Guest February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Frank needs to deal with Petrov one on one while Claire tries to preserve the peace-keeping mission. Sacrifices must be made. Link to comment
LADreamr February 28, 2015 Share February 28, 2015 Frank is coming off a bit naive. I think his ego has blinded him to the fact that he's not always the player; sometimes he's being played. I wouldn't trust the biographer as far as I could throw him, and I don't believe Petrov for a second. We'll see where this goes, but I'm more likely to think his demand to have Claire removed as ambassador isn't so much about foreign policy decisions as it is about seeing how much he can manipulate Frank. 4 Link to comment
rozen February 28, 2015 Share February 28, 2015 Yup, Petrov is def playing mindgames. But I think losing made Frank realize that Claire is always going to be target to manipulate him, and it's totally like him to try to minimize that threat as much as possible. Petrov's demand just gave him an excuse. 4 Link to comment
Jael March 3, 2015 Share March 3, 2015 CASHEW!!! What a bright spot. Frank pulling back from sexytimes with the biographer is the smartest thing he's done in a while. Let's not have a Threechum repeat. 9 Link to comment
Ellaria March 5, 2015 Share March 5, 2015 Frank pulling back from sexytimes with the biographer is the smartest thing he's done in a while. Let's not have a Threechum repeat. Agree, although I suspected that scene was coming sooner or later. I don't trust that biographer and wish that Kim Dickens would dump him. Claire as a diplomat made Frank vulnerable. She had to go eventually. I'm intrigued by what type of payback she will demand from Frank. Can't say that I am interested in the Stamper Family Reunion. 4 Link to comment
Litnit March 6, 2015 Share March 6, 2015 I expected the sexy times scene the first time they got drunk together a couple of episodes ago. I find those scenes so uncomfortable for some reason. Maybe it's because everything Frank does seems so inauthentic. Was he telling the truth when he said it wasn't pretend/make believe? One never knows with Frank. 1 Link to comment
Haleth March 6, 2015 Share March 6, 2015 I was glad to see Cashew get a good home (Lisa will take care of him) and not be forced to Snowden for the rest of his life. 5 Link to comment
Jade Foxx March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 So no one's gonna talk about Frank campaigning in a leather Member's Only jacket? 8 Link to comment
Fen March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 I damn near teared up when I saw Cashew on the doorstep. I really hope that puts the 'finding Rachel' storyline to bed, although I suspect that it will probably bubble up again. Especially now that Doug seems to making genuine emotional growth - smiling, talking to people, non-prostitute touching. I'm gearing myself for some trauma down the line. I think Claire had to go, really. The idea that the President's wife could be in that role was always a little far-fetched. Even if Petrov was playing mind games over whether Claire was manipulated or not - the essential truth stands: Frank's love for his wife clouds his judgment, and she's easy leverage. He was willing to make ridiculous concessions to Petrov just to keep her in a role for which she is less than suited. The final moments between Frank and Tom were pretty tense. Hoping that Frank can pull back from that relationship a little now that they've both shown their hand. Surely he wouldn't do anything unwise with so much at stake? Remy seems to be as lonely as Doug. If they weren't both so suspicious, they could become friends. Lovers! A political power couple! 6 Link to comment
Maysie March 12, 2015 Share March 12, 2015 I think Claire had to go, really. The idea that the President's wife could be in that role was always a little far-fetched. Even if Petrov was playing mind games over whether Claire was manipulated or not - the essential truth stands: Frank's love for his wife clouds his judgment, and she's easy leverage. He was willing to make ridiculous concessions to Petrov just to keep her in a role for which she is less than suited. Yes, yes, yes. Claire's appointment is just one example of their various work-arounds this season, which I'm tired of. A bit is interesting, but for fuck's sake, it's really starting to stretch the boundaries of believability for me. For one thing, Claire and Frank spent two seasons outmaneuvering everyone, all the way to the oval office, no less. Now they're like Laurel and Hardy, always misreading and mishandling yet still flying along by the seats of their pants. And the fact that he's able to get what he wants, by hook or by crook, no matter how messed up, it is unbelievable. Look, I know they can't have another president resign so quickly. It would be nice to have a throwaway line about that in there somewhere -- that the only reason congress isn't going after the Underwoods more vigorously is because the nation just went through the loss of one president. And I know he hasn't outwardly done anything to force his own resignation (other than be incompetent). But come on. The only push back he gets is "we won't work with you," or "if you don't sign this, FEMA gets no money"? And Claire's epiphany in Russia seems a bit short-lived to me. Her "we killed people" seems like it never happened. And Doug's warm family Hallmark moments seemed totally forced. 3 Link to comment
ElectricBoogaloo March 14, 2015 Share March 14, 2015 Best part of this episode: Cashew! Part of me feels for Frank the way I feel for many celebrities - it must be difficult to trust new people, to always wonder if this new person is just sucking up so that he can sell you out later on. It must be so lonely to live that way. I don't pretend that Frank is innocent in this because he is sneaky and manipulative which has prevented him from forming real friendships. 1 Link to comment
SoWindsor March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 I'm clearly in the minority but I find the Doug scenes the most interesting and I always loved Rachel. Sad to see that she's dead. Link to comment
millennium March 31, 2015 Share March 31, 2015 Tired of filmmakers pushing the conceit that everyone's secretly gay or bisexual. I knew where the scene with Frank and Tom was going and groaned, "not again." 1 Link to comment
MizStaken March 31, 2015 Share March 31, 2015 Well it has already been established that Frank is bi so there was no surprise there. And power is a very heady aphrodisiac. I'm surprised that Frank didn't bite as he has had very little sex this season. 5 Link to comment
millennium March 31, 2015 Share March 31, 2015 Given these scriptwriters, I'm surprised Frank and Petrov didn't strip down and wrestle to decide the fate of the Jordan Valley. 4 Link to comment
ShellSeeker April 10, 2015 Share April 10, 2015 Claire's appointment is just one example of their various work-arounds this season, which I'm tired of. A bit is interesting, but for fuck's sake, it's really starting to stretch the boundaries of believability for me. For one thing, Claire and Frank spent two seasons outmaneuvering everyone, all the way to the oval office, no less. Now they're like Laurel and Hardy, always misreading and mishandling yet still flying along by the seats of their pants. And the fact that he's able to get what he wants, by hook or by crook, no matter how messed up, it is unbelievable. You're right, they do seem to be completely over their heads. For some reason though, I'm buying it because I think it shows that their arrogance and hubris have gotten the best of them. They just assume that everyone is stupider than they are, and easy to manipulate, but that's not the case. They finally got what they wanted, after all that scheming and deception, and now, the stakes are higher than they've ever been. Their rivals/enemies are just as smart (and two-faced and deceitful) as they are. I somehow find that more believable than in the first 2 seasons, where they were both effortlessly able to run circles around everyone else, except for maybe Remy. 2 Link to comment
dbell1 April 19, 2015 Share April 19, 2015 (edited) Maybe Cashew could be the next ambassador to the U.N.? Edited April 19, 2015 by dbell1 1 Link to comment
Primetimer April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Old friends resurface (of both the human and animal variety) and Frank is forced to choose between his loyalties and his future. Read the story Link to comment
reggiejax April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Maybe Cashew could be the next ambassador to the U.N.? Certainly would be an improvement over Claire. 3 Link to comment
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