's call the 2 plot lines Remy and Stamper). Even if there are great parts to the stories, they just seem stretched. I saw writtenHard to put your finger on one specific thing that's wrong, but season 3 is definitely a step down.

There are two major plotlines that are so drawn out (let's call the 2 plot lines Remy and Stamper). Even if there are great parts to the stories, they just seem stretched. I saw written elsewhere, maybe this season should have been condensed into fewer episodes and it would be better? I have no idea.

There are still lots of things right with the show, but this season is in the 5-6 range out of 10 for me. I would give the past two seasons an 8 or 9. This season is not bad but not as good as it has been.… Expand

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Prosmooth

Mar 6, 2015

The first season was brilliant--the second was far from that, and now this season is even worse. Even Spacey seems bored by the whole silly thing. Bad main plot. Pointless filler galore. Sad.

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imaroacateran

May 10, 2022

In season 3 the Underwoods are going through recycled motions from the first two seasons, and at a slower pace. The new characters and new settings are window dressing at best. Season 2 had flaws but this season was the beginning of the end

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Felixneu

Apr 21, 2015

Shallow and not thought threw I think sums it up quite nicely. Seasons 1 &2 were brilliant, but this one was a gigantic leap backwards. I found it not only boring over very long periods, but one actually had the feeling that they started filming the first few episodes without having decidedShallow and not thought threw I think sums it up quite nicely. Seasons 1 &2 were brilliant, but this one was a gigantic leap backwards. I found it not only boring over very long periods, but one actually had the feeling that they started filming the first few episodes without having decided on how the season is supposed to end. There was no greater plan - it was merely a collection of loosely connected episodes.
After 13 Episodes, nothing was achieved, besides the destruction of nearly everything that was touched.
If that were not enough, Francis and Claire degraded to a shadow of their original characters.
A women threatening a women with killing her child an not loosing a word about her husband committing a murder gets weak and throws away a huge political success over the death of one man - seriously???
Not to mention the vast selection of illogical story pieces which make this season a pain to watch. Both the internal and the external struggle do not make sense and were truly amateurishly handled.
Please, for the next season, find someone with a bare minimum of common sense to tell you what is plausible and what is not.
I must say, considering the bright future suggested by the first two seasons, for me season 3 was one of the biggest disappointments in resent TV history.… Expand

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Season 6

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  Air Date: November 2, 2018
Season 5

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  Air Date: May 30, 2017
Season 4

76
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: March 4, 2016
Season 3

76
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
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  S3:E13. Chapter 39
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
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  S3:E12. Chapter 38
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
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  S3:E11. Chapter 37
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
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  S3:E10. Chapter 36
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
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  S3:E9. Chapter 35
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  S3:E8. Chapter 34
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  S3:E7. Chapter 33
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  S3:E6. Chapter 32
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  S3:E5. Chapter 31
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
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  S3:E4. Chapter 30
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
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  S3:E3. Chapter 29
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
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  S3:E2. Chapter 28
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
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  S3:E1. Chapter 27
  Air Date: February 27, 2015
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 14, 2014
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 1, 2013