That Shelf

Chapter 52 reveals that the loaded term "terrorism" is now fully entrenched in the minds and actions of the Underwoods.

Chapter 51 is a setup episode. The cards are precariously perched, awaiting even the slightest puff of air to bring them all fluttering down, and like Tom Yates says, many are girding themselves for tragedy.

If there’s anything we know about how the dead function in the beige and black hued world of House of Cards, it's that no death is wasted.