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One of my favourite things about House of Cards is how the Underwoods manipulate and murder in secret but outwardly are liberal (in fact it’s the secret to the show's success and it wouldn’t have worked with a Republican president), so will this move to a more George W. The Underwoods were never going to win over voters using social media as Will Conway (or indeed Barack Obama) have, given their cold demeanour, but will a war really help? Outside of The White House, House of Cards’ political landscape closely mirrors our own, and in the current climate would a war really make a politician popular, however it was spun? Let's also not forget that Conway stands to score points off a war too thanks to his military background. Not cool.I don’t know how I feel about this plot strand.
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He was just praying!įrank struts off screen, plaster Jesus ear in hand, and tells the audience he has God's ear now. Meechum runs in and asks if everything is all right. When he goes to wipe it off, the statue comes crashing down and shatters into pieces. "Well, I don't buy it." Frank spits in its face. "Love," he says darkly, "that's what you're selling?" Jesus' tender expression seems to say so. Frank asks for a moment alone and the leather-clad biker priest leaves.įrank looks around, then approaches a plaster statue of Jesus nailed to a cross.
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He identifies more with the Old Testament god, he says, all punishment, no sense of love. The two exchange some high-minded words about faith and God and what it really means to be a good person, which isn't exactly Frank's realm of expertise. "Someone needs to scrub the stink from this office," she hisses.Ĭut to: Frank tracking down the priest who delivered the sermon at the SEAL's funeral, which oddly made an impression on him. As Frank's face darkens, she adds that Jacobs won't be stepping down either.
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She reveals she knew Jacobs, who is a close friend, had Alzheimer's all along and that Frank was trying to "sideline" her. Frank tries to tell her he can't accept it, but Heather knows better. And Heather holds a news conference announcing her intention to run for president after all.Īfterward, she storms into Frank's office, resignation letter in hand. Justice Jacobs tells Frank he came around to his way of thinking and doesn't want to retire anymore. As Ayla tears up, Seth tells her she can "keep the plastic if she wants, as a souvenir. He promised the head of the White House Correspondents Association he would give everyone in the press corps the interviews they wanted on "America Works." And in return, the correspondents association was fine with booting Ayla out. In the next scene, Seth calmly tells Ayla that her White House press credentials have been revoked. (Given his tryst with Meechum and experimentation in college, it's hard to see this is as an issue, but moving on.) Frank ends the news conference in a huff and Seth vows to get even. But Seth isn't budging.Īt the next news conference, Ayla hammers Frank on a number of topics, including his stance on gay rights. In the meantime, Ayla Sayyad, the scrupulous journalist from the Wall Street Telegraph, is pressing Seth for access to senior administration officials so she can learn what's really going on with "America Works." She's got a hunch Republicans don't want to let it through Congress, and she's right. In a moment of raw candor, he tells Frank that before coming to the White House, he dreamed about strangling him to death. Frank, who spent part of his morning boning up on the Koran, tries to explain he makes tough decisions like this all the time and that's how he keeps America safe. He's suing the government in that Supreme Court case and doesn't look happy. Next up to visit the president is a man who lost his legs in the American drone strike. Heather accepts, but Frank's terrible, no good day isn't over just yet. So what if he urged Justice Jacob not to retire Frank is determined to push him out anyway. He invites Heather into the Oval Office and offers to nominate her to the Supreme Court. Adding insult to injury, she comes from big money. Frank is at Arlington, attending the funeral of some Navy SEALs when he gets the bad news from Remy and Jackie.ĭunbar's ambitious, they warn, and unlike him, her record is spotless. Remember Heather Dunbar, the scrupulous solicitor general who investigated that money laundering scheme last season? Well, she's back and apparently running for president in 2016.Īt the moment, Dunbar is inside the Supreme Court disclosing that, yes, the United States is responsible for issuing drone strikes and, yes, sometimes they kill innocent people.