House of cards season 5 recap episode guide, summaries. Now that season 2 of house of cards has existed in its entirety for a full week, chances are most viewers other than those who binged the whole season over the first weekend have had the time to move well past the season premiere, and perhaps even witness frank underwoods swift and decisive rise to becoming. In house of cards, as in life, everything improves when bumbling, boring men get out of the way and let formidable, complicated women take over. Francis frank underwood is an ambitious democratic congressman and the house majority whip. Following his assistance in ensuring the election of president garrett walker, underwood is informed by chief of staff linda vasquez that the existing agreement to appoint him secretary of state will not be honored. Frank then receives a bomb threat from an exmarine who also claims responsibility for the capitol incident, and apparently claire was the intended target so frank requests that edward meechum be her bodyguard. Season 4 of house of cards ended with claire underwood. Francis and doug plan to frame secretary of state nominee, michael kern. Mar 07, 2014 that goes double for house of cards where everyone seems to secretly hate each other no matter how much theyre in love. Please keep comments below to only events through this episode. House of cards season 2 synopsis and promotional photo the largest collection of tv spoilers and show information for the most popular shows on tv.
A house of cards speed read to catch you up for season 5 heres what happens before house of cards season 5, featuring kevin spacey and robin wright as frank underwood and claire underwood. Frank uses a young reporter, zoe barnes, to spin a story that puts the white house on its heels. With kevin spacey, robin wright, kate mara, michael kelly. Even by the standards of the first two series, the presidents scheming is baffling. House of cards season 2 synopsis and promotional photo. Claire goes swinging at the shepherds interests while doug looks to make a deal in the second episode of house of cards season 6. Whether claire truly thinks this or is using it as the first steps in a plot to take down annette and bill is unclear.
Everything you need to know before the final season premieres corey stoll reflects on the beginning of house of cards and peter russos beautiful. Along this theme we follow underwood, a powerhungry democratic congressman from south carolina and house. Season 4 of house of cards was announced on april 2, 2015 and aired on march 4th, 2016 on netflix. Chapter 1 sometimes episode 101 is the pilot episode of the american political thriller drama television series house of cards and is the first episode of the first season. Chief whip francis urquhart plots revenge against his colleagues. After a first episode read our recap of that one here that dropped a bomb, episode two of house of cards second season turned its attention to the dynamics of washington, or at least. Chapter 57 suffers from a structure similar to its previous episode. Jackie faces obstacles as she plans to run for new whip. A house of cards summary and synopsis for seasons 14. Frank prepares for his promotion to vice president.
House of cards chapter 2 tv episode 20 plot summary. House of cards season 1 episode 2 recap zoes star rises at the herald, an editorial from years ago surfaces to haunt michael kern. House of cards episode guide, show summaries and tv show. Congressman francis underwood has been declined the chair for secretary of state.
Season 1 the series opens with congressman francis frank underwood displaying his ruthless pragmatism by killing a suffering pet dog with his bare hands while explaining to the audience how there are times when we require someone to do the unpleasant yet necessary thing. Even though underwoods college love affair was an interesting plot twist. Season 2 of house of cards was released in its entirety on february 14, 2014. House of cards returns for its sixth and final season on november 2, after writing off kevin spacey as frank underwood. As of right now, this final season of house of cards is unraveling in the most simplistic, and often dull, way possible. The season starts on a high with a shocker first episode, the first half is as good as the. When the house of cards men are around other men, everything is on the table, out in the open, dripping. Zoe barnes, a reporter for the washington herald, will do anything to get her big break. Chapter 2 is the second episode of the first season, as well as the second episode of the series in general. Nothing in this farewell season needed to be about frank underwood. Hes now gathering his own team to plot his revenge. Thats the mantra that kicks off chapter 60, as frank underwood, cloaked in a flowing, hooded red robe and. House of cards episode recaps tvandradio the guardian. Its only been up for about two days, but a lot of fans have already binged all episodes, making their way through.
May 31, 2017 the fifth season of house of cards is now available for streaming on netflix. The writers of house of cards have never much cared for subtlety. There are plenty of times when house of cards has made that. No rotten fruitlike water tower can spoil what frank underwood is really waiting to ripen. The second season of the american television drama series house of cards began filming a set of episodes on april 29, 20 and concluded on november 8. House of cardschapter 2 episode 2 mattise on media. Peter russo must choose between politics and family. House of cards just throwing it all out there right off the bat. When we last left frank underwood, he was about to set out on a run with his. It premiered on february 1, 20, when it was released along with the rest of the first season on the american streaming service netflix. It premiered on february 1, 20, when it was released along with the rest of the first. Each of the first three episodes follows a very similar pattern. It aired on february 1, 20, along with the rest of season 1.
Spencer kornhaber is a staff writer at the atlantic, where he. Chapter 67, the second episode of house of cards season 6. In the first scene of house of cards season 6, a young claire hale is told to stop. Claire deals with an environmental crisis, and heat from the shepherds. House of cardschapter 12 episode twelve posted by nathan mattise february 16, 2014 vp vetting begins but situations with higher stakes take shape before the finale. As we move on in the storyline and as with any great puzzle or mystery. May 18, 2018 the election between frank underwood and will conway is underway, and frank is pulling out every dirty trick he knows. Lisa moves in with rachel despite dougs orders for her to stay away, and walker has to deal with chinese naval movements against japan as the trade war escalates. The first season of the american television drama series house of cards premiered exclusively via netflixs web streaming service on february 1, 20. House of cards season 5 is now streaming on netflix. House of cards season 6 plot, premiere date, cast, and. Frank has spent the overwhelming majority of these five seasons angling for.
Everything you need to know before watching house of cards season 2. In episode 4, its getting harder to understand his motivations, and the bitter taste in my mouth escalated as the plot progressed. For a complete list of the cast, see cast or cast, season 1. Is this entire season going to be about the man house of cards fired. In their ruthless rise to power, frank and claire battle threats past and present, and form new alliances while old ones succumb to betrayal. Betrayed by the white house, congressman frank underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. House of cards is always at its strongest when it probes the vulnerabilities and insecurities of its characters, not when its plot veers off into wormholes about backroom legislative disputes or diplomatic dustups. A recap of house of cards series finale season 8 episode 8 chapter 73 starring robin wright. None of those looks have particularly translated into anything fresh in terms of plot. Its been a hard days night at the underwood white house. Everything thats happened in house of cards season one, season two, season three and season four so far. Frank kevin spacey is still sitting on the terrace of freddys, enjoying his first step to securing his revenge. Season three of house of cards hits netflix friday, and i will bet you a plate of ribs you can hardly remember where things wrapped up at the end of season two.
During the course of the series, 73 episodes of house of cards were released over six. In the second season, francis kevin spacey and claire robin wright underwood. May 29, 2017 frank has to win the election, but claire makes it difficult because shes tired of sitting on the sidelines. Now back in washington, underwood continues his push to be the man behind the successful bill by approaching speaker of the house bob birch d. Claire allows her enemies to think shes incapacitated as they plot to remove her from office. The second episode of house of cards opens with a fakeout.
Meanwhile, zoes popularity at the washington herald continues to grow. House of cards season 3 recaps, episodes 1 glamour. Episode database ratings, titles and airdates cancellation table. House of cards folds slightly under the weight of its labyrinthian ending thankfully robin wrights commanding performance is more than enough to keep it. Doug tries to erase all leads leading back to him and frank. But now frank and claire become even greater adversaries as their marriage stumbles and their ambitions are at odds. Working in shadow as we move on in the storyline and as with any great puzzle or mystery, things are getting deeper and more complicated. Watch house of cards episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. And so, appropriately enough, the third season opens with frank underwood, now the president of the united states, unzipping his fly and urinating on his fathers grave. Yes, house of cards returned on valentines day with the simultaneous release of all of season 2 s episodes.
Season 1 of house of cards was released in its entirety on february 1, 20. Dont read this post unless youve seen all of house of cards, and i mean all episodes. Chapter 2 or episode 102 is the second episode of the first season of the american political thriller drama series house of cards. In the second season, francis kevin spacey and claire robin wright underwood continue their ruthless rise to power as threats mount on all fronts. Asylum and light treason frank underwood makes his play for the president, using the dark side of the force. The season was produced by media rights capital, and the executive producers are david fincher, kevin spacey, eric roth, joshua donen, dana brunetti, andrew davies, michael dobbs, john melfi, and beau willimon. In their ruthless rise to power, frank and claire battle threats past and present, and form new alliances while old. Quite a bit went down last season, but its easy to forget many of the finer details of frank underwoods complicated exploits, especially. House of cards season 1 episode 2 is a chilling demonstration on just how easy it is to ruin a reputation in the world of nonstop news cycles, as frank proceeds with his plan to unseat kern. Episode 7 was on the slow side of plot development finally, so as. We break down the cast and characters of house of cards season 6, including diane lane and greg kinnear as the powerful shepherd siblings. Frank underwood, house of cards, house of cards episode two, house of cards recaps, kevin spacey, netflix, recaps, tv permalink 6 comments 6 thoughts on recap. Claire puts distance between herself and franks memory, while doug is loyal as ever in the first episode of house of cards season 6.