![]() ![]() (Spoilers for Season 4, Episode 1 of House of Cards. A badass survivor from Scream now shacking up with Frank and Claire Underwood full-time? It sounded all too good to be true. When the announcement was first made that Neve Campbell's character, Leann Harvey, on House of Cardswould be a for-real thing, I was pretty pumped. The interplay between these two characters was strong, and I hope to see more of it.It's to be expected that a new season of any show will bring along with it a new band of characters, but I was pretty surprised to hear that Neve Campbell was joining the roster for Season 4 of one of my own personal favorites. Remy takes the warning to heart and tells Jackie they might need to cool things off for a while. All of the others are tied for first.Įlsewhere, Remy meets with Leann, trying to prove his hunch that she is working for Claire. Leann refuses to tip her hand and urges Remy to stay out of her business. The discussion ends, and relations between Frank and Petrov are still strained. Petrov balks, and claims that the traitor was an American plant and that Frank is trying to overthrow him. ![]() On a call with Petrov, he offers him the man back in exchange for coming to the table to discuss fixing economic relations between their countries. Instead, Frank tries to use him as a bargaining chip. Frank's aides urge him to grant the man asylum for fear that should Petrov remain unchecked, he will tank the Russian economy. The man's arrival is the symptom of a larger global problem, which is Petrov's penchant for seizing companies he doesn't like and killing anyone that poses a threat to his power. "He tried to slay a dragon and he missed the mark," Frank says, urging his people to deport the traitor. The man was involved in a plot to overthrow Petrov (that flipping guy), and is seeking asylum. Frank meets with his military leaders, where he is briefed on the arrival of a Russian traitor to the country. Russia and the complicated relationship between Frank and Russian President Petrov made up the episode's key subplot. Claire puts on a good show, cheering for Celia, while showing us just enough of her anger bubbling beneath the surface. Frank promises to support Celia's candidacy, "And I know Claire will as well," he adds, sticking the knife in his wife's back. He goes one step further and endorses Celia for her mother's open seat. In the State of the Union, Frank reveals that he will work with Congress to make sure that the clinic in Doris's district receives federal funding. Frank offers to help Claire persuade Doris, but Claire says she'll let Frank know if she wants his help.įrank sees his wife's reluctance to accept his help as a betrayal, and goes on the offensive. Frank and Claire talk about the speech that night, with each poker face-ing the other about what their next move might be. Over the phone, Claire consults with her mother as to what color her wardrobe should be for the address that night. I've got a guy set up across the street," Leann tells Claire.Ĭlaire visits the White House to meet with Frank and finds a pair of his mother's earrings laid out for her, to wear at the State of the Union later. Leann assures Claire that Jackie will gladly accept the money, but should she get cold feet, Leann has arranged to blackmail Jackie - using photos of her rendezvous with Remy Danton for leverage. So Claire has co-opted Celia in her quest for power, playing on the altruistic nature of Celia's mother, Doris, and is attempting to wheel and deal in Washington without Frank's help, or knowledge. This is Claire's doing, as through Celia, she promises $3 million for Jackie's congressional campaign in exchange for pushing for federal funding to build the clinic. This is significant, as it means that Claire's mother may be reticent to ask her friends to support her own daughter's political campaign later on.Ĭelia Jones meets with Jackie Sharp, urging Jackie to help push for funding for the new breast cancer clinic in her district. She urges them to support Heather Dunbar in her bid for the presidency, instead of her son-in-law. ![]() Hale says of Frank, as she addresses a group of her wealthy friends. "He is a classless, graceless, shameless barbarian," Mrs. ![]()
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