I was really hoping this would be the final season focusing on his downfall after having achieve total victory. But after the tone set by the first couple episodes I knew there was no way that was happening.
I'm sick of Claire, and her one expression, she's basically the biggest bitch in the universe and I hated how the whole season revolved around their deteriorating relationship. He wouldn't have gotten where he is without her but she keeps sabotaging his efforts at key points in every season. She cancels her own self out and I could do with a lot less of her.
Very little breaking the fourth wall this season.
Was hoping doug was just dead, his whole subplot was terrible. The whole rachel subplot was pointless, nothing would have happened whether he found her or not. I guess it was meant to make us hate doug more but I hated doug well enough all ready.
Russia stuff was a little interesting but amounted to nothing
Don't give a fuck about jackie/remy
Didn't understand his legislative agenda or what his end game is or what he wants. I think this season would have been much better if we started with him being successful and all ready re elected and then the web of his past deed slowly starts to close around him, not whatever this season was. The whole time I was watching I kept saying to myself, ok well something has to happen now right, this is about the time where something has to happen? Nope, not even close. Unless you want to count the pointless killing of rachel or the lousy divorce cliff hanger as something.
It's still a good show, and it's still worth watching but it went from being great to being good. It was always a slow burn but this was just ridiculous. I'm not looking forward to next season.