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House of Cards episode recaps

Stuart Jeffries recaps each episode of the American political thriller House of Cards, which is available on Netflix
  • House of Cards: Robin Wright as Claire Underwood. When you've gotta go, you've gotta go.

    House of Cards recap: season three, episodes 11, 12 and 13 – are the Underwoods undone?

    As one season closes, another is dangled teasingly in front of us. Frank is alone, Doug has done his foulest deed yet and the Democratic primary is hotting up
  • House of Cards: Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood.

    House of Cards recap: season three, episodes eight, nine and 10 – in the eye of the hurricane

    Claire is humbled, Petrov flexes his power, and Frank appears outsmarted by the weather – and his enemies
  • House of Cards: Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright as Frank and Claire Underwood.

    House of Cards recap: season three, episodes five, six and seven – is Frank losing the plot?

    Even by the standards of the first two series, the president’s scheming is baffling. At least he has made up with Mrs U after her own plotting left him red-faced
  • House of Cards: Robin Wright as Claire Underwood.

    House of Cards recap: episodes two, three and four – Frank speaks to God

  • President Frank Underwood.

    House of Cards recap: season three, episode one – 'you have to be a little human'

  • House of Cards season 2 episode 13

    House of Cards recap, series two, episode 13 – 'Cut out your heart and put it in his hands'

    Stuart Jeffries: The series wound up exactly as we expected it to – and had yet more of the storyline flaws that have marred it throughout. So what are the prospects for season three?

  • House of Cards season 2 episode 12

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode 12 – 'I'll put you on your goddamn back'

  • House of Cards season 2 episode 11

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode 11 – 'When you're fresh meat, kill and throw them something fresher'

  • Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood: 'What's that hoodie with a bomb doing out there?'

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode 10 - 'I have always loathed the necessity of sleep'

  • Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) ... The photo doesn't lie, but the photographer might.

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode nine - 'I don't know whether to be proud or terrified'

  • House of Cards: Kevin Spacey as Vice-President Underwood and Molly Parker as Jackie Sharp.

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode eight – 'You're nothing. You're a parasite'

  • Remy Danton (Mahershala Ali)

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode seven - 'Loneliness is the price'

  • Raymond Tusk in House of Cards

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode six – 'Let's not pretend to be naive'

  • Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood in a scene from House of Cards

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode five – 'I won't shed a tear'

  • Claire Underwood

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode four - 'Your wife's on the line'

  • Hector Mendoza (Benito Martinez) … do not accept a cup of tea from this man.

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode three - 'Doormats and matadors'

  • House of Cards: Molly Parker as Jaqueline Sharp

    House of Cards recap: season two, episode two – 'Democracy is so over-rated'

    Stuart Jeffries: Frank settles, with some discomfort, into life as vice-president. Meanwhile his new protege earns her machiavellian stripes
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