Chapter 8 (1 Feb. 2013)

Frank has a library named after him at his old military school. Peter tries to win back the support of his hometown.

Director:

Charles McDougall

Writers:

Michael Dobbs (novels), Andrew Davies (writer: the mini-series),

Stars:

Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Corey Stoll

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Kevin Spacey	...	Francis Underwood
Robin Wright	...	Claire Underwood
Corey Stoll	...	Rep. Peter Russo
Michael Kelly	...	Doug Stamper
Kristen Connolly	...	Christina Gallagher
Mahershala Ali	...	Remy Danton
Nathan Darrow	...	Edward Meechum
Ben Daniels	...	Adam Galloway
David Andrews	...	Tim Corbet
Phyllis Somerville	...	Russo's Mother
William Hill	...	Ken Caswell
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Phil Langdon (as J.C. McKenzie)
Brian Reddy
Wass Stevens	...	Paul Capra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adam Bashian	...	Rifleman Singer

Storyline

Frank has a library named after him at his old military school. Peter tries to win back the support of his hometown.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Release Date:

1 February 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Johns Hopkins University - 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Rights Capital, Panic Pictures (II), Trigger Street Productions

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2008)

User Reviews

House of Cards Chapter 8

This episode seemed to take place with both Francis and Peter returning to their homes. Francis returned to his college and to his old friends when a library in his name was opening. Peter returned to his home state to try get some votes even though he was met with less support because of the closing of the shipyard. Getting to know Francis more in this episode was a great thing to watch even though it was just a group of four drunken men. Peter's plot seemed more a struggle as he was not celebrated and really had to fight for support from both his harsh mother and constitutes of the state. The episode was all about men as Claire and Zoe were barely given anything worth talking about. It was hard seeing all those people turn on Peter but at the end of the episode where he was able to get everyone back on his side it was a great thing to watch as the relationship between Christina and Petrr builds even more after ending just a few episodes ago. Seeing Francis drunk of his ass and having fun was a different look and it build up to the speech given by Francis which was both a great moment of writing but also as a performance from Spacey. Spacey and Stoll once again are fighting for the best performance on the show with Stoll edging ahead in this episode.

EPISODE GRADE: B+ (MVP: Corey Stoll)