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Netflix's 'House of Cards' is back for season five, and it’s one of the first times in the streamer’s history it is releasing an entire season of an original series on a Tuesday. THR has you covered with a binge-watching guide.

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00:00One nation, Underwood.

00:04Netflix's flagship drama, House of Cards,

00:06is back for season five.

00:08And it's one of the first times in the streamer's history

00:10they've released an entire season of an original series

00:13on a Tuesday.

00:16That means it's all about what we like to call the binge.

00:19My good personal friend Brian Perico

00:21over at The Hollywood Reporter put together

00:22a binge-watching guide to give us the best way to pace ourselves

00:26while watching season five.

00:28Oh, spoiler alert for seasons one through four

00:31of House of Cards.

00:32Let's see what Brian Perico has to say.

00:35First up, The Underwoods are back with fan favorites

00:38Michael Kelly's Doug Stamper,

00:40Nev Campbell's Leanne Harvey,

00:42and Joel Kinnaman's Will Conway.

00:45Perico suggests you set aside three hours

00:47to start the newest season because the first three

00:49will tie up some necessary loose ends from season four.

00:53All right, I know what you're thinking.

00:54Is the season going to be similar to today's

00:56real-life political climate?

00:58Just watch the first 30 seconds.

01:00Round two, chapter 56.

01:02After getting through the first three episodes,

01:04you'll get some relief as some of the middle chapters

01:06only need to be watched one at a time, including this one.

01:09Round three, chapter 57.

01:11Next, it's around here when you may understand

01:14why they released this season on a Tuesday.

01:16As Perico notes, it's starting to look a little less binge-y.

01:20Round four, chapters 58 and 59.

01:23Never mind, it's picking up for these two, and The Underwoods may have just taught you

01:26how to stick it to your boss.

01:28Perico suggests, watch these two and take a break.

01:32How dare you take a break while watching my show, Perico.

01:35I won't forget this.

01:37Round five, chapter 60.

01:39All right, things slow down here in what could be the slowest episode of the series.

01:44Round six, chapter 61.

01:46Some old characters' story arcs come to an end, and others go to new heights.

01:50So you have to take this one all in before getting to the next.

01:53Round seven, chapters 62, 63, and 64.

01:58Back to three in a row.

01:59It's almost as if everything that needed to happen this season

02:02took place in these three episodes, writes Perico.

02:05Whoa.

02:07Now we're cooking.

02:08Round eight, chapter 65.

02:10It's the season finale, and this is one you should treat as a standalone episode.

02:14The question of how the series can continue to go on and on and on will be answered in

02:18this one, which Perico writes, may be both the predictable and unpredictable way to end

02:23season five's final round.

02:26So that's your binge-watching guide, and you can check out full House of Cards coverage

02:29on THR.com.

02:31For an overall look at the season as a whole, read TV critic Daniel Feinberg's The Hollywood

02:35Reporter Review, where he notes, Frank Underwood is more corrupt and less subtle than ever before,

02:41if you like that sort of thing.

02:42And we've also got an interview with the new showrunners who call season five a cautionary

02:47tale for American voters.

02:50Now you know how to watch season five, so why are you still here wasting my time?

02:54For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Frank Underwood.

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