![]() Perhaps an indicator of what's to come with regards to his sheer lack of reverence. Taking a time out to gleefully piss on his own father's tombstone. "You have to be a little human when you're the president."Frank opened the episode, of course. Doug seemed to be on a destructive path by the episode's end (though only opting to drink a modest amount of bourbon though a syringe squirt). It was a great, offbeat way to start he season when, I presume, most of us expected full-tilt Underwood. His desire to get back to work was so strong that not only did he somewhat coldly dismiss his brother (who'd been by his side for months while he was in the hospital) but he painfully duct taped his newly broken arm so as to not miss a meeting with Frank. His job and position within Frank's inner circle are what he uses to define himself and without that he's lost. And how their approval, and use, of him is paramount to his existence. Here, with Rachel gone, we focused more on his main obsession - the Underwoods. Doug's a guy who we started learning more about in the back half of Season 2, though mostly as it pertained to his obsession with Rachel. "The Recovery"While lacking the shock and awe (and big death/show exit) of the Season 2 premiere, Season 3's opener played things a little differently by keeping Frank and Claire out of the spotlight for a good thirty minutes while focusing on Michael Kelly's Doug Stamper - who is still alive (though severely damaged) following Rachel's attack. ![]() Frank Underwood's Most Underhanded MomentsOh, and I'll also be succumbing to one of my pet peeves and giving the episodes unofficial titles since House of Cards chapters come with no names.
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