House of cards star michael kelly speaks to the hollywood reporter about the death of doug stamper in the series finale of season six and why kevin spaceys. Season three of house of cards hits netflix friday, and i will bet you a plate of ribs you can hardly remember where things wrapped up at the end of season two. The only loose end from seasons 1 and 2 is dougs obsession with finding rachel after she hit him with a rock and ran off at the end of the second season. House of cards season 3 finale rachel posner tvline. House of cards season 3 doug stamper fate business insider. And franks chief of staff doug stamper was left for dead in the middle of the woods after rachel posner bashed his head in when she. Why was doug stamper so obsessed with rachel posner in house. Mar 07, 2014 i still dont fully comprehend doug s michael kelly strange addiction to rachel, but something definitely snaps inside him when he peeks through rachel s window and sees her getting naked with lisa. Netflix released the season in its entirety on february 27, 2015.
Doug talks to a security agent who made him aware of some deep web activity related to frank. By season 2, doug stamper has fallen madly in love with rachel, frequently going to visit her and. Doug tries to erase all leads leading back to him and frank. House of cards series finale death explained hollywood reporter.
House of cards is an american political drama television series directed by david fincher. Much of his story involves recovering from his brain injury, dealing with his alcoholism, and finding her. The third season finale would probably be one of the more powerful episodes of house of cards if it werent for all the focus on doug and rachel, because with claire, the show has finally found. On sleeping with doug stamper vlog produced by zennie abraham zennie62 blog.
House of cards recap, season 2 premiere baltimore sun. The tragic, gross case of doug stamper really started in season 1 when he enlisted a prostitute, rachel, to help trip up rep. The first time doug meets rachel, he pays her to forget peter russo, and then. Rachel was paid off by doug in season 1 to keep quiet that she was a prostitute who worked for congressman peter russo. First house of cards season 2 clip depicts doug, rachel. Doug forcibly relocates the prostitute rachel posner, who was involved in russos coveredup dui and eventual downfall, and is now afraid of the consequences. Doug falls in love with a hooker and proceeds to consistently ruin her life due to his own paranoia. Read all of our house of cards recaps claires realization that her marriage is a sham has built slowly like much of the rest of this seasons plot. Claires absence causes problems for frank on the campaign trail amid rumors of a marital rift. Jun 26, 2015 one of the biggest storylines in house of cards season 3 was doug stampers decision on how to handle rachel. Netflix doug stamper ends up having one of the best story arcs of season 3 in house of cards. News that doug really did kill rachel, saying, its all.
Douglas doug stamper was president frank underwoods white house chief of staff and former director of strategy. The entire first episode revolves heavily around stamper and his lengthy recovery process after. A hooker in season one who helped frank coverup russos dui and later unravel the congressman, rachel went into hiding with dougs help in season two. And in this final episode, we get a real idea of just how much shes come to hate both the relationship and herself for being a. The first season of the american television drama series house of cards premiered exclusively via netflixs web streaming service on february 1, 20. Episode 06 house of cards season 2 episode 6 discussion. But in season 2, while frank and claire were making moves, franks righthand man chief of staff doug stamper michael kelly was being. Mar 03, 2016 but now that season 4 of netflixs house of cards is set to. According to commentary in season 1, they did not initially expect to have her role expanded beyond the first episode and did not have a proper name for her character, hence why they gave her the same first name as her actress. In the penultimate episode, claire and frank underwood. Frank prepares for his promotion to vice president. He deletes rachels number and crushes his phone in his hands. Spoilers if you havent seen house of cards s3e yes, he did. As the season progresses, doug acts more and more irrationally.
The season was produced by media rights capital, and the executive producers are david fincher, kevin spacey, eric roth, joshua donen, dana brunetti, andrew davies, michael dobbs, john melfi, and beau willimon. Rachel s bar job, rachel s embroidered ear plugs, rachel s neighbors. Doug stamper kills rachel in the house of cards season 3. Only a lifetime of lucky taps could explain how frank managed to get pretty much everything he wanted in season 2 while suffering barely any. A house of cards actor lied to keep one of the biggest. There was doug at the end of season 2, left with a possibly fatal head injury in the middle of a forest by rachel posner. The season was recognized with numerous award nominations. She isnt going anywhere, she says, and threatens to kill him. Doug s sense of identity is dependent on his role as.
Is it just me, or was this season of netflixs house of cards pretty tame. Rewatching hoc and every scene with doug is worst than the last. Mar 09, 2015 in one of the more confounding season finales ive seen, house of cards burns up most of an hour on rachel. Besides the same first name, rachel brosnahan may not have a. Those who tuned in to episode one of the new season quickly learned the answer to one of the biggest cliffhangers of season 2. Rachel had always been dougs and franks achilles heel, because she was the onl. Frank kevin spacey settles into his new role as vice president as the second series of.
House of cards season 3 recaps, episodes 1 glamour. After rachel escaped dougs grasp in season 2 by beating him over the head with a large rock, in season 3 doug tracked her down and killed. House of cards season 5 is about to drop on netflix. The only reason to keep watching house of cards is this guy. I still dont fully comprehend dougs michael kelly strange addiction to rachel, but something definitely snaps inside him when he peeks through rachels window and sees her getting naked with lisa. I didnt get to read a lot of it, but i do know that the two of us doug and. On season 5 of house of cards, the moment doug stamper michael kelly has been simultaneously dreading and preparing for finally arrived. Did doug really kill rachel in house of cards season 3. Rachel greets him with a knife the size of your car, and orders him to leave. Back in season 1 of hoc, doug stamper pays rachel posner as a call girl to be with rep. Did doug kill rachel in episode 39 s3e of house of cards. Unlike his brother, he never saw the appeal of settling down with a wife and children, and moved to washington, d. The first episode season was released on february 1, 20, on the streaming service netflix.
Dougs a guy who we started learning more about in the back half of season 2, though mostly as it pertained to his obsession with. Now that season 2 of house of cards has existed in its entirety for a full week, chances are most viewers other than those who binged the whole season over the first weekend have had the time to move well past the season premiere, and perhaps even witness frank underwoods swift. On december 4, 20, netflix announced that the season would be released in its entirety on february 14, 2014. It is implied that he hit her with his van and after that, we see him burying her. House of cards recap, season 2, episode 3 baltimore sun. House of cards season 5 explained in 2 minutes netflix duration. The following story contains spoilers about season 3 of house of cards.
House of cards is an american political thriller web television series created by beau willimon. Claires realization that her marriage is a sham has built slowly like much of the rest of this seasons plot. The second season of the american television drama series house of cards began filming a set of episodes on april 29, 20 and concluded on november 8. It is an adaptation of the 1990 bbc miniseries of the same name and based on the novel of the same name by michael dobbs. Rachel is moved by doug stamper out of washington dc, to an apartment in joppa, maryland, a significant enough distance from. In one of the more confounding season finales ive seen, house of cards burns up most of an hour on rachel.
Rachel posner was portrayed by rachel brosnahan in seasons 1, 2, and 3 of house of cards. Now that season 2 of house of cards has existed in its entirety for a full week, chances are most viewers other than those who binged the whole season over the first weekend have had the time to move well past the season premiere, and perhaps even witness frank underwoods swift and decisive rise to becoming. Before house of cards season 4, we need to talk about doug. Even though doug returned after appearing to have died at the end of season 2, kelly told e. The third season of the american web television drama series house of cards was commissioned on february 4, 2014. I think doug doesnt go any further with rachel, even though hes attracted to her, because she represents a mother image to him, and he knows it wouldnt sit well with frank if he ever found out. Here are the top highlights and spoilers for house of cards season 2, episode 11 aka chapter 24. The only reason to keep watching house of cards is this. Rachels bar job, rachels embroidered ear plugs, rachels neighbors. Franks story this season is divided between dealing with the russians and a very. With the new season of house of cards debuting friday on netflix, here are five burning questions that fans want to see answered. In the house of cards season two finale, why does raymond tusk decide to. Besides the same first name, rachel brosnahan may not have a whole lot in common with her house of.
Peter russo, whom frank later murdered for his own political gain. With kevin spacey, robin wright, michael kelly, mahershala ali. When doug sees rachel and lisa having sex house of cards. It took a while, but finally doug killed rachel posner on house of cards in the season three finale. Plus starts screwing with seth because hes jealous that seth is helping frank a lot. What to expect from season 3 of house of cards time. I know house of cards third season left some fans feeling as cold as claire underwoods. We left the last season of house of cards with doug played with understated grace by michael kelly. Feb 27, 2015 it took a while, but finally doug killed rachel posner on house of cards in the season three finale. Ahead of the new season, heres a quick recap of the rachel posner storyline. The season was filmed from approximately june 12 through december 20, 2014. But now that season 4 of netflixs house of cards is set to. Rachel s murder was simply the latest in a string of shocking house of cards deaths, starting with peter russo in season 1 and continuing with zoe barnes in season 2. One of the biggest storylines in house of cards season 3 was doug stampers decision on how to handle rachel.
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