

And she rambles on about the problems in her own marriage: her cheating, lying husband her own extramarital affairs. The woman first tells Claire why she doesn’t trust Frank. There are Underwood signs out front, but the woman tells Claire – within earshot of all the reporters following – that she Wife and mother of an infant who is at home when Claire knocks on her door. We meet one of the most bizarre characters we’ve seen so far this season: a lonely Unaware that one of her deepest and most personal secrets is about to get out, Claire is dutifully going door to door in Iowa. Then he says, in an aside that only we hear, he will slit Impressed, he remarks how she has finally become one of them. She tells him she knows about Claire’s abortion.

The mark is still there, which Frank doesn’t hesitate to point out. “I am meant to be the president of the United States,” she tells the crowd.Īt Dunbar’s urging, she and Frank meet at the White House in the same stairwell where Petrov snubbed out that cigar on the wall. If she really is the front-runner, I can’t figure out why. She remembers the diary Doug offered her – the one that lays out how Claire lied about her abortion. But she wants something to seal her front-runner status. (Also, briefly, did I miss something? Did Iowa move below the Mason Dixon Line? Why does Claire suddenly use “y’all” when she’s trying to pump up the crowd? I know she’s from Dallas,ĭunbar is ahead in the polls. She dismisses him with a cold, “Good night.” They take separate bedrooms at the end of the day. On the trail in Iowa, we see that Frank and Claire are still drifting apart – even if he doesn’t realize it. And he also knows Yates has been having an affair with Kate. If you go forward with publishing, Frank warns, litigation will be the least of your problems. House: Yates’ first novel isn’t really his. But when Yates doesn’t want to go so quietly, Frank reminds him of that little secret they shared outside of the Underwoods’ first So he decides to fire Yates and insist that it never be published. Frank doesn’t want it to be about him and Claire, The problem is, the book was supposed to be about “America Works” – two words I was hoping we wouldn’t hear for the rest of the season. ‘House of Cards’ Season 3, Episode 11 Recap: Every Seven Years.‘House of Cards’ Season 3, Episode 12 Recap: Their Only Child.‘House of Cards’ Season 3 Finale Recap: This Office Has One Chair.
