Frank shuffles off a liability in the most vicious of ways. We hearken back to the opening scene of the series as the senator has no trouble putting a badly injured dog out of its misery. Frank has made a horrible bed but seems to be wallowing in it. Claire has gone away for a while and Frank is dealing with his anger. He now sees the disruptive influence of his chosen gubernatorial candidate and must compromise. He lies and says that he had really chosen a different path all along. The final scene is so gut wrenching, it would have made a perfectly satisfactory finale. But there are still two episodes left for the first season. His ambition defies humanity.
Review of Chapter 11
