Chapter 35
- Episode aired Feb 27, 2015
- TV-MA
- 52m
The Jordan Valley erupts in chaos just as Frank's campaign is picking up steam. Claire gets disturbing intel and counsels him.The Jordan Valley erupts in chaos just as Frank's campaign is picking up steam. Claire gets disturbing intel and counsels him.The Jordan Valley erupts in chaos just as Frank's campaign is picking up steam. Claire gets disturbing intel and counsels him.
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen reviewing the mission to investigate the blast site, the US Navy Admiral mentions that they will "use a Fulton recovery of any material samples." The Fulton Surface to Air Recovery System (STARS) is nicknamed 'Skyhook' and is the same system featured in The Dark Knight (2008) and Thunderball (1965).
- GoofsWhen the Admiral says, "We'll use a Fulton recovery of any material samples," he refers to the Skyhook System, which the US Air Force (the only operator) officially retired in 1996, due to the availability of such long range aircraft such as the MH-53 and MV-22.
- Quotes
Francis Underwood: [over the phone] Heather.
Heather Dunbar: Mr. President?
Francis Underwood: Doug Stamper is my friend and you came very close to killing him.
Heather Dunbar: Excuse me?
Francis Underwood: You're aware he's an alcoholic?
Heather Dunbar: Yes.
Francis Underwood: And how serious his injuries were?
Heather Dunbar: Mr. President...
Francis Underwood: But you still put him to work. A man who's trying to recover. Who's trying to get back his life. Did you honestly think that he could handle that?
Heather Dunbar: Douglas came to us.
Francis Underwood: And you should have turned him away if you had one ounce of decency.
Heather Dunbar: What's happened? Is he okay?
Francis Underwood: You don't have the right to ask me that question, and if you do anything that endangers his health again I swear to God I will put you in your fucking grave!
- ConnectionsReferences Leave It to Beaver (1957)
This is a more plot driven episode with some relatively suspenseful moments of tension. Frank and Doug are the main focal points with Doug seemingly as burnt out in his world as Frank is stressed out in his.
Doug cuts quite a sorry figure and some of his scenes are very effective. The creeping cinematography in the sequence where he throws up works very well and his drunken behaviour in the bar is rather pitiful to watch.
Frank appears as any president should, like someone with the world on his shoulders. In the same breath he seems like he was born for the hefty responsibility that comes with the job. His two most dynamic moments are his speech to a crowd of supporters and a rather nasty private conversation with Heather Dunbar.
Remy has quite a bit of screen time and he has some further character development as we see some of his vulnerabilities exposed in a couple of difficult scenes.
The cinematography, music and editing is as strong as always. The scene in the war room is very well done and although we don't get to see what's happening it is so effectively put across we are on the edge of our seats with those listening on screen.
- snoozejonc
- Sep 23, 2020
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- Runtime52 minutes
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