One of the traitors got away and landed in America to seek asylum. He’s been whacking some millionaires who dared to try to stage an uprising against him. Presidential Presence – Petrov is back in the mix. If there’s anything we can glean about politics from HoC, it’s that these cats don’t’ give a shit about the people, it’s all about the power. TEN YEARS of trying to get this essential medical care to the people of Texas, and what does it take for it to happen? An unhappy marriage. In Frank’s speech we hear that Doris has been lobbying for the funding for proper care, research, and screenings for women for over ten years. The Powerless People – Breast cancer is a national epidemic and as Celia Jones points out, 50% more black women are likely to die from the affliction. Still wearing the white dress under her coat, Claire reflects in the dark. This performance reminds us all that Ellen (Out)Burstyn is queen and we should all bow down.Ĭlaire smokes another cancer stick near the stables like when she was young and thought her beloved daddy didn’t know. But these terms don’t sit well with Elizabeth and she’s livid that her daughter would betray her like this “I! AM! THE! MOTHER!” she screams her voice cracking like her bald cap on the railing. Her mom isn’t willing to play ball, so Claire threatens to sell the house from under her so she can get the 1.5 million plus she needs for Leann to get her back in the game-this term. “Our money” says Claire, “MY money” retorts Elizabeth. Claire gets straight to business and asks her mommy for some cash. Elizabeth catches her she’s up because of the chemo. I’m not sure why presidents love cutting down trees, but Washington would be proud of this arborist aside.Ĭlaire is his marital homing pigeon, who he will not “allow” to become dangerous, and sure he’ll let her go off on her own for a while, but he’ll be there with his axe soon enough if she refuses to return.Ĭlaire lights up a dart as soon as she gets to her childhood home. In Chapter 40, we were not treated to any of Frank’s trademark asides, but boy to do we get a WHOPPER in this one as he smugly makes a PB&J sammie while delivering a parable about some kid he almost murdered by cutting down a tree. She’s going back to Texas to lick her wounds. “I need to think” Claire tells him before giving back the untouched brown liquor. She’s not going to take anything from him, and her lack of sipping from his cup is a micro-protest against his reasoning for her coming back to her room of sadness in the White House. In White House talk he calls her a selfish bitch.Ĭlaire asks for a drink, “Here take mine” says Frank. Doris might be on the way into retirement, but she is not one to be fucked with.įrancis is frank with Claire impressing upon her the importance of looking out for “them” and not just for herself. On her way up the White House stairs, Claire meets Doris Jones who delivers just enough shade to let the First Lady know that Doris and Frank have been colluding all this time. He knows that Claire’s only gambling chip is the promise of said clinic to the Jones pair, if the daughter Celia just waits another five years to take the seat, making way for Claire.Īfter the backstabbing, Frank orders the Secret Service to turn Claire’s motorcade around so they can have a face-to-face. She’s agreed to look all pretty and wear Frank’s mother’s earrings at Frank’s speech, but little does she know that her Francis is being sneaky as fuck. Jackie suspects it’s Leann who’s holding the purse strings, and needs her sexy-bear to investigate.Ĭlaire’s the one really pulling the strings, with her eyes on the prize that is the 30 th seat in Texas. Celia Jones approached Jackie promising three million bucks if she gets behind a deal that will procure a breast cancer clinic. Before performing fellatio, Jackie asks her secret slice of manly heaven if he’ll step back into the political arena to probe Leann. Jackie’s no longer the kind who “needed a tattoo” but she still requires a shot of Remy with a side of vodka on the rocks. In the world of HoC this saying is re-written: “If you love something, let it go for a little bit and then get it back by any means necessary.” If it was meant to be it will come back to you.” This q ue sera sentiment ripples through the second episode of the fourth season of House of Cards, but not in the flowery inspirational poster way it usually functions. There’s a saying that goes something like, “If you love something let it go.
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