Before house of cards season 4, we need to talk about. The end of house of cards season 3 is dividing our nation. There are several ways this could play out in season 4. Doug stamper kills rachel in the house of cards season 3. The third season of the american web television drama series house of cards was commissioned on february 4, 2014. This article contains spoilers through the season 6 finale of house of cards doug stamper is the dog.
The season finale begins with a series of postcard images of the american southwest, accompanied by a morning in america fanfare that suggests were watching the beginning of a frank underwood campaign commercial. By this point, franks accumulated more enemies than there are cards in a deck, and is the most powerful man in the world by default. Kevin spacey and jayne atkinson in the season finale of house of. The sixth and final season of house of cards, an american political drama web television. First, we discover rachel is indeed alive and working a lot in new mexico.
Heading into netflixs house of cards series finale, chapter 73, its easy to assume the netflix show may never answer its final seasons biggest mystery. But when he drives off leaving rachel behind and alive, we know the van wont take long to turn around. The season was recognized with numerous award nominations. House of cards folds slightly under the weight of its labyrinthian ending thankfully robin wrights commanding performance is more than enough to keep. For better and for worse, the new season of house of cards is in many ways a continuation of the last one.
With the underwood saga finally finished, how do each of frank and claires outings stack up. The third season finale would probably be one of the more powerful episodes of house of cards if it werent for all the focus on doug and rachel. After rachel escaped dougs grasp in season 2 by beating him over the head with a large rock, in season. Rachel s murder was simply the latest in a string of shocking house of cards deaths, starting with peter russo in season 1 and continuing with zoe barnes in season. The season was filmed from approximately june 12 through december 20, 2014. Well, that was a busy day for claire underwood robin wright. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
I know house of cards third season left some fans feeling as cold as claire underwoods. House of cards season 5 recap episode guide, summaries. The fixer and frank underwood kevin spacey acolyte met his end in the oval office during the series finale of netflixs house of cards, when robin wright s president claire underwood sorry, claire hale stabbed him with a letter opener and suffocated him to finish the job. He had an oedipusish complex, combined with a devotion to protecting frank underwood. On february 4, 2014, netflix announced it had renewed house of cards for a third season of undisclosed length. This article contains spoilers through the season 6 finale of house of cards.
House of cards 20 tvma 6 seasons awardwinning tv shows with frank out of the picture, claire underwood steps fully into her own as the first woman president. Rachel posner s house of cards storyline began in the very first season, when she was hired as a prostitute by congressman peter russo. What is the song that plays in the beginning of episode of. Old characters go away and numerous newcomers take their places, to. Read all of our house of cards recaps claires realization that her marriage is a sham has built slowly like much of the rest of this seasons plot.
First, we discover rachel is indeed alive and working. House of cards series finale death explained hollywood. Doug is on his way to find her, and his indecision over how to handle. Michael kelly talks stampers series finale shocker and what made him want to throw up this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. For boiling its episode down to three hotbutton topics, the season 3 finale of house of cards still felt impossibly jumbled throughout. Rachel shows up in a dress with a hem uptothere and a neck cuttothere and all of the theres, essentially, and i guess for the sake of the plot moving as it. But the third season of beau willimons saucy political drama. You can find more coverage of the new season here house of cards.
Jackie and remys affair that what viewers would really want to spend nearly half the season finale watching was doug and rachel s all. While i totally get that, with frank now president, house of cards third season needed to play things differently in both tone and tempo, the end result felt fairly zerosum. House of cards star on series finale fate and releasing the demons. On the final episode of house of cards, the pregnant president not only averted an assassination attempt but found herself at the brink of nuclear war.
Claires realization that her marriage is a sham has built slowly like much of the rest of this season s plot. There are few things more frustrating than watching one of your favorite characters get killed off in a show, but such was life for fans of rachel posner in the season 3 finale of house of cards. All 7 songs featured in house of cards season 3 episode. The first time doug meets rachel, he pays her to forget peter russo, and then pays her for sex.
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. Apr 14, 2015 for boiling its episode down to three hotbutton topics, the season 3 finale of house of cards still felt impossibly jumbled throughout. Feb 27, 2015 it took a while, but finally doug killed rachel posner on house of cards in the season three finale. According to commentary in season 1, they did not initially expect to have her role expanded beyond the first episode and did not have a proper name for her character, hence why they gave her the same first name as her actress. House of cards showrunners explain why they left the netflix political series on an openended note in the final scene of the sixth and final season. Netflix released the season in its entirety on february 27, 2015. With frank out of the picture, claire underwood steps fully into her own as the first woman president, but faces formidable threats to her legacy. A recap of house of cards series finale season 8 episode 8 chapter 73 starring robin wright.
Did doug really kill rachel in house of cards season 3. House of cards star michael kelly speaks to the hollywood reporter about the death of doug stamper in the series finale of season six and why kevin spaceys frank underwood haunted the final season. Mar 11, 2015 house of cards pulled a fast one this season with dougs apparent death in the season two finale turning out not to be true. Instead the focus narrows to a rundown boarding house and a character who has been absent if not out of mind all season long. Rachel posner was portrayed by rachel brosnahan in seasons 1, 2, and 3 of house of cards. Rachel posner is alive and well and living in the middle of nowhere. You may be thinking, gee, seems like we spent an awful lot of time this season, and during this critical season finale, playing. The following story contains spoilers about season 3 of house of cards. Contains spoilers for house of cards series finale the sixth and final season of house of cards went out in suitably bloody style as the netflix drama came full circle. And in this final episode, we get a real idea of just how much shes come to hate both the relationship and herself for being a part of it. Jackie and remys affair that what viewers would really want to spend nearly half the season finale watching was doug and rachels all. House of cards season 3 finale recap frank and claire. House of cards season 3 finale rachel posner tvline. The divisive season 6 finale explained the finale itself is not really final until its played out with the audience.
House of cards cant escape frank underwood in its final season, because to do so would require shifting its focus from the simple pursuit of power. Apr, 2015 did doug really kill rachel in house of cards season 3. Frank take son dunbar in iowa, while doug looks for rachel. House of cards tv series 202018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Is it just me, or was this season of netflixs house of cards pretty tame. House of cards season 4 predictions hollywood reporter. House of cards ends season 4 with a shrug, despite frank and claire once again resorting to chaos in an effort to maintain power. She was also a recurring character in the first, second, and third seasons of house of cards. House of cards recap, series two, episode cut out your heart and put it in his hands. The house of cards finale fumbled in terms of drama, but finally explained who killed frank underwood. All rights belong to their respective owners, i am not making any money off of. Feb 27, 2015 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Alls well that ends well or not sometimes smashing a sink faucet with a hammer is just smashing a sink faucet with a hammer.
Russo is subsequently arrested and charged with driving. The fixer and frank underwood kevin spacey acolyte met his end in the oval office during the series finale of netflixs house of cards, when robin wright s president claire underwood. The house of cards fixer played by michael kelly was so loyal, in fact, that the netflix political saga ended its sixth and final season with doug revealing to robin wrights potus that he was the one who murdered frank kevin spacey in order to protect the legacy from the man. There were only 12 episodes in the original three season. Betrayed by the white house, congressman frank underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to. The scene youre referring to in the episode which portrays how beautiful. Russo is subsequently arrested and charged with driving under the influence, and posner was in the passengers seat at the time. The third season of the american web television drama series house of cards was. The third season finale would probably be one of the more powerful episodes of house of cards if it werent for all the focus on doug and rachel, because with claire, the show has finally found.
Rachel posners house of cards storyline began in the very first season, when she was hired as a prostitute by congressman peter russo. In episodes 8 and 9 of house of cards season 3, a surprise return of one of franks former confidants raises the stakes of amworks. The sixth and final season of house of cards, an american political drama web television series created by beau willimon for netflix, was released on november 2, 2018. But it seems pretty clear that frank will have to deal with being. Before house of cards season 4, we need to talk about doug. Heading into netflixs house of cards series finale, chapter 73, its easy. Why was doug stamper so obsessed with rachel posner in house. This post discusses in detail major plot points from house of cards season 3, including the finale. What is the song that plays in the beginning of episode.
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