by Gloria Daniels-Moss
Frank Underwood is spiralling out of control.
The President and his wife, are being attacked from all sides and even their façade of a marriage seems to be a breaking point. In this penultimate episode of Season Three, it becomes apparent how much Frank needs Claire. Compared to last week where we were shown exactly how much Claire needs him, this time it's a role reversal. Frank is the face of his campaign, yet Claire is the all-important voice giving the people of America hope. Hope that Claire, it seems, will no longer provide for her husband’s benefit.
Frank Underwood is spiralling out of control.
The President and his wife, are being attacked from all sides and even their façade of a marriage seems to be a breaking point. In this penultimate episode of Season Three, it becomes apparent how much Frank needs Claire. Compared to last week where we were shown exactly how much Claire needs him, this time it's a role reversal. Frank is the face of his campaign, yet Claire is the all-important voice giving the people of America hope. Hope that Claire, it seems, will no longer provide for her husband’s benefit.
Being given an even larger role in the campaign whilst Frank fires writer Tom; after he produced the exact opposite to what the president wanted, Claire is hit in face with a rather large question that she can’t shake off. Even though she never verbalises it, it is clearly written across her face – Why is she doing this? On the brink of being blackmailed and taking a very personal fall for her husband’s gain, this seems like their relationship could well be in flux. Virtually every character on screen this episode takes a nasty plunge. Dunbar has become the person she vowed never to become, Jackie gives into temptation and Doug sets two million dollars on fire – quite literally.
Although many will be caught up on Frank and desperate to see his every move, the writers always somehow bring it back round to Claire. Something that she has done, or said or tried to keep secret near as damn it cripples the man as he tries everything to cover it up. Undoubtedly, she is a very valuable asset to his success, albeit she brings him down into a swirling pool of socially unacceptable behaviour, certainly for the first lady anyway. Even after everything they have been through and all they have done to each other, he still becomes a vicious dog when it comes to her protection. Dunbar is well and truly playing dirty and her not so empty threat only spurs him on, leaving him no choice other than to resorting to quite un-presidential behaviour.
With only one episode to go for Season Three, things are well and truly heating up. Many questions are answered, yet after viewing, many more emerge. No matter how hard these politicians try, the sheer stress of their jobs is eating them alive. This episode is without any stale moments and sets the scene perfectly for the colossal series of events that are about to occur in its final chapter.
With only one episode to go for Season Three, things are well and truly heating up. Many questions are answered, yet after viewing, many more emerge. No matter how hard these politicians try, the sheer stress of their jobs is eating them alive. This episode is without any stale moments and sets the scene perfectly for the colossal series of events that are about to occur in its final chapter.
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