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Who knows the words to The Outmaneuvered Morons?Ĭonway is speaking at a rally, hitting his talking points (and a checklist of Republican political rhetoric) HARD.
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They'll come up other names, not realising (as always) that Underwood is playing them like a cheap piano. But first he has a little heart to nervous heart with Donald Blythe, "asking" him to "be" his "running mate", while all the time knowing that the Spineless Wonder, exhausted from the stress of a few days in the top job, will beep a warning given how quickly he'll back out of staying on the ticket.īack at the White House, Frank "tries" to "convince" the party that he "really" "wants" "Blythe" as his "Vice Presidential candidate", but they're not convinced.
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Frank is not above using poor old dead Meechy as a prime photo op either, arriving at his grave in Arlington to lay some flowers. Weapons are also on Claire's mind as she gives a speech talking about ramping up gun control in the wake of the attempt on Frank's life. Oh, and now you're worried about this sort of thing, Frankie lad? Underwood won't authorize air strikes yet, even though the generals think they could cut the head off of ICO, clearly ignoring the lessons of history. But there could be serious blowback if he does get the order and someone finds out. Honestly, we'd be happier if he'd just make the name "Pollyhop" illegal. Frank takes a moment to explain it all to us, the audience, outlining that he can use the rise of ICO to justify an order that will let him compete with Conway and his use of Pollyhop. At the same time, a lawyer is in FISA court (AKA the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), trying to get authorisation to start a domestic spying programme on American soil. Will's reading about it on his flight to a campaign rally, while Frank's getting a briefing about bombing one of their meetings from top military men and intelligence types, including General Brockhart (Colm Feore). The other big problem for the Underwoods and everyone else is mentioned here: ICO, the Islamic Caliphate Organization (or, the least subtle take on ISIS in current TV). Frank will need a steel stomach, according to Claire, and to be honest that would've been useful before he got shot.
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With Frank the presumptive nominee for his party (thanks to Heather Dunbar dropping out after unintentionally making a comment on the current political race in the US by saying "controversy has TRUMPED – emphasis ours – issues"), now they need to be ready to run against Conway. They're busy working on the next stage of their plan, you see. And that's despite their shared acknowledgment that they need to be a team again. In fact, the episode goes out of its way to do that, showcasing Will and Hannah as loving, sexy and youthful, living in a golden-hued world of family and fun, whereas the Underwoods are in their usual Ikea-catalogue-from-Hell colour tones, and the feelings between them are decidedly frosty. And the initial look at Will, his wife Hannah (Dominique McElligott) and their charming kids couldn't be more different to the usual footage of Frank and Claire.
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There are spoilers to be found here, so tread carefully and don't fall afoul of Frank Underwood's tactics.Īfter a few appearances on TV screens and hovering in dialogue mentions like the dark shadow of Sauron creeping about the land (though let's be honest here, this show is about a Sauron), we finally get our first proper introduction to Frank's main election opponent, Will Conway, played by Joel Kinnaman.