Remember a few episodes ago, when I mentioned in my recap thatClaire Underwood seemed to be watchingRosemarys Baby?
conversation doesnt happen until the very end of the episode, and theres a lot going on elsewhere.
After Claire made all her big moves in theprevious episode, Chapter 71 is largely about the fallout.
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Thats bad news for the old establishment, which means Mark Usher is absolutely losing his mind.
Hes in full panic mode throughout this episode.
Hes holed up in his own house, frantic to the point that Janes even worried about him.
As for the Shepherds, they seem to have so few moves available at this point.
But there is one big wild card, and thats Doug.
A whole season of that, even with a shortened episode order, is exhausting.
With only two episodes left though it seems like the show is finally committing to Doug being against Claire.
The most upsetting of all the deaths in this episode is Tom Hammerschmidts.
Thats all Doug will give him, along with some dirt on Claire.
In essence, Tom knows too much.
Hes always known too much, and that meant he had a giant target on his back.
Sure enough, now that hes gathering evidence on Claire Underwood, his time is up.
Two gunmen storm into a deli where Tom is eating, but Hammerschmidt knows exactly whats coming.
He kneels next to his dog and puts some sort of USB drive on his collar.
Could she potentially ruin the Shepherds and Underwoods all at once?
Next up on the death list is Cathy Durant.
I mentioned that perhaps Jane was in on the whole ICO kidnapping thing, but thats not true.
Claires wanted to get at Jane for some time after learning that she helped Cathy get away.
And so Cathy Durant dies for the third and presumably final time on this show.
Jane Davis though, shes on Claires list after not doing what she asked with Cathy.
I think we have to assume so.
The final two episodes will see Doug and Claire go toe-to-toe…again.
And thus, the presence of Frank continues to loom large over this season.
