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How different do we perceive Frank Underwood if he's a Yankee?
Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:51 pm
He's blatantly Southern, right down to the nearly constant references to South Carolina, his time at "The Sentinel" (what we can assume is the Citadel), and the Gafney peach tower hanging on the wall in his office.
Does this Southern charm make him sympathetic to us? Would we feel the same about FU if he were from Brooklyn or Vermont or Boston?
Honestly, I think part of the draw of the character is how Southern he is. For me, I think it's that he is so similar to Jim Williams, the character Spacey played in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (also upper class and gay/bizexual, btw), a book and movie which I love. That and Freddy seem to give me a regional connection to an otherwise non-Southern landscape.
Does this Southern charm make him sympathetic to us? Would we feel the same about FU if he were from Brooklyn or Vermont or Boston?
Honestly, I think part of the draw of the character is how Southern he is. For me, I think it's that he is so similar to Jim Williams, the character Spacey played in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (also upper class and gay/bizexual, btw), a book and movie which I love. That and Freddy seem to give me a regional connection to an otherwise non-Southern landscape.
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Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:03 pm to tylerdurden24
He's a good mix as far as PC/Non-PC goes.
He's a Southerner, so the liberals see him as a villain.
He's a Democrat, so the conservatives see him as a villain.
A northern democrat would only piss off half of the people, same with a southern republican.
He's a Southerner, so the liberals see him as a villain.
He's a Democrat, so the conservatives see him as a villain.
A northern democrat would only piss off half of the people, same with a southern republican.
This post was edited on 2/25/14 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:08 pm to Fewer Kilometers
To be fair it's not like his politics are really liberal or anything. It's not like The West Wing. You kind of get the impression that Frank is a democrat bc he thought that was his best route to power, his politics are all about "ruthless pragmatism." If he was from the north he'd probably be a republican.
If you manage to dominate your district like he does, it's much easier to gain support from both parties if you're a southern democrat or northern republican
If you manage to dominate your district like he does, it's much easier to gain support from both parties if you're a southern democrat or northern republican
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:17 pm to tylerdurden24
How is he sympathetic at this point?
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:23 pm to Patrick O Rly
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How is he sympathetic at this point?
His best friend was just murdered
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:23 pm to Patrick O Rly
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How is he sympathetic at this point?
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:26 pm to La Place Mike
Now it's a spoiler thread.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:28 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Not really. He was always a SOB.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:29 pm to Fewer Kilometers
While I know that the shows are nowhere near comparable, Jed Bartlett was a liberal President from New Hampshire, and he seems to be a very well liked character. In fact, IIRC, he wasn't even supposed to be a major character in the series until Sorkin saw the reaction to the Pilot
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:40 pm to TreyAnastasio
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His best friend was just murdered
Thanks a lot dick head!
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:42 pm to GotDucks?
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His best friend was just murdered
Thanks a lot dick head!
Its been out for 2 weeks. This is a thread discussing it. If you havent seen it yet, you shouldnt be reading threads about it.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 1:50 pm to TreyAnastasio
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Its been out for 2 weeks. This is a thread discussing it. If you havent seen it yet, you shouldnt be reading threads about it.
I'm on episode 8. I'm trying to drag out the season and not watch it all at once.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 2:20 pm to GotDucks?
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I'm on episode 8. I'm trying to drag out the season and not watch it all at once.
Let's just say Meechum gets what is coming to him...
Posted on 2/25/14 at 2:28 pm to HumbleNinja
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Let's just say Meechum gets what is coming to him...
Posted on 2/25/14 at 3:18 pm to HardHat
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Let's just say Meechum gets what is coming to him...
Oh god the imagery.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 3:34 pm to TreyAnastasio
Damn it
This post was edited on 2/25/14 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 2/25/14 at 4:02 pm to Patrick O Rly
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How is he sympathetic at this point?
Because I'm a Southerner and he's a Southerner and I may be leaving tomorrow but, godammit, you're leaving tonight!
Posted on 2/25/14 at 4:09 pm to tylerdurden24
I agree. I could relate to him because if his background and because I have known people who act and sound exactly like him. He did lose me with his three way and the implied relations with his classmate.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 4:17 pm to tylerdurden24
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I may be leaving tomorrow but, godammit, you're leaving tonight!
The only part of nouveau riche that matters is the riche
Posted on 2/25/14 at 4:18 pm to tylerdurden24
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Honestly, I think part of the draw of the character is how Southern he is.
I'd say that has to help with the show's popularity with some that would be turned off by him. I actually never think about it though and don't think it would matter with most people. But if you live in the south, you probably know a politician similar to him so it probably has some effect.
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