House of Card's strongest character.
I swear fo' Jeebus I haven't seen such a ruthless 'human' character in a series in all my life. Kelly takes understatement to its next natural plateau in this role. His ruthlessness as a Hatchet Man contrasted against his interactions with Rachel the Hooker are sublimely balanced. Every other character in this show pigeon-holes themselves to one degree or another, (even his in the first few episodes) but as soon as we see his AA monologue this character shows more depth than the rest of the show combined. The intensity of his performance is worth a long career.
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