Don’t stick to the script. The latest season of "House of Cards" seems to have run out of ideas, falling into predictable tropes of escalating evilness, holds James Temperton of Wired. The show loses its classy subtlety in a bid to capture viewers with thrilling but distracting extremity. Ultimately, the plot can’t help but recycle previous ploys while leaning too heavily on the Underwoods’ relationship, without adding much to it. Beyond the flashes of excitement, viewers find themselves in familiar territory. Disappointingly, the show is held back by its fear of risk-taking and innovation that would put its characters in situations that we haven't seen before.