House of Cards Season 3 Episode 2 Discussion and Thoughts

• Claire showing her skills at the nomination hearing
• Oop, now she's messing up. 
• This guy is pretty brutal and she is really pushing back
• Think we'll ever see Walker again?
• I don't know under what context he would come back, but it seems weird to never see him again. 
• Oh man they don't want Underwood to run in 2016
• He ain't going to be happy about that
• Epic fourth wall break there
• He's all smiles so far, but I bet he snaps at somebody at some point (vague prediction #1)
• The White House looks really good in this show. My Official White House Expert (my friend Franz), says that it's the best one he's seen on TV
• Claire's neck is a little creepy sometimes
• Like an old smoker with a neck hole, Franz says
• Doug is desperate to get back to work
• No prostitutes or weird drugs this episode, but he seems alone and depressed without Frank 
• Francis needs money for his campaign, what if he goes to Tusk? 
• Jackie is playing ball now too. 
• I think her arc will be her becoming more and more corrupt, eventually turning into Underwood. 
• Maybe we'll see that instead of Frank's origin story. 
• Francis and Claire going ham on these phones. 
• But things aren't going too well
• "A kid who was on Facebook before his testicles descended" 
• There are more politics, more Claire and Frank this episode. I'm liking it. 
• Oh man is Frank crying?
• A strange moment of weakness/defeat.
• Is there going to be some weird sex again here?
• Are they required to do at least one somewhat odd sex scene per episode?
• Weird floor sex. Very methodical. 
• I wonder if Obama ever does this?
• Weird floor sex puts everything in a brighter light. 
• Right away, "I have every intention of running for President."
• Those easter eggs got some epic music
• "A little too pink."
• Claire didn't get the nomination, ouch
• Deep thoughts on eggs with Frank Underwood
• Lots of quotable moments with Frank's fourth wall moments
• Is this reporter going to be the new Zoe?
• Francis looks heavier this season. Intentional or not?
• Franz says five pounds heavier at most, "not a lot"

• Of course they know there's a catch with Frank.
• His speech is probably going to come at the end of the episode and be epic and amazing. 
• Here's to hoping
• He's going to play these guys so hard, I'm assuming
• He's showing some of his (slightly terrifying) passion here
• oooh, "fucking."
• Granola cereal with some bourbon 
• Here comes the speech, so excited. 
• "The truth"
• "The American Dream has failed you."
• Called it, going to be epic.
• "You are entitled to nothing."
• My dad's going to like that line.
• If he's really not running, he must have some huge plan for maintaining some sort of power, right?
• FDR established the thing you're fighting to get rid of here, Frank. Still, citing history, a good speech making technique. 
• I was right about the speech being epic, wrong about it ending the episode. 
• Doug is so desperate
• "Does he need my help now?"
• Doug is going to make some move at some point (vague prediction #2)
• And more drugs, good Doug, good
• Frank's going for an open and transparent administration with this "we blew a guy's legs off thing"
• He probably won't be turing that transparency on himself anytime soon
• We get Frank crying and singing in one episode
• Claire throwing up... why? 
• Franz's answer: "I mean, I don't know... you never know with these people... these people are so fucking weird."
• Liked this episode even more. No time for final thoughts, onto episode three!

Episode 3 Discussion Here!