Claire underwood bumps into franks schoolmate ken caswell, who asks if she has heard about tim. Frank underwood of house of cards is the president we. Frank underwood deals with a new competitor in his game to get reelected as president of the united states. Mar 12, 2015 house of cards stars kevin spacey as francis frank underwood, a corrupt, conniving, and vengeful democrat u. Hollywood looks magnanimous, even though, in this case, its shamefully cheesy. This is the most memorable scene from the episode, or is it just me, anyway he doest buy jesus love, makes a lot of us lol. This sacrilegious house of cards scene even shocked some atheists. Im only about 10 episodes into season one, but today i skipped. Sacrilegious moment on house of cards has viewers doing. He spits on a crucifix which promptly shatters into a thousand pieces. Then theres frank underwood, who spits in gods face. Underwood approaches a giant crucifix at the head of the church. I was watching season 3 when frank is alone in a church and spits on a large figurine of jesus, and when he goes to wipe the spit off, the figure falls off of the cross, and smashes down where frank was just standing. Underwood is fictional, of course, the powergrabbing president and central character in the hit netflix series house of cards.
In episode four of the most recent, third season of of netflixs political drama house of cards, president frank underwood kevin spacey engaged in a. House of cards employs its fair share of gimmicks frank breaking the fourth wall being the most obvious onebut the voiceover in this episode is by far one of the worst, most hackneyed. Remember the last time we saw frank underwood in a church. Finally, reminiscent of when frank spat on a crucifix in season three, the last episode shows frank burn a hole in the oval offices american flag with his cigarette, illustrating frank s, and most liberals, contempt for america. Mar 03, 2015 frank underwood, the horrifically duplicitous politician from the netflix series, has little use for any of em. Benedict crucifix 6 inches standing crucifix with base hammered metal with base standing crucifix standing crucifix with base standing crucifix with base st benedict sick call set walnut standing. The episode s saving grace comes when frank finally decides to start punching. Underwood immediately feels a pang of guilt, but as he leans in to clean the saliva off jesus face the.
Once alone, he proceeds to verbally reject jesus and spit on the crucifix. Mar 01, 2020 this article contains spoilers for season 3 of house of cards my husband jason and i are both major fans of house of cards specifically kevin spaceys iconic character, frank underwood, so. Frank underwood is a pretty loathsome man, but thats par for the course when youre a screen villain underwood is the alwaysscheming, almost comically insincere. I thought the scene was provocative, but it was supposed to be. The official youtube channel for hiphop recording artist crucifix. Unhappy with a bishop telling him that theres no such thing as absolute power, frank asks for a moment alone. Kevin spacey as president frank underwood and robin. Mar 03, 2015 frank has a couple of moments where his old self shines through, but there isnt any followup so far. The political philosophy of frank underwood in house of cards. Congressman from south carolina who with his equally powerhungry wife claire robin wright over the course of the prior two seasons intrigued his way into the presidency. Mar 06, 2015 were barely into lent, and hollywood is already spitting on jesus christ on the crucifix. Ive got gods ear now after frank spits on a crucifix in a church which then shatters to the ground. Sacrilegious moment on house of cards has viewers doing a spit take. In episode nine, frank and a younger man sneak away to engage in some sort of sexual activity.
The priest leaves the room and frank its really ugly he spits on the crucifix and then he says, loves what youre selling. Benedict crucifix on a base 8 inch black standing st. The scene where underwood spits on a crucifix, perhaps an attempt by the showrunners to be edgy. If you thought frank underwood urinating on his fathers grave in episode one was offensive, it gets worseat least to religious conservatives. Yet what really rattled frank was his meeting with a man crippled by the drone strike. And underwood is a notoriously amoral criminal, actually practitioner of a realpolitik so brutal that nothing he does should be surprising.
Crucifix on base 10 inches standing crucifixes 8 12 inches wood tau cross standing black st. Mar 07, 2015 in episode four, spaceys character, president frank underwood, enters a church, talks to a priest, and then stands before a crucifix of jesus christ. This student filmed a neat documentary about growing up as an. How did christian viewers react to francis underwood spitting on christ. Mar 02, 2018 i want to sum up the whole church scene to describe it. House of cards season 3 episode 4, frank underwood goes to. The third season began with frank underwood kevin spacey pissing on his fathers grave.
The fourth episode focuses on franks efforts to secure his presidency amidst controversy over his progressive america works jobs plan and a congress that despises him. The signature banging on the desk twice also seemed to have been omitted. In episode four, spaceys character, president frank underwood, enters a church, talks to a priest, and then stands before a crucifix of jesus christ. Mar 08, 2015 frank underwood, hes not planning on praying. Frank underwood is a pretty loathsome man, but thats par for the course when youre a screen villain. I would like to ask those who receive our news releases to contact jonathan friedland, vp, corporate communications at netflix, and ask him to explain why the character who plays the president of the united states, frank underwood, found it necessary to spit on the face. You know, with the spitting on the jesus statue and such. The 8 most shocking moments in house of cards season three. He spits on the face of christ, then thinks the better of it and pulls out a handkerchief to wipe away the.
The house of cards protagonist is making a habit of symbolically not giving a damn in season 3, which opened with frank urinating on his. Now im sure netflix got a lot of calls and complaints about this irreverent scene, but i would say frank underwood got it absolutely right. Frank underwood claire underwood doug stamper other main characters. Season threes first episodes imply that president underwood appears to be a bit lost now that hes finally at the top. I would like to ask those who receive our news releases to contact jonathan friedland, vp, corporate communications at netflix, and ask him to explain why the character who plays the president of the united states, frank underwood, found it necessary to spit on the face of jesus and then knock the crucifix to the floor, smashing it to bits.
Frank s spitting on the statue of jesus even made me flinchand i often consider myself an. Episode 6 for whatever reason, frank underwood spits on jesus inside of a church. The 20 best and worst moments of house of cards page 10. Mar 06, 2015 then theres frank underwood, who spits in gods face. Frank picks up a piece and walks out, saying, well, ive got gods ear. This sacrilegious house of cards scene even shocked some. In new netflix house of cards episode, frank underwood. Spitting on jesus popular media catholic answers forums.
House of cards stars kevin spacey as francis frank underwood, a corrupt, conniving. Home for all the latest music, music videos, independent films, reality webisodes and more. Franks spitting on the statue of jesus even made me flinchand i often. But when the bishop leaves, frank turns to a carving of jesus on a crucifix and says, love. What significance do the tibetan sand painting scenes have. Notice the strong division between the old testament god and jesus. Roman crucifixion methods reveal the history of crucifixion. House of cards tv series 202018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Thats the thought i couldnt shake as i watched the episodes of season 5 of house of cards that arrive tuesday on netflix. Spits frank, without knowing it, has just made a theological argument for a very old christian heresy. Mar 10, 2015 if you thought frank underwood urinating on his fathers grave in episode one was offensive, it gets worseat least to religious conservatives. Francis underwood 65 episodes, 202017 justin doescher.
I even joked about it later on facebook, exclaiming that you know youve made really powerful enemies when jesus himself is trying to take you out of the game. It aired on february 27, 2015, along with the rest of season three. He approaches a crucifix, and says to the statue of jesus, love. For the life of me, i couldnt figure out why this was relevant to the story house of cards is trying to tell. If you thought frank underwood urinating on his fathers grave in episode one was offensive, it gets worseat least receive this in your inbox.
Episodes 4 and 5 of house of cards season 3 find frank and claire in power struggles. The 15 most shocking moments from house of cards so far. Chapter 30 house of cards season 3 episode 4 discussion description. Scenes from netflix shows you never see on tv screenrant. Some can only wonder at the inscrutable ways of the almighty. House of cards is an example of the latter when frank underwood spits on jesus in a shameless attempt to create intrigue and shock value. The political philosophy of frank underwood in house of. Aug 11, 2015 provided to youtube by earache records ltd scars of the crucifix deicide scars of the crucifix. House of cards frank underwood kevin spacey is a pretty terrible person. Hes done a lot of awful things all in the name of getting ahead. Bill donohue comments on the fourth episode of this seasons netflix.
The episodes saving grace comes when frank finally decides to start punching. Anybody that finished the previous episode with a sour taste in the mouth antirussian being the most common criticism, not the case with me but can see why others did, should not find this too much of a problem. In episode 1 of the third season, underwood is in a. In new house of cards episode, frank underwood spits on. The gospel according to frank underwood the methoblog. Below, in new analysis of the crucified man, hershel shanks concludes that. Mar 09, 2015 i thought the scene was provocative, but it was supposed to be.
Mar 03, 2015 4 frank spits on a crucifix, knocks jesus to the floor episode 4 this will be quite catastrophically awkward if frank and claire ever decide to a have kids b send these kids to a good. Sacrilegious moment on house of cards has viewers doing a spit. On the most part to me, chapter 30 was a very good episode with many excellent things. Heather wont win because she doesnt have claire underwood standing by her side. House of cards season 5 speaks to trumps america for. Dissecting the house of cards church scene sojourners. I saw the mandala sand art as representative of frank and claires work together. When he moves to wipe away the spittle, the statue falls and shatters on the floor. Donald trump might just be the end of frank underwood. I would like to ask those who receive our news releases to contact jonathan friedland, vp, corporate communications at netflix, and ask him to explain why the character who plays the president of the united states, frank underwood, found it necessary to spit on the face of jesus and then knock.
Frank underwood wins the iowa vote, giving his victory speech alone. Netflix released the entire third season of the incredibly sleazy d. When he tries to wipe the spit away, the crucifix falls and shatters. By episode four, underwood had upped his despicability factor considerably by spitting on the face of. Liberals celebrate parallels between house of cards and. I think everyone here brings up really interesting points that overlapped with my take on it. Sometimes i think the presidency is an allusion of choice. In the united states, its fair game to take on the majority christians. Frank tries to outmaneuver a potential challenger and ends up face to face with a higher power. Frank hesitated and choose not to destroy jacobthe senator. He told claire that it was because he is becoming sentimental and emotional. Underwood is the alwaysscheming, almost comically insincere democratic congressman from south carolina who is the main character in the netflix series house of cards.
Frank underwood is not the devil, but the antichrist. Mar 07, 2015 march 7, 2015 in new netflix house of cards episode, frank underwood spits on a crucifix, and reallife christians are appalled i say, let them spread the word. The fourth episode focuses on franks efforts to secure his presidency amidst. Mar 09, 2017 ahead of the house of cards season 5 release, we take a look back at frank underwoods five most shocking moments on netflix so far. Literary sources giving insight into the history of crucifixion indicate that roman crucifixion methods had the condemned person carry to the execution site only the crossbar.
Mar 04, 2015 frank spits on a giant crucifix of jesus, only to be startled as the entire thing falls down on him in response. Oh, and ill also be succumbing to one of my pet peeves and giving the episodes unofficial titles. Frank underwood kevin spacey spits on a lifesize crucifix. While asking for an apology, ahmud not only turned him. In new netflix house of cards episode, frank underwood spits on. At the opening of the first episode, frank underwood is the majority whip in the house of representatives. And because hes frank underwood and why the hell not, he spits on it. Frank and claire underwood return for more deliciously twisted. Because the character of frank underwood is presumably a christian. I just saw this episode and had not heard about the scene. May 31, 2017 recap of frank underwoods gay love affair.
Frank underwood spits on the face of jesus complex. And underwood is a notoriously amoral criminal, actually practitioner. From catholic league bill donohue comments on the fourth episode of this seasons netflix program, house of cards. Ignatius of loyola writes about the banners of lucifer and christ and how we as humans equivocate between one or. Chapter 30 is the fourth episode of season 3 of house of cards. Unhappy with a bishop telling him that theres no such thing as absolute power, frank asks for. Wood was scarce and the vertical pole was kept stationary and used repeatedly. By spitting on the image of the dark lord, he is rejecting his evil. Thats right, in the series 3 opener, we see frank underwood paying a seemingly solemn visit to. In episode 30 season 3 episode 4 of house of cards, frank underwood has a profound conversation in a church building that says a lot about jesus, power and the way we rule.
Underwood immediately feels a pang of guilt, but as he leans in to clean the saliva off jesus face the whole crucifix falls to the floor and shatters. He ended episode four spitting at the crucifix in church while ostensibly praying alone. Bill donohue comments on the fourth episode of this seasons netflix program, house of cards. Frank spits on a giant crucifix of jesus, only to be startled as the. Frank underwood, found it necessary to spit on the face of jesus and. In new house of cards episode, frank underwood spits on crucifix, reallife christians are appalled 03072015 terry firma posted on 03072015 12. After the fourth episode of this seasons netflix program, house of cards aired, bill donohue asked those who receive our news releases to contact jonathan friedland, vp, corporate communications at netflix, and ask him to explain why the character who plays the president of the united states, frank underwood, found it necessary to spit on the face of jesus and then knock the crucifix. Frank picks up a piece and walks out, saying, well, ive got gods ear now. House of cards actor kevin spacey spits in the face of. He is played with admirable skill and gusto by kevin spacey. Whats the worst thing house of cards frank underwood. Besides constantly breaking the fourth wall, killing journalists, and having bisexual threesomes, house of cards frank underwood does yet another unimaginable thing during the fourth episode of season three. Were barely into lent, and hollywood is already spitting on jesus christ on the crucifix. The occasion is a state dinner welcoming russian president viktor petrov lars mikkelsen, brother of tvs hannibal lecter, mads mikkelsen, with whom frank underwood hopes to broker a new middle east peacekeeping initiative that entails sending a.
Frank underwood is a pretty loathsome man, but thats par for the course when youre a screen villain underwood is the alwaysscheming, almost comically insincere democratic. Cast aside for a cabinet position by the president he helped elect, frank undermines the new administration through political manipulation, motivated not only by personal revenge, but by his pursuit of the power behind the throne. Frank takes out his handkerchief and reaches up to wipe away the spit from the crucifix, which suddenly detaches from the wall and crashes to the ground, barely missing the spitter. Francis have in common in the spiritual exercises st. Whats the meaning of the christ shattering at the end of. And underwood is a notoriously amoral criminal, actually practitioner of a realpolitik so.
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