The excitement was short-lived, because Netflix repaired the fault in half an hour. So the loyal viewers have to wait for two more weeks. Those people who were already watching the episodes and didn't refresh the site, could keep watching.
The creators of House of Cards didn't make a big deal of the technical error. The twitter account of the series tweeted: “This is Washington. There is always a leak.”
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