Portrayed with searing intensity by Michael Kelly, Doug began this series shrouded in mystery, but his character has slowly opened up over the course of four seasons. This glorification of violence against women gets more disturbing the more I see it my television screen.However, many other players have their own stories to tell - and while some have sat under the foot of power that is controlled by the Underwoods, few have been more comfortable than Frank's fiercely loyal Chief of Staff, Doug Stamper. Revenge or not, it was like a cruel reminder that we can't have it all. I have to say, it hurt my feelings a little bit that while this season of House of Cards was great for female characters overall, it had to end with such a typical storyline in which a man hunts a young girl. only to change his mind minutes later and run over her with the van. It looked like she had gotten through to him and he let her go. Neither did Rachel, who tried to reason with him, claiming that she had re-invented herself and just wanted to stay hidden. Was this revenge, or protection against exposure? I'm not sure why Doug felt the need to murder this girl. Doug assured her that her death would be painless. He definitely would not have lasted in Holes. They drove to the middle of nowhere and he dug a geometrically neat, but shallow grave. We saw a little glimpse of Rachel's simple off the grid while Doug stalked and captured her. ![]() It was like a combination of The Fall and Breaking Bad. Even Anastasia Steele would have figured out what this dude was up to with that shopping list. He then tracked down Rachel and started stocking up his unmarked van with rope, bleach, a shovel - you know, typical murder supplies. Doug Stamper found him with almost zero effort. I'm actually shocked that Rachel did a better job hiding herself than infamous hacker ultimately did. However, Rachel couldn't hide forever and Doug could not remain a good guy that bonded with his brother's kids and regained the trust of the POTUS. It was brilliant, and made me really want to root for him. I kind of loved the way that Doug was playing Heather Dunbar and Frank Underwood against one another. ![]() Meanwhile, Doug was manipulating the folks in Washington. Orsay then lead Doug to believe that Rachel was dead in order to manipulate and extract more favors from him. The hunt for Rachel took the entire season and Gavin had a lot of fun getting into character to befriend Rachel's ex-girlfriend Lisa, played by indie actress Kate Lynn Sheil. He then spent most of the thirteen episodes crouched in diners with hacker Gavin Orsay trying to locate Rachel, only to exact his master plan in the final episode. Doug started off the season still recovering from Rachel's attack. This was not the only death, but it was the only murder, and it was a slow burn. The political opponents are all still breathing. The ambitious writers got away with their out-of-line remarks. Is it just me, or was this season of Netflix's House of Cards pretty tame? I suppose that's the leash that comes with being the leader of the free world. It took a while, but finally Doug killed Rachel Posner on House of Cardsin the season three finale.
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