 The trailer has dropped for the final season of the Netflix original House of Cards and gives us a look at what the show will look like minus its main character. Today we are going to go through the trailer with a fine toothed comb and piece together what we can expect from the upcoming season. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Matt Rogers. The trailer opens with news clips condemning Claire, which says a lot about her public image straight away. Surely something must happen that turns everyone against her, especially in the time of grief for the loss of Frank. And if you have a look at the news title card down the bottom, you can see that they're talking about an awkward handshake that Claire has, which she must recoil from for whatever reason. Knowing Claire, it could of course be calculated to plant seed in the public's mind. Greg Kinnear seems to be Claire's voice of reason, trying and I'm sure failing to keep her in line for what's best for the country. He's seen on a TV interview saying that we can do so much better for the country, so he's certainly vocal on his stance. Petrov later confirming this saying to Claire that he hears they're keeping her on a short leash, and Claire saying during a press conference that they are trying to strip her of her constitutional power. Shifting focus now to Doug. Claire is obviously trying to cut ties now that Frank is no longer around for him to be loyal to, which Doug may not be taking too well, as he's seen running a razor between his fingers and it only makes sense. Doug has always been troubled and doing Frank's dirty work was his whole life for so long. Alonely Claire is then seen in the residence theater where her and Frank spent the day of election. Watching that scene back from season five, it really was one of the only times we got to peek at who the underwoods were before all the politics and even gave us a glimpse of their origin story, how Frank always walked to home when they first met and details of their first kiss. It really makes it sink in that Frank and a lot of their inner circle isn't going to be there for her to confide in and work with, that she never really levelled with anyone else. I guess we will only see her true self in her fourth wall breaks. But I am thankful we won't be seeing any more of Tom. I liked him when he was first introduced, but his scenes in season five with Claire fell flat to say the least. Diane Lane, who plays Greg Keneer's sister, confesses to Claire that she slept with Frank while Claire menacingly smiles at her. I don't know if this scene is out of context or not, but if not, that would surely be an interesting tale she has to tell. She appears to be on Claire's side according to other shots. So it looks like there's some sibling rivalry going on between her and Keneer. Mark Usher also seems to be alongside Claire, which makes me think that she gave in to him and gave him the Vice Presidency. But she understandably doesn't trust him, telling him that Frank warned her about him. Doug's scene back at the Oval and warned by Claire that she's not taking orders from him or any man again, which I get where she's coming from. But why just men? I'm hoping they don't concentrate too much on her being female and it doesn't turn the show into a statement of gender in the White House. Then there's a few references to Frank, Claire wearing his ring and then a body being cremated, which is surely Frank. It makes me think that I really want to proper send off or tribute to Frank to say goodbye, if not to Spacey, then at least the iconic character he created and that we'll never see again. I would be disappointed if they skim over his funeral like he was no one. After the address to the troops we saw in the last teaser, it appeared Claire is leaving whilst hiding her face, which seems strange unless she's hiding fake tears. However, she seemed rather confident and put together in her address, so I'm not too sure. Over this scene, we can hear Cathy Durant's voice saying that Claire deserves whatever's coming to her, which is no surprise. Cathy has been falling further and further from the underwoods, especially after Frank's last stunt. Doug's then seen with his white van that he had when he killed Rachel and then digging, so Doug might be trying to right a few more wrongs, which could mean that this shot afterwards is Doug shooting someone in the deli. The victim looks a bit like Hammersmith, but I feel he's already done his damage to Doug, but maybe it's just revenge. Who knows, though, we might not even know the characters in this shot. We do see Doug with some chloroform menacingly approaching an unknown character, though. Then there's this shot of a funeral, which at first you'd think was Frank's, but I can't quite make out the picture on the altar. It could even be Cathy. Let me know what you think, but surely they wouldn't spoil a death like that in the trailer. We see Keneer looking rather ill whilst Usher is making moves on his sister. Doug tells us that Claire is what he's most afraid of, and finally, I love this shot. Obviously, there's something disastrous for Claire in that box. Maybe it's what will bring her undoing, which I feel is inevitable at this point. The show is called House of Cards, after all. But there you have it, this is what a solo Underwood White House will look like. I really feel the theme of this season will be the power struggle between Claire and her administration due to her lack of leadership experience, which as much as I hate to say it will surely lead to the end of the Underwoods. But let me know, how do you think this House of Cards will come tumbling down? I'll be chatting with you guys in the comments. But until next time, this is Matt Rogers, and that is all.