With the added benefit of a few (superficially) weightier subjects like trade with China and a domestic energy crisis, the season overall felt more fleet-footed than its previous run, which, in turn, made it feel more entertaining. Instead, knowing viewers would just plow through, Willimon and the directors (headed-up largely by James Foley) followed suit, plowing through episodes like Frank does political adversaries and accomplices. Had audiences been required to wait a week for 'Chapter 15' – rather than 20 seconds – thoughts on the premiere might've been radically different. Herein we see the advantage of Netflix's all-at-once delivery model, and Beau Willimon's understanding of how that model affects the way he writes. Episodes like the season premiere, ' Chapter 14,' absolutely flew by, giving viewers a necessary incentive to continue binge watching. But one thing that can definitely be said about season 2 is that its pace was livelier, more energetic, and far more intent on pushing the story toward those last few chapters. The same is true for parts of season 2, as major plot points only became truly important in the final three (or so) episodes. There were complete stretches of season 1 that were certainly entertaining in their own way, but had little to do with the season's overall plot.
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