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.
