I wrapped up S3 and I must say I was kind of disappointing. I loved the original show and the first 2 seasons but this season the characters changed in strange ways that made them less interesting. I agree with this article regarding my main objection about the direction of the characters:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/07/that-s-it-house-of-cards-you-lost-me.htmlAnd they really seem to get political reality wrong. This WP article sums up the political weirdness
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/03/08/house-of-cards-is-the-worst-show-about-american-politics-ever/