She declares: "I can be a part of this campaign, or I can end it." He refuses and their relationship deteriorates to the point that she threatens to publicly file for divorce on Super Tuesday, a move that will make him unelectable.
Her mother consoles her, saying: "You're stronger than him, but you've got to put him in his place." Claire attempts to blackmail him into putting her on the ticket. He decides to support her by advocating for her proposal as part of his State of the Union address, and also declares on live, national television that Celia will be running this cycle to be her successor - ultimately making it politically impossible for Claire to run against her. Already planning to retire, the Congresswoman tells Claire that if the bill becomes law, Claire can run for her seat, while her daughter and heir apparent Celia Jones will hold off until a further cycle - allowing Claire to pursue an independent political career and ultimately become the Governor of Texas.ĭoris, who was one of Frank's closest allies during his time as House Majority Whip, ultimately speaks with him, and to her surprise, he had no knowledge of this arrangement. Celia explains to Jackie that the mortality rate of black women suffering from this cancer is higher than the murder rate. The $3 million is actually put into a super PAC used to bribe Jackie Sharp into whipping the votes for fellow Congresswoman Doris Jones' proposal to fulfill a campaign promise - a breast cancer detection and treatment center in her district that would be put into a VA hospital expansion run by Planned Parenthood. She asks them to secretly, financially support Frank's primary opponent, Heather Dunbar - to their shock, she explains that by making him lose, Claire will finally be free. The First Lady stays with her mother while her husband, Francis, returns to the trail to continue the campaign.Įlizabeth ultimately gains sympathy from her socialite friends in the Dallas community. She later tells Claire that she understands why she did it, but "that doesn't make it any less hurtful." To do away with the rumors once-and-for-all, Claire and Frank hold a joint presser in front of the residence where they reveal to the world, without her mother's consent, that she has been suffering from intermittent lymphoma. Upon seeing him again, Elizabeth remarks that "not even being President could give any class." Frank tells Claire that her mother has been suffering from cancer for all these years since she last saw her. Once rumors begin circling regarding the state of their marriage, the President travels to Dallas to dispel them. In order to get away from Frank, Claire escapes to her family estate in Dallas. She did not speak to either one of them since she saw them at her husband's funeral. "In contrast to the real life presidential race, there is, of course, the additional comfort of knowing that, no matter how deranged the storyline, it's all just make-believe," it concludes.She never liked that Claire married Frank Underwood, as she considered him beneath her. Watching the show, in which Kevin Spacey's evil Frank Underwood is now president of the United States, has an added frisson with the race to the White House underway in real, life says the Telegraph. The show is still "deliciously dark", it adds, and the new season has "a live-wire plot, with several genuine upsets and some mind-bending cameos". Oh, and she's a lawyer."Ĭampbell's "ruthless strategist" makes a "useful foil" for Robin Wright's Claire Underwood, says The Daily Telegraph. She added she was sworn to secrecy about the plot: "All I'm allowed to say is that her name is Leann Harvey. Suicide Squad's Joel Kinnaman has also joined the cast.Ĭampbell's character is a "headstrong political consultant", says The Independent, while the Canadian actress told the BBC: " is a strong, successful woman in her own right who is invited to help someone in their campaign this season."
The Scream star is one of several new strong female characters joining Netflix's dark comedy.Ĭampbell plays Leann Harvey, alongside other newcomers including Ellen Burstyn, who plays Claire Underwood's mother Elizabeth Hale, and The Help's Cicely Tyson as Texan congresswoman Doris Jones. Season four of the US political drama House of Cards was released online this morning and there is a new face around the White House - actress Neve Campbell.
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