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Did I mention that Leo's articles contain
spoilers? Because it does. I tried to black out all the big surprises (which of
course will only draw your attention to them more), but just don't read this if
you haven't watched House of Cards Season 2 and care about this sort of thing
Happy
Wednesday
AKA Happy Pajama Day
Less
Than 100 Days Left
According to Adi Chang, we have less than
one hundred days left of school. For Seniors, that means less than one hundred
days before no more Bishop's. So go out and try something new. Explore San
Diego if you're going to be leaving it soon. Make some new friends. Talk to
some old ones. Be happy. Juniors, keep on working.
Want
to See Farther Without LASIK?
There's an app for that. No seriously
there's an app that trains users' eyes to see farther. Some have reportedly
been able to hone their vision to 20/7.5
Hot
Pocket Recall
The company has pulled its product from
the shelves because some of the meat contains "diseased and unsound
animals." Comedian Jim Gaffigan now has enough material for another hour
long stand up special.
Colin's
Opinion on the Olympics
"I like the Olympics because I like
seeing unshaven Scandinavian men being excited about personal
achievements." Well we're happy that you're happy Colin.
Spirit
Week
Orange, Power Bowl, Flashback Friday,
Airband and Fun Friday
Articles
House of Cards, Take II
By Emperor Leo “Lore”
Li VI
SPOILER ALERT. SPOILERS FOR H.O.C. SEASON 2 AHEAD
Perhaps
some of you blindly frolicked your President’s Day Weekend away with petty
things. Others might have been writing an AP Euro draft. But true Netflix
disciples understood that last Friday began the epic binging of the second
season of House of Cards, which follows Vice President (previously Majority
Whip) Frank Underwood in his quest for supremacy in the hole that is Washington
DC.
Now,
middle school students turn away now; the amount of swearing, nude women, and
symbolism might be too much for you to handle in your still innocent years.
Yes, House of Cards continued its previously breathtaking season with the same
cruelty, political maneuvering, and Kate Mara sex scenes that filled it last
season. It starts just where the last episode ended, with Underwood’s Chief of
Staff and bodyguard waiting for him at home. Events then start to move fast as
Underwood prepares to become VP, which includes housing arrangements and killing Zoe Barnes by shoving her
in front of a train [Information Redacted]
House
of Cards quickly kills (metaphorically, but mostly literally) any possible
challenges to Frank’s nomination still left from last season, which is a bit
cheap and leaves most plots with extremely abrupt endings. (Spoilers started a
while ago). It instead brings in new characters like Molly Parker’s Jackie
Sharp as the new Whip and new subplots that could never actually happen (an
Entitlement bill passed quickly through Congress, along with that Education
bill from last season).
The
only plot that remained was the billionaire (and main antagonist) Raymond Tusk,
who Underwood fights basically the entire season. Once Native American casinos
and money laundering comes into play, you basically lose the picture until Underwood takes the Presidency
after President Walker resigns. [Information Redacted]
There
are mini story arcs that include a master hacker enslaved by the FBI, along
with a prostitute who finds the path to Jesus. They’re annoying, mostly because
it constantly removes the focus from the main plot, but they mostly exist to
support and tie up ends (or leave them hanging) of the many plots before.
Hopefully
you’ve finished the season so you can go back to work, but if you haven’t, I’m
sorry (not really) for the spoilers, and hope you have time to watch the show.
By the way, Underwood’s bodyguard got him cufflinks for his birthday, which
show his initials: “F. U.” Basically the entire attitude of the season.
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