The day before the election is a lot more relaxed than one might have thought: Conway's answering viewer questions and the Underwood's are in the White House home theater watching (ironically) Double Indemnity. While the underlings hustle around preparing for the election, the Underwood's make time for old tradition.
This episode was a good but slow one. With so much build-up, the viewers wait for the incoming explosion that has yet to come. We see a few noteworthy scenes to keep an eye on later:
Doug continues to struggle with his alcoholism. His gut feeling that the Underwood's have lost control and will lose the election leads Doug to lose control himself: he goes to a bar, he seeks but does not want casual sex, he's distracted, he carves his name in the Oval Office desk as a memento. We'll see where his alliance lays moving forward.
Frank and Claire's relationship only gets stranger. The open adultery has gotten to the point where Frank feels comfortable watching the two sleep in a bed together and seems unperturbed by the whole thing. I don't know if this makes them closer or not but it was definitely an uncomfortable scene.
Seth seems to be considering jumping ship more and more heavily. Will he end up on the right side?
I'm excited what the remainder of this season has in store. How many more twists and turns can the Underwood's absorb before this House of Cards falls? Time will tell.
This episode was a good but slow one. With so much build-up, the viewers wait for the incoming explosion that has yet to come. We see a few noteworthy scenes to keep an eye on later:
Doug continues to struggle with his alcoholism. His gut feeling that the Underwood's have lost control and will lose the election leads Doug to lose control himself: he goes to a bar, he seeks but does not want casual sex, he's distracted, he carves his name in the Oval Office desk as a memento. We'll see where his alliance lays moving forward.
Frank and Claire's relationship only gets stranger. The open adultery has gotten to the point where Frank feels comfortable watching the two sleep in a bed together and seems unperturbed by the whole thing. I don't know if this makes them closer or not but it was definitely an uncomfortable scene.
Seth seems to be considering jumping ship more and more heavily. Will he end up on the right side?
I'm excited what the remainder of this season has in store. How many more twists and turns can the Underwood's absorb before this House of Cards falls? Time will tell.