More specifically, it works as a pseudo-bottle episode.
On the way to the service, Claire is still upset about Abruzzo.
Yates body presumably changed her mind.
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Petrov himself seems to welcome the conflict.
Throughout this episode multiple subplots rear their head.
Doug seems especially curious about Durant.
Suddenly everyone has their suspicions.
Claire thought Doug did the deed, and says she has no idea how Durant died.
She turns to the camera and says that playing incompetent is so exhausting.
What does that mean?
Its one of the first signs of the season that Claire is actively working to make her own moves.
Of course, Doug being Doug, he wants a pardon for Frank too.
Will Claire accept that, and will Doug side with her against the Shepherds?
Or will whatever the U.S. Attorney is bringing forth end up being a death sentence for both of them?
Anyways, back to the Russia deal.
As the episode comes to a close, a few revelations find their way into the light.
First, Seth tells Doug about Franks will.
Just as Doug wasmaybetrusting Claire again, this is sure to put him against her yet again.
Then theres the big twist: Cathy Durant isnt dead.
Shes holed up in some seedy apartment, making some sort of deal on her phone.
I have no idea how to explain it; did Cathy fake her own death?
Did someone else, like the Shepherds, help her?
These are all questions well have to sit with until Chapter 70.
