![]() Matthew Crawley’s death in “Downton Abbey” felt like a jarring plot contortion to allow Dan Stevens to leave the show, but it was wrenching because we were so invested in his character. Of course, from a storytelling perspective, it’s not easy to kill off a major character. ![]() In one disturbing moment, Lucas watches security footage of Zoe’s death and sees what appears to be a dark pool of blood, but could easily just be a shadow. We see Zoe flung off a subway platform, then the plot trundles on. Lucas has taken up the mantle of Zoe’s obsession with Underwood, forsaking his editorial duties as he attempts to hack the congressman’s phone. But by the end of the fourth episode (Netflix only released the first four episodes to critics), there has been no funeral, no sign that the murder has been a major event for the media world, no particular reason to care that she is gone. Other characters mention the death only in passing. A few grave TV news dispatches announce Zoe's death. There’s one dutiful scene in which Lucas sinks to the floor of his office in anguish. ![]() But most frustrating is the aftermath of the murder-which is to say, the lack thereof. The actual moment when it happens is thrilling, after a quiet confrontation between Zoe and Frank at the Cathedral Heights metro station. And then, major spoiler alert, comes the show’s biggest shock thus far: By the 35-minute mark, Zoe Barnes is dead. Soon the story swerves to Zoe and her aggressively unethical journalism-for instance, attempting to track down Rachel by telling the woman’s employer that she is mentally ill and considering suicide. Arriving home, they’re greeted by Underwood’s chief of staff, Doug Stamper, who informs the congressman that cub-reporter-turned-Internet-journo-phenom Zoe Barnes and her lackeys (editor-boyfriend Lucas and fellow reporter Janine) have tracked down Rachel Posner, the former call girl who seduced Congressman Peter Russo as part of Underwood's sinister plan. “What do you want me to do about Zoe?” Stamper asks. It picks up exactly where the previous season left off: Congressman Frank Underwood and his wife Claire jog together at night, moving through the shadowy park dressed all in black. Teller will be reportedly joined by British actor Jamie Bell who will play Ben Grimm, otherwise known as The Thing, though he has yet to confirm the news.At first, season two seems poised to deliver the same slow narrative burn and atmospheric gloom as season one. It was also reported Jordan's That Awkward Moment co-star Miles Teller will play Mr Fantastic, Reed Richards after beating out Game of Thrones actors Kit Harington and Richard Madden for the role, which was originally played by Ioan Gruffudd. Jordan - who will play Johnny Storm in the movie - also confirmed his role by posting a picture of the Fantastic Four logo with the caption: "FLAME ON!!" to his Instagram account. "Feeling invisible.in a wonderful way :)," the actress wrote. Taking to Twitter to make her subtle announcement - which is handy as she's playing The Invisible Woman, Sue Storm. Mara recently confirmed that she will be playing The Invisible Woman in the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. "I took bunch of random pictures on the set in the two weeks that it took me to shoot my final episode and then throughout the months when I wasn’t shooting we’d tweet a picture as if I was on set and I really wasn’t. Kate also revealed the kind of thing she had to do to ensure the audience was truly shocked by the twist. "I tried not to say too much because I didn’t feel like making up an elaborate story about shooting the show when I hadn’t been on the set in six months." "I had to just lie about it and say, 'Yeah, I’ve got a few days off' or 'The season’s going really well… '," the actress told TVLine. In the opening episode of the second season of the Netflix original drama, Kate's character - journalist Zoe Barnes - was thrown to her death by Kevin Spacey's Vice President Frank Underwood, and the star had to go to extraordinary lengths to keep the secret. House of Cards star Kate Mara has revealed the lengths she was forced to go to to keep the show's big twist a secret. ![]()
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