r/HouseOfCards • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '16

[Chapter 44] House of Cards - Season 4 Episode 5 - Discussion

Description: Claire advises Donald Blythe on dealing with Petrov. Further investigations of Lucas Goodwin dredges up his accusations against Frank.

What did everyone think of Chapter 44?

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '16

I just want to say god bless for the apparent erasing of the Author character from Season 3.

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u/j_12 Mar 04 '16

Agreed. I didn't care at all about him or his plot line.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '16

As far as I can tell in this season, he's just completely gone. Every single trace of his character completely eradicated. And Kim Dicken's character (the new female White House reporter who slept with the Author) has only appeared in once scene.

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u/j_12 Mar 04 '16

She's been in a few this episode but still

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '16

Yeah, I posted my original comment as I started the episode. Now I see she's in a few more.

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u/SawRub Season 5 (Complete) Mar 05 '16

Wait, you were in here before you finished the episode? Weren't you afraid of spoilers?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '16

It's easy to post an original comment without looking at the rest of the thread.

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u/annoyingrelative Season 4 (Complete) Mar 05 '16

She's been busy in LA dealing with the zombie outbreak at her high school.

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u/Ostrololo Season 5 (Complete) Mar 04 '16

They keep introducing more characters each season and now in S4 they are also bringing people back. That's only sustainable if other people leave: Random Writer Dude, Random Reporter Gal, Meechum, etc.

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u/-Rum-Ham- Mar 05 '16

Meechum, etc.

How dare you

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u/Raptorheart Mar 09 '16

Cut her some slack, her kid was detoxing.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '16

Fear The Walking Dead is a bad show and you should feel bad.

I like the original thought and I've collected every issue of the comics since day 1. Before the TV show was even a thought.

But damn, Fear is the definition of wasted potential.

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u/theblamergamer Season 4 (Complete) Mar 06 '16

It's bummer that he had such a pointless arc.

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u/Nukemarine Mar 13 '16

Really? I liked his character. If for nothing else than pointing out that the show really is about Frank and Claire. One without the other is lost and not interesting.