At the conclusion of thelast episode, things werent looking good for the Underwoods.

The numbers just dont work in favor of the current president.

That likely means they need him to do some sort of hacking to help with whatever this plan is.

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The one thing we know: Itll be a gross abuse of power.

Its the Underwoods M.O.

Quickly, part of the plan takes shape.

Its just the first part of the plan.

I mean, how many scenes of Aidan frantically hacking into something do we need?

Or how many calls with governors?

This episode is all about the Underwoods making a joke out of democracy.

All thats left is forgery and intimidation.

Everybody seems to play their part perfectly.

Then, Frank calls Conway and concedes victory.

Then, everything goes sideways for the Conways.

Thisis what the Underwoods wanted.

Once they realized they had no chance of winning, they wanted the results to be questioned.

They wanted the election to look like a complete mess.

They got their wish.

Now, were privy to their conversation.

But what does that mean exactly?

The Underwoods have always been dictatorial in their behavior.

Now, they might actually become dictators.