Claire tells Frank when they meet that she's not giving up her ambitions, and it's all too clear that Frank politically slapping her down in the speech earlier that evening means she'll try again. But she's informed that the car will be taking her back to the White House, and on arrival at the residence, sees Doris Jones coming down the stairs. The meeting, and what he learned (or rather, didn't) clearly had an impact on Remy, who has nothing to tell Jackie when she calls him and even remains noncommittal about seeing her again.Ī quietly furious Claire is on her way to the airport post-speech, discussing with LeAnn on the phone a potential next move. The speech is also of interest to old acquaintances Remy and LeAnn, who meet in a bar so he can sound her out about Claire and Texas, but LeAnn's not one to spill her secrets so easily. Claire will need a metric tonne of aloe to help soothe that burn. And that's just the tip of this iceberg: he uses the speech not only to lob criticism (diplomatically delivered) at Russia, but to promise Doris he'll help fund her clinic and endorsing Celia to take her place. He's invited Doris Jones and places Celia right next to Claire for maximum embarrassment. This episode's big scene is the State of the Union speech itself, a master class in Frank Underwood manipulation and political thinking. As she's leaving after their tryst, an investigator hired by LeAnn and Claire snaps her picture, and also sees Remy leave separately. In between seducing him, she asks if he'll find out what's going on in Texas. Jackie Sharp, meanwhile, is enjoying a rendezvous with former lobbyist Remy Danton (Mahershala Ali), who makes his first appearance this season. Which leads to Frank heading to the Oval Office and starting to change his speech again, while asking that a new guest be added to the evening's list. He's naturally all about his own elections issues, and while they seemingly part on good terms, the subtext tells a very different story. "Not yet" turns out to be almost immediately, however, as a cordial meeting between Frank and Claire in the Roosevelt Room is also a fine example of these two titans dancing around the real issue: how much support Claire will offer him, and how willing he is to help with her own ambitions. But Claire decides that politically, the smarter move is not to anger Frank. We get to see how much control Elizabeth can – or wants to – exert over her daughter here in terms of how she demands Claire dresses, and it's well played by Ellen Burstyn and Robin Wright. Frank would be quite happy to send the new arrival packing, but his team suggests it could have economic implications for the US.Īs Claire decides on dresses for the event, she talks to her mother on the phone, who urges her to run for office using her maiden name. One of the president's enemies is sitting on his plane at a secure airspace having fled to the States. Bet Frank wishes he could get away with that. He's been rooting out those plotting against him, taking their businesses and having them killed. That's also is Frank's mind as he fine-tunes the language he'll deliver at the SotU, but he's been called into the Situation Room to hear about Russian President Petrov's (Lars Mikkelsen) latest machinations. There's a particularly frosty moment as she walks into the Underwood bedroom to find a note (signed "Francis", a blatant attempt by Frank to callback to happier times) attached to a pair of Frank's mother's earrings, something he hopes she'll wear to the speech. Claire is still trying to find a way to secure the 30th district congress seat despite Doris Jones' reluctance, but she also has shown up in Washington to show her face at the State of the Union speech. She may regret that later on.Ĭelia Jones (LisaGay Hamilton) is in Washington, lobbying Jackie Sharp (Molly Parker) about her mother's campaign for a new breast centre clinic, pledging support from Texas if she can help, but Jackie's not sure. Elizabeth steers them towards anonymously helping Claire with their funds. But it's Elizabeth Hale, Claire's mother, who dominates the first scene, hosting a party with her friends, none of whom have much love for Frank. The wheeling and dealing really kicks in on episode 2, AKA Chapter 41, as the early sides are drawn and we get an inkling of how dangerous the Underwoods fighting each other might truly be. There are spoilers to be found here, so tread carefully and don't fall afoul of Frank Underwood's tactics.
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