What he leaves out is that hehadto do that becausenobody likes himand his poll numbers were in the toilet.
But hey, you do you, Frank.
The burden of privilege is heavy, you know?
Franks curious about why Usher didnt use his invite on Conway, but he leaves that alone for now.
Back at the White House, Claire is dealing with a crisis.
Shes told that a Russian research vessel has begun to sink in the Antarctic.
Catherine posits that the vessel was likely looking for oil, but thats something to deal with later.
For now, she wants to know the acting presidents plan for potentially rescuing the crew.
The only problem is that Petrov denies any access to the vessel.
Claire urges Petrov to reconsider, to think about how this will look to his people.
While they all come to an agreement on the tariff deal, its contingent upon the rescue mission.
That leaves a lot of questions.
What are the Russians hiding?
Why are the Chinese so eager to get on that boat?
Are they lying about an American being on board?
Claire is skeptical about all of this, so she holds off on the rescue mission.
And yet, the story doesnt really end up going anywhere, as well see a bit later on.
Instead, everything resolves itself rather neatly, and thats true of the episode as a whole.
Lets start with the vessel rescue though.
First, Claire negotiates a 1 percent raise in the tariff deal in exchange for the rescue.
Its all a little too convoluted to truly unpack.
At least Jane Davis remains an intriguing, elusive character.
Just like that, Frank has the upper hand again.
Its infuriating in its convenience.
Frank even says so, telling Claire that this was all too easy.
Even more surprisingly, he agrees.
Its all too neat and tidy.
And if you dont know by now, neat and tidy doesnt suitHouse of Cards.
