Frank and Claire renew their vows after a bit of reflection on the state of their relationship following the incident in Moscow.
This is a beautifully made episode with big piece of symbolism in the shape of a group of Tibetan monks constructing a Thangka sand painting. The juxtaposition of this, Frank's visit to the FDR memorial and the numerous interactions between Frank and Claire are the the episode highlight.
For it to really work for me I think I would have to like the characters in some shape, especially to invest 50+ minutes of my time into something that's focussed so heavily on their relationship. At one point I found myself thinking I don't care if they love each other or don't, if they stay together forever or breakup in the next two minutes, so why make such an effort to make it so artistic? Then again, if something is done well regardless of the characters being dislikable, maybe I shouldn't complain.
There is a bit more of the Doug Stamper story which again isn't particularly compelling but it does provide a change of scenery. I'll just have to wait and see how this sub-plot turns out before passing judgement.
As always the cinematography, editing and acting is excellent and overall we have 50 minutes of pretty high quality television
This is a beautifully made episode with big piece of symbolism in the shape of a group of Tibetan monks constructing a Thangka sand painting. The juxtaposition of this, Frank's visit to the FDR memorial and the numerous interactions between Frank and Claire are the the episode highlight.
For it to really work for me I think I would have to like the characters in some shape, especially to invest 50+ minutes of my time into something that's focussed so heavily on their relationship. At one point I found myself thinking I don't care if they love each other or don't, if they stay together forever or breakup in the next two minutes, so why make such an effort to make it so artistic? Then again, if something is done well regardless of the characters being dislikable, maybe I shouldn't complain.
There is a bit more of the Doug Stamper story which again isn't particularly compelling but it does provide a change of scenery. I'll just have to wait and see how this sub-plot turns out before passing judgement.
As always the cinematography, editing and acting is excellent and overall we have 50 minutes of pretty high quality television