As the Emmys approach (September 20), Vulture reached out to some of the nominees to talk about the episodes they submitted for consideration. Today, House of Cards' Michael Kelly walks us through Doug Stamper's season-three transformation, and the day he found out he was nominated for his first Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. The Episode: "Chapter 27" Going into House of Cards' third season, fans were left with a crucial cliff-hanger: Was Doug Stamper alive? We last saw Frank Underwood's chief of staff and go-to henchman lying in the middle of the woods, having been bludgeoned with a rock by his captive, Rachel Posner, and presumably left for dead. The season opener revealed that while Stamper had survived the attack, he'd suffered a severe brain injury that would require months of rehabilitation away from the White House corruption he thrived on. The blow to his
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