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I once thought it was my status as a Washingtonian that made me qualified to recapHouse of Cards.
An entire episode set a funeral for a character who is STILL ALIVE?
Inappropriate conniving and potential canoodling at a wake?
All I can think is:This has A written all over it.
And in this version of Washington, all I see is Rosewood.
Fret not, though: Thats a compliment.
Shes already acting like the whole thing never happened.
I wonder, as I regularly do: What do all their drivers know?
Seeing how cavalier these killers are with their backseat banter, this makes perfect sense to me.)
), has her own visions for how to achieve peace in Syria.
Petrov is shamelessly flirting with everyone.
Dougs condition is that Claire pardon Frank.
Ugh, why does he care about that?
Why is everyone so open with Claire about how they know she does murders?
SHE WOULD CLEARLY DO ANOTHER MURDER.
Its not like she ran out of murders.
In other crisis-aversion news, Claire and Jane are trying to stop a war from happening in Syria.
#neverforget) has no poker face and is very upset by this development.
In case you had any doubts, Petrov is there because Claire invited him.
They have such crackling chemistry, I was half-expecting them to make out on that bed.
Instead they talk about whether or not Claire is a gangster.
Then they talk about Frank.Again.
This reminds me of my question from an earlier recap: Why even is Claire into politics?
Is it just for personal issues and score-settling?
Claires disdain for Mark is fantastic, I must say.
The correct answer is: Neither of you is important.
Meanwhile, Petrov barges right into Jane.
Again, I think,Are these two going to kiss?
!Did you get taller?
So strange, for someone trapped in a Napoleon complex.
If only your personality matched your looks.
Petrov tells Claire he accepts her deal.
As they cheek-kiss good-bye, Claire adds in his ear, Tom Yates.
Your government was behind whatever happened to him.
Why would some frustrated novelist slash vice presidential sidepiece be relevant to him?
Oh, Seth also tells Doug about Franksrealwill, the one where he gets more than those cufflinks.
This fails my Bechdel-Frank Test and so I am bored by it, but Doug seems rattled.
As per usual,this storyline moves at a glacial pace.
You know how that thrills me.
As for the big twist of the hour: CATHY DURANT IS STILL ALIVE.
Hence the speedy cremation her brother referred to earlier.
She destroys her phone in a pot of boiling water and throws back some much-deserved red wine.
And then, SHE LOOKS RIGHT AT US.
So: Who knows shes still alive?
Whats her next move?
