House of Cards

There hasn't ever been a drop in quality in a series as dramatic as the last season of House of Cards. Jumping the shark doesn't even come close. When Kevin Spacey was suddenly me-too-ed, the producers reshot parts of the season to cut him out completely, depriving us of a proper sendoff for this groundbreaking series (one that put Netflix on the map). Imdb users rated season six episodes at less than 4 stars! Ouch! The writing was always over-the-top, but somehow Spacey made it work. Without him, you had to suspend disbelief too many times and all the plot reversals came crashing down like a... well, you know!

Series Rating: 8.7

Average Episode Rating: 8.0

Season-Quality Correlation: -68%