"House of Cards": moments that need to pay attention

What happened in the first season?

Congressman Frank Underwood helps Garret Walker win in the presidential elections in exchange for a promise to make him Secretary of State. When this does not happen, Frank and his wife Claire Walker decide to take revenge and to remove him from his post. Begins search for allies and intrigue against the current cabinet.

Storylines

• President Frank Walker instructed to draft a law on education, along with Donald Blythe. Frank cranks things so that the draft of the project became known to the public. So he gets rid of colleagues, has full control over the work, and when the finished project signed by the president, raises its political authority.
• Young journalist of the newspaper The Washington Herald Zoe Barnes agrees to publish information from Underwood, no questions asked. Everybody wins: Career Zoya goes up, and Underwood is able to pour dirt on their rivals.
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• Claire runs a non-profit organization for the protection of nature. Because of the failed appointment of Frank she had to fire half the staff. She realizes that her husband's relations and journalist Barnes beyond the scope of business, so resumes meetings with former lover Adam Galluoeyem.
• Underwood Peter Rousseau helps to build a career and indicating what decisions he must make in the House of Representatives. Everything goes fine until the fault of Peter than the 12 000 people were laid off in his hometown. Rousseau is immersed in depression, Abusing alcohol and drugs. He then decides to go to the competent authorities, to repent and to tell about the abuse of power.
• At the end of the season, Frank meets with businessman TASK - ally and friend of President Walker. He learns that just because it did not get Tasca chair Secretary. Congressman and businessman manage to agree on co-operation, and Underwood has served as vice-president.

The most memorable this season

Frank commits the first murder: with assistant Doug Stemerom it gets rid of Peter Russo, furnish all as a suicide. For spectators it was a shock. Yes, we knew that Underwood is ready to go to great lengths to realize themselves in politics, but did not expect that it comes to this crime.

Zoe Barnes begins his own investigation, and understands that Underwood is involved in this case. This becomes the main intrigue to the second season.

What happened in the second season?

It would seem that, Frank Underwood you can relax after the receipt of the prestigious position of vice-president. But the ambitious politician aiming further and aims to take the presidency. In this it acts the usual methods: manipulation and intrigue.

Storylines

• Journalist Zoe Barnes continues to investigate the strange circumstances of Rousseau's death. Underwood asks her to start a relationship with a clean slate. They meet at a subway station, where a train pushes her policies.
• In love with Barnes journalist Lucas Goodwin continued her business and trying to get to the truth. For this, he is a hacker to read the correspondence Underwood. But the FBI investigation prevents: Lucas is accused of cyber-terrorism and plant for 10 years.
• Loyal assistant Doug Stamper hiding in the neighboring state of Rachel Posner - a girl who watered Rousseau before his death and is the only witness to the link between the murder of Peter and the vice-president. She is forbidden to maintain contacts with the outside world, but gradually Doug is tied to Rachel.
• Claire makes abortion for the sake of the continuation of his political career, the public learns about it. But the couple Underwood decided to beat this thing in its favor: Claire tells all about the rape and together with the First Lady launches campaign against violence in the army.
• Raymond Tusk cooperates with the Chinese businessman Xander Feng and Indian casinos to collect a large sum in the mid-term elections for the Republican Party. Democrats have no such means, so Frank begins to act. He forced Feng to confess in exchange for diplomatic immunity. Becomes aware of criminal money laundering scheme Tasca, he was arrested. trust ratings fall to the president, Walker submits resignation.

The most memorable this season

Writers began to surprise the audience with the first series: Underwood commits a second murder, with one of the most important characters in the story. The death of Zoe's considered an accident. The hope was that Lucas will get justice, but from him, too pretty quickly disposed of.

Political games are becoming more refined: Frank is president and Walker did not even realize that his career came to an end due to the fault of Underwood.

The history of relations Stamper and Posner ends unexpected turn. Doug again carries the girl in another city. But Rachel believes that she wants to get rid of, so during a stop in the woods Stamper hits a brick on the head and escapes.

What happened in the third season?

This season all actions Underwood are intended not to stay in the history of the president, just relaxing in a chair after the impeachment predecessor. So he begins to actively engage in foreign policy and promote AmWorks bill designed to solve the problems of unemployment. And while Frank is preparing for the upcoming elections, Claire is aiming for the position of UN ambassador.

Storylines

• In the series, there is a new hero - Russian President Viktor Petrov (once it becomes clear what inspired the creators). Underwood tries to persuade him to participate in joint peacekeeping operations, and Peter demands to remove the air defense system in Eastern Europe.
• To come to terms with Petrov, the President, together with the First Lady went to Moscow. There's Claire convinces the prisoner of the American activist to agree to the terms and Petrov to be released, but he falls asleep when Claire, hung up on her scarf in a prison cell. After this incident, Claire publicly criticizes Russian president. An agreement is not reached, and between Frank and Claire conflict erupted.
• Doug Stamper find passers-by. It begins the long process of recovery from the injury. For several months, he drops out of political life. But on returning taken as unfinished business and is looking for Rachel, who lives on forged documents in a small town. Before Doug difficult choice: Underwood prove their loyalty and get rid of it forever, or leave the girl alone.
• Frank is looking for money for its program AmWorks and participates in the campaign against Heather Dunbar. He manages to win the primaries with the minimum separation in Iowa, but Claire arrives to support him. The conflict erupted between the couple all the stronger, eventually Claire announces his retirement.

The most memorable this season

Already in the first series it appears the president of Russia (which caused heated discussion at the Russian-speaking audience of the series) and member of the scandalous group Pussy Riot. opposition leadersWho want to show the world their strength and insight, adds interest happening.

Dag completed complex history: first, he decided not to touch Rachel, but then kills her and buries her dead body in the desert.

But, of course, the main conflict begins to unfold not in the political arena, and in the relationship of Frank and Claire, who up to this point has always presented a united front.

What happened in the fourth season?

Conflict between Frank and Claire only flares up, but Underwood need to focus on the election. He will meet with the new political opponent, to solve problems with terrorists and even be on the verge of death.

Storylines

• Relationship with Claire strained to the limit, but suddenly the couple found a compromise: Frank selected for the post of president, and Claire became vice-president in the new cabinet. And there is a common sense: Claire successfully achieves an agreement with Russia.
• New opponent Frank - Will Conway. The young governor of New York, a Republican, a former military man, a favorite of the public and an exemplary family man. But he has a lot to do with the Underwood: to achieve their goals and career in politics, he is ready to go at all.
• For the first time in the "House of Cards" to address the problem of terrorism and extremist organizations. But in Underwood is one more opportunity to show off in front of voters and avoid responsibility for past mistakes. Extremists are taking in an American family hostage. Frank refuses to negotiate with the terrorists, then the father executed. When a video gets penalty on all TV channels, Underwood declares war on extremists.
• Suddenly, in the series reappears journalist Lucas Goodwin. His early release of the witness protection program. He takes this opportunity to show the world the true face of Underwood. But even political opponents do not take Frank former prisoner seriously. Goodwin then decided to take a desperate step: Underwood arrives at a meeting with voters and shoots him. And killed by a shot Mitchum guard.

The most memorable this season

The most unexpected event of the season was attempted Underwood, as a result of which he received two bullet wounds. A politician could hardly wait for a donor liver. And then immediately joined in the race.

Until the election is still three weeks. Therefore, the president needed drastic measures. He declared war on terrorism and hopes to get the approval of the population, overtaking him with fear.

What's next?

In January 2016 Netflix channel announced the fifth season, which will be released May 30, 2017. It is noteworthy that the teaser of the new season of "House of Cards" was released on the day of the inauguration of Donald Trump. Apparently, the new season we will see more references to the real political situation in the United States.