Home > House of Cards > Season 2 « TV Series Page House of Cards: Season 2 (2014) SEASON: Season 2 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 84% Average Rating: 8.03/10 Season Reviews: 45 Fresh: 38 Rotten: 7 Critics Consensus: House of Cards proves just as bingeworthy in its second season, with more of the strong performances, writing, and visual design that made the first season so addictive. 90% Average Rating: 8.33/10 Season Reviews: 22 Fresh: 20 Rotten: 2 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: House of Cards proves just as bingeworthy in its second season, with more of the strong performances, writing, and visual design that made the first season so addictive. AUDIENCE SCORE 95% Average Rating: 4.5/5 User Ratings: 2172 + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Chapter 14 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 The Underwoods tackle two threats that could bring their plans to ruin. Francis grooms his replacement as Whip. Claire goes on the offensive. More 2 Chapter 15 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Francis puts China in the cross-hairs. Claire confronts a painful trauma from her past. Lucas Goodwin presses for the truth. More 3 Chapter 16 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Tension rises between Francis and Raymond Tusk as the situation with China deteriorates. A battle in the Senate pits Francis against the Republicans. More 4 Chapter 17 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 A terror scare at the Capitol traps Francis with a resentful Donald Blythe. Claire gives a live interview that rocks the media. More 5 Chapter 18 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Francis back-channels with a Chinese billionaire. Lucas uses extreme measures to expose the Vice President. A shadowy figure joins Team Underwood. More 6 Chapter 19 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Amidst an energy crisis, Francis and Tusk end their shaky alliance. Lucas must make a difficult choice. Stamper grows closer to Rachel. More 7 Chapter 20 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Despite some friction, the Walkers deepen their friendship with the Underwoods. But it's all-out war between Francis and Tusk. More 8 Chapter 21 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 The war with Tusk intensifies. Claire influences Tricia Walker politically and domestically. Francis has a show-down with Linda Vasquez. More 9 Chapter 22 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Things get personal when Tusk blindsides the Underwoods with a scandal. Freddy and his BBQ joint get caught up in the mix. More 10 Chapter 23 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 With a military stand-off overseas and potential violence at home, Francis wants to finish off Tusk for good. Claire and Jackie Sharp collide. More Show More Episodes House of Cards: Season 2 Videos 2:20 House of Cards: Season 2 Trailer View All Videos (1) House of Cards: Season 2 Photos View All Photos (26) Tv Season Info Frank (Kevin Spacey) settles into his new role as Vice President as the second series of "House of Cards" begins. Elsewhere, Claire (Robin Wright) confronts a painful trauma from her past, while Lucas (Sebastian Arcelus) presses for the truth. Later, tensions rise between Francis and Tusk (Gerald McRaney), Doug (Michael Kelly) grows closer to Rachel (Rachel Brosnahan), and Francis has a showdown with Linda Vasquez (Sakina Jaffrey). Michael Gill, Mahershala Ali and Nathan Darrow also return in Series 2. Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Feb 14, 2014 Creator: Beau Willimon Exec. Producers: David Fincher, Beau Willimon, Dana Brunetti, Andrew Davies, Joshua Donen, Eric Roth, John Melfi, Kevin Spacey, Michael Dobbs Cast Kevin Spacey as Rep. Francis Underwood Robin Wright as Claire Underwood Sebastian Arcelus as Lucas Goodwin Molly Parker as Jacqueline Sharp Ben Daniels as Adam Galloway Gerald McRaney as Raymond Tusk Kristen Connolly as Christina Gallagher Sakina Jaffrey as Linda Vasquez Nathan Darrow as Edward Meechum Sandrine Holt as Gillian Cole Constance Zimmer as Janine Skorsky Jayne Atkinson as Catherine Durant Rachel Brosnahan as Rachel Posner Michel Gill as President Garrett Walker Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper Boris McGiver as Tom Hammerschmidt Jimmi Simpson as Gavin Orsay Reg E. Cathey as Freddy Hayes Kate Mara as Zoe Barnes Reed Birney as Donald Blythe Show More Cast News & Interviews for House of Cards: Season 2 7 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This November People’s Choice 2017 Winners Announced Critics’ Choice TV Winners Announced: Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley Win Best Series View All House of Cards: Season 2 News Episodes 1 Chapter 14 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 The Underwoods tackle two threats that could bring their plans to ruin. Francis grooms his replacement as Whip. Claire goes on the offensive. More 2 Chapter 15 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Francis puts China in the cross-hairs. Claire confronts a painful trauma from her past. Lucas Goodwin presses for the truth. More 3 Chapter 16 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Tension rises between Francis and Raymond Tusk as the situation with China deteriorates. A battle in the Senate pits Francis against the Republicans. More 4 Chapter 17 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 A terror scare at the Capitol traps Francis with a resentful Donald Blythe. Claire gives a live interview that rocks the media. More 5 Chapter 18 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Francis back-channels with a Chinese billionaire. Lucas uses extreme measures to expose the Vice President. A shadowy figure joins Team Underwood. More 6 Chapter 19 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Amidst an energy crisis, Francis and Tusk end their shaky alliance. Lucas must make a difficult choice. Stamper grows closer to Rachel. More 7 Chapter 20 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Despite some friction, the Walkers deepen their friendship with the Underwoods. But it's all-out war between Francis and Tusk. More 8 Chapter 21 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 The war with Tusk intensifies. Claire influences Tricia Walker politically and domestically. Francis has a show-down with Linda Vasquez. More 9 Chapter 22 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 Things get personal when Tusk blindsides the Underwoods with a scandal. Freddy and his BBQ joint get caught up in the mix. More 10 Chapter 23 Air date: Feb 14, 2014 With a military stand-off overseas and potential violence at home, Francis wants to finish off Tusk for good. Claire and Jackie Sharp collide. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for House of Cards Season 2 All Critics (45) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (38) | Rotten (7) Kevin Spacey remains a delightful Southern-accented villain as Frank Underwood. Feb 19, 2014 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic House of Cards remains an absorbing tale of high-level government dysfunction populated by double-dealers who hold their aces under the table. Feb 18, 2014 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) returns for another round of deception, manipulation and BBQ ribs in the second season of House of Cards, the delicious political thriller that has already changed television. Feb 18, 2014 | Full Review… Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune Top Critic Harping on the outlandish and silly mechanics of House of Cards' political plots feels like taking it in the wrong spirit. Feb 13, 2014 | Full Review… Willa Paskin Slate Top Critic [It] depicts D.C. politics as a mess of personal vendettas... and then along comes Frank with his brisk, conscience-free willingness to take on what's needed to get things done -- he may be a ruthless sociopath, but there's something to admire there. Feb 5, 2014 | Full Review… Alison Willmore indieWire Top Critic Still, the second season maintains the tension of the first season, and the "Bad Boys at Work" sign is still up. Let the binging begin. Nov 17, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic House of cards, of which all the opinions I had heard coincided in their exceptionality, fascinates me moderately. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 29, 2018 | Full Review… Carlos Boyero El Pais (Spain) The series forgot its identity and became a marital melodrama... [Full review in Spanish] Jan 12, 2018 | Full Review… Daniel Krauze El Financiero ... it's Robin Wright's Claire Underwood who propels the show through its second season... Sep 22, 2017 | Full Review… Judy Berman Flavorwire I really enjoyed the season, but there's a hollowness to the show that comes of its borrowing a form but refusing some of that form's basic terms, thinking that makes it fancier. Aug 28, 2017 | Full Review… Lili Loofbourow Los Angeles Review of Books View All Critic Reviews (45) Audience Reviews for House of Cards: Season 2 Jul 10, 2014 Season 2 picked up where season 1 left off directly. There are more shocking plot twists and exaggerations of characters, but I found this new change captivating, though the plot seemed weak and the characters are still infuriating, I embrace the battle between the jounalists and the corrupt politicians like Underwood himself. SylvesterK SUPER REVIEWER Feb 08, 2014 SheldonC SUPER REVIEWER Feb 23, 2014 Follows closely the formula of Season 1, with it's intricate plot and carefully placed dialogue, with an even meaner, crueler and darker story to tell that follows closely the events that preceded it. If you can stomach it, it will reward you immensely. Francisco G SUPER REVIEWER Mar 26, 2016 An even better season then the first, Season 2 of House of Cards is a brilliantly acted, written and directed series that continues to engross with even stronger thematic content then the last. 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