I started to watch the show again about a week ago. Right after I finished watching breaking bad for the second time. There seems to be a big difference in how I see these shows that I watched a couple of years ago. It makes me realize how much my focus and perception of certain topics has shifted.
With this second viewing of the House of Cards, I am less shocked by some things like I was the first time. More interestingly, I have started to see some of the impressive things that the main characters have. I didn't see it the first time. Regardless of their greed for power, there was some level of execution and expertise that I failed to see the first time.
There is one thing in particular that I want to understand. The number of characters that were loyal to the Underwoods. How does anyone earn that type of loyalty? Even more important - how is anyone able to give non-family members loyalty and dedication?
I have started to think that execution past a certain tier, requires working with people and having good people skills. And watching the show for the second time made me realize that one of the super powers that the Underwoods had was the people in their network who were willing to go above and beyond.
With this second viewing of the House of Cards, I am less shocked by some things like I was the first time. More interestingly, I have started to see some of the impressive things that the main characters have. I didn't see it the first time. Regardless of their greed for power, there was some level of execution and expertise that I failed to see the first time.
There is one thing in particular that I want to understand. The number of characters that were loyal to the Underwoods. How does anyone earn that type of loyalty? Even more important - how is anyone able to give non-family members loyalty and dedication?
I have started to think that execution past a certain tier, requires working with people and having good people skills. And watching the show for the second time made me realize that one of the super powers that the Underwoods had was the people in their network who were willing to go above and beyond.
Regarding loyalty -- the trick is -- to get something damaging on somebody and help them reach heights and achievements they couldn't get on their own.
All this play, however, has its downsides -- as seen in Freddy -- who hits a glass ceiling and realizes he doesn't want to play the stupid game with in-authentic people.
Except Doug Stamper. That was loyalty.
I'm also very not loyal when it comes to numbers. I'm only very extremely loyal to a very small number of people. For me it's mostly because I don't want other people to feel oblitgated to be loyal to me. But it's also because I don't want to feel hurt by being loyal to someone and having it be unreciprocated. I'm getting better about this lately though and just not worrying about recipricocity.