Mar 01, 2015 much like iowa on house of cards which in the final episodes was set to decide which candidate to throw its weight behind fans are in a heated debate about whether the ending of season 3. Spoilers for episodes 1 through of house of cards. Doug wants help tracking down his loose end, but gavin isnt having it. 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. The end of house of cards season 3 is dividing our nation. I watched all new episodes and will provide you with my spoilerfree thoughts.
Apr, 2015 did doug really kill rachel in house of cards season 3. Is it just me, or was this season of netflixs house of cards pretty tame. Netflix released the season in its entirety on february 27, 2015. The season was filmed from approximately june 12 through december 20, 2014. House of cards season 3 episode 12 chapter 38 edges toward the brink. As a protective measure, franks aide doug stamper brings rachel to a safe. Taglines plot summary synopsis plot keywords parents guide. First, we discover rachel is indeed alive and working. The last episode of the second season we didnt really know anything, i think they were still figuring things out when we were shooting, she said.
The ins and outs of house of cards season 3 finale, episodes 10. If you listen very carefully to the music coming out of rachel s earphones, youll notice that it sounded like a female vocalist singing soul music or blueeyedwhite soul. Netflix in season 3, we find out that stamper survived the attack, although it takes him a while to recover. Season 3 of house of cards, like president underwoods air force one, has landed. Mar 05, 2015 house of cards season 3, episode 5 recap. House of cards season 6s ending explained screenrant. Recap house of cards season 3 before you tune in to the. The third season of the american web television drama series house of cards was commissioned on february 4, 2014. Entertainment weekly asked rachel brosnahan what she knows about doug stamper. In defense of house of cards season 3s divisive finale. But when doug followed rachel, she nailed him across the head with a brick a few times and booked it out of.
Meanwhile, fixer doug still agonised over rachel, the prostitute hired in season one to orchestrate the downfall of boozy politician peter russo. All 37 songs featured in house of cards season 3 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. In later episodes, we find out that rachel is dealing with a. Much of the opening episode dealt with doug s recovery. The opening scene of chapter 39, probably the best opening scene in house of cards so far. The season was recognized with numerous award nominations. Episode 06 house of cards season 2 episode 6 discussion description. Robin wright is the only cast member to appear in every episode.
The following story contains spoilers about season 3 of house of cards. 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. After six seasons, multiple emmy nominations, and one hideous scandal, house of cards has finally come to an end. First house of cards season 2 clip depicts doug, rachel, and a demand house of cards the first clip from house of cards season 2 has been released by the new york times, and in it we see two. House of cards season 3s cliffhanger ending was shocking and. As of april 11, some predicted that no matter what happened the season 3 release date would be delayed. House of cards season 3 recaps, episodes 1 glamour. The episode cuts between doug stalking rachel and the widening fissure between frank and claire. Rachel posners house of cards storyline began in the very first season, when she was hired as a prostitute by congressman peter russo. Chapter 27 this season s first episode starts with a bit of a shock. House of cards season 3 finale recap frank and claire. Season 2 with frank on the verge of being sworn in as vice president, zoe and her colleagues, lucas goodwin and janine skorsky, continue to dig for information and ultimately locate rachel posner.
House of cards is an american political thriller web television series created by beau willimon. Doug, franks righthand man, is alive, despite getting his head beaten in by rachel at the end of season 2. The third season of house of cards is filled with several explosive moments and shocking surprises. It premiered on february 1, 20, when it was released along with the rest of the first season on the american streaming service netflix. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon 576,024 views. Things got predictably crazy this season, and it ended on a whambang.
There are several ways this could play out in season 4. Feb 18, 2016 rachel brosnahan had a ring badly stuck on her finger the night she won an emmy duration. Mar 11, 2016 is doug stamper dead on house of cards. Claire and frank have a notably rough episode in s3e2. Feb 27, 2015 watch house of cards season 3, episode 2 chapter 28. Chapter 30 house of cards season 3 episode 4 discussion. Unlike his brother, he never saw the appeal of settling down with a wife and children, and moved. The season finale was planned to be filmed in northern new mexico areas in and around santa fe and. Mar 09, 2015 your complete house of cards season 3 recap dont read this post unless youve seen all of house of cards, and i mean all episodes. It really hits you at the beginning of the second season s third episode just how close frank underwood is to the american presidency.
Chapter 3 or episode 103 is the third episode of the first season of the american political thriller drama series house of cards. House of cards tv series 202018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. By the end of the episode, hell be claiming to have been on their side all along. First house of cards season 2 clip depicts doug, rachel. Amidst an energy crisis, francis and tusk end their shaky alliance. Did doug really kill rachel in house of cards season 3. For boiling its episode down to three hotbutton topics, the season 3 finale of house of cards still felt impossibly jumbled throughout. Franks aide, doug stamper, brings rachel to a safe house while frank lures zoe. Hes smashed up gavin, who was in hiding in venezuela, pretty good. Netflix launched in new zealand on march 24, 2015, and unlike australia which had netflix launch on the same day where house of cards season 3 was available at launch, the series was initially unavailable. Though we opened the season with doug s healing, we end with him ripping the scab off his wound by killing rachel. Doug wants a position as her chief of staff, but she tells him.
A conversation with rachel brosnahan about playing slutty secretaries in. Mar 03, 2015 where does frank underwood go from here, and other house of cards season 3 questions heres a spoilerfilled postmortem of house of cards season 3, for those who have finished, or those who. It is an adaptation of the 1990 bbc miniseries of the same name and based on the novel of the same name by michael dobbs. 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. House of cards 20 18 6 seasons awardwinning tv shows with frank out of the picture, claire underwood steps fully into her own as the first woman president. The first episode season was released on february 1. Rachel s been a loose end for so long now that her death shouldnt be shocking it was enough of a surprise. Doug tries to erase all leads leading back to him and frank. 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. In season 3, house of cards changed its strategy in ways big and small. While frank goes on television in a bid to avoid being deselected as the presidential nomination, claires congressiona. The final season of house of cards has been available to stream on netflix for less than week, but numerous fans have already devoured the last eight episodes. May 29, 2017 frank made it to president, but finds staying on top is just as hard as getting there.
For boiling its episode down to three hotbutton topics, the season 3 finale. It took a while, but finally doug killed rachel posner on house of cards in the season three finale. I know house of cards third season left some fans feeling as cold as claire underwoods. Doug stamper tells all the fixer kevin spacey and robin wright may get all the accolades, but michael kellya. Franks aide, doug stamper, brings rachel to a safe house while frank lures zoe to a d. Feb 28, 2015 michael kelly as doug stamper in house of cards netflix the only reason to keep watching house of cards is this guy in the bleak white house of frank and claire underwood, only doug stamper.
Metro station and, unseen by witnesses or security cameras. In season 3, doug stampers michael kelly niece and nephew are played. There was doug at the end of season 2, left with a possibly fatal head injury in the middle of a forest by. Rachel posner was a former prostitute who had a relationship with doug. 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. The third season of the american web television drama series house of cards was. House of cards diehards who burned through all episodes of season 3 are currently a people.
Its too bad it took an entire season, the shows weakest to date, to set up, but house of cards demonstrates more potential in the season 3 finale than it has in some time. Mar 02, 2015 spoilers for house of cards season 3 in this story for anyone who didnt get bingewatching clearance from the white house. Mar 03, 2016 recap house of cards season 3 before you tune in to the latest machinations of president underwood. After a stern talkingto from doug, rachel attends the christian music concert she was invited to and continues the friendship against dougs wishes.
He and franks fates are as inextricably linked as ever. Russo is subsequently arrested and charged with driving. The only reason to keep watching house of cards is. Michael kelly talks to variety about moving on after kevin spaceys exit from house of cards and whether doug will. Season 3 doesnt really know where to take frank, so it bounces him all around but without a real goal in sight. It doesnt take long for the first season of house of cards to establish that frank underwood kevin spacey, the focus of the entire season, is a ruthless man. We discuss what worked, what didnt, and everything in between. The first episode season was released on february 1, 20, on the. This causes russos chances of being governor to end, and he.
Likewise it is imho not entirely clear what doug is really upto when he drives away with her at the end in s02e. Doug heads to new mexico and begins stalking rachel. In the final scene of this episode, this season, and the series itself, doug confronts claire in the oval office, and claire asks to be left alone with him. I think doug doesnt go any further with rachel, even though hes attracted to her, because she represents a mother image to him, and he knows it wouldnt sit well with frank if he ever found out.
Rachel is absent most of season 3, appearing only in flashbacks and photos as doug, still. This started back in the season premiere, when a character many of us had assumed was. Rachel brosnahan had a ring badly stuck on her finger the night she won an emmy duration. This fourepisode british miniseries is a political thriller based on the novel by. Frank tries to outmaneuver a potential challenger and ends up face to face with a higher power. The ins and outs of house of cards season 3 finale. Chapter 30 house of cards season 3 episode 4 discussion description. Was thinking about season 3, and i felt really bad because her life was complete shit and when she thought she got away, doug comes back and fucks. So there is a much more complex angle to doug and rachel s relationship, or at least to his feelings for her her attitude towards him is rather grounded in fear, it seems. House of cards a list of 41 titles created 03 aug 2015 best season finales. Dont flirt with danger if youve seen eight and think you. House of cards recap, season 3, episode 1 baltimore sun. Doug stamper kills rachel in the house of cards season 3.
Doug stamper michael kelly, franks chief of staff, attempts to keep rachel posner quiet about the peter russo business by moving her out of. Mar 10, 2015 the 10 most shocking moments on house of cards. In india, where netflix was unavailable prior to january 2016, house of cards premiered on february 20, 2014, on zee cafe. Douglas doug stamper was president frank underwoods white house chief of staff and former director of strategy.
I guess the ending of season 3 wasnt too hard to predict but it will be interesting to see where the fourth series takes the. Doug is getting worried that things arent going to work out in the underwoods favor. Episode 06 house of cards season 2 episode 6 discussion. Doug gives her a full list of the assassination coconspirators. Immediately after the events of season 3, claire leaves d.
Mar 04, 2016 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. Rachel posner was portrayed by rachel brosnahan in seasons 1, 2, and 3 of house of cards. Sometimes youve got to crack a couple eggs to make an omelette. What do the two eggs in a frying pan symbolize at the end of. House of cards season 3 finale rachel posner tvline.
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