Edison was right. Criminal, Whore, Idiot & Liar about sums up the main character.
The most likeable character in this entire series was presidential hopeful Susan Ross. Quinn was alright except for the kills and Olivia pandering.
The way they tried to paint Olivia as the brilliant fixer with the white hat was ridiculous. This show was pure cognitive dissonance. Painting evil as good and good as evil. Minus some of the drama, this series seems eerily accurate to what is truly going on in the real life of politics, everything from voter fraud to corruption to the condescending tone in which our politicians speak and think of the people at large. The primary difference between fact and movie drama is that the characters in this storyline seemed far more competent than the leaders we have in real life and there is no “secret society protecting the republic” otherwise we wouldn’t be in the situation we are in in this country.
I found myself yelling at the television around season 4 until pretty much the end. The president is unbearable, a perpetual man child that had no business being a husband, father and most certainly not the president. The Olivia catering crowd was unbearable and the real life political propaganda inserted into these episodes was also condescending as well as incomplete narratives or totally inaccurate all together. I could tell what year each season aired based on the propaganda inserted into the season which also annoyed me.
It’s like screenplay writers and directors (etc) are intentionally trying to cause people to throw logic and common sense out the window to replace it with hand picked narratives that are blatantly backwards for the masses to parrot ideals based on what they see on tv instead. The conspiracy is real.
Was it interesting? Yes
Is it possible that you will find yourself annoyed and screaming at the television? Yes
Are any of the characters likeable or relatable? Not really.