# Frank Underwood died on the way to his home planet **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419 "2017-11-12T13:37:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/1 "2017-11-12T13:37:32Z")
So the writers of House of Cards are trying to rewrite the last season without Kevin Spacey. > **['House of Cards' writers racing against the clock to rewrite show](https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/10/media/house-of-cards-writers/index.html)** > > Writers are facing a ticking clock as they scrap a Season 6 plan eight months in the making and find a new direction for the show's final season. Makes me think what would be the best (funniest) way to do that. Maybe just do a ‘soap opera.’ Just have a voice over announcing the part of Frankie Underwood will now be played by David Spade. Maybe have Frankie have a sex change between seasons. The last season is now about the first transgender president, played by Whoopie Goldberg. Clara Underwood becomes president but she’s haunted by Frankie’s ghost who now has a Clouseau like French accent. Surely the dope can come up with better ideas than me. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/2 "2017-11-12T13:38:58Z")
He died off screen in a tragic blimp accident. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/3 "2017-11-12T13:56:36Z")
Since Underwood had already resigned the presidency in the show, he’d just go off for a long visit with Chuck Cunningham. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/4 "2017-11-12T14:00:06Z")
Duplicate a classic death of the past? While talking walk through an open elevator door where the elevator itself is not there. Have him die leaving Korea in a helicopter crash over the Sea of Japan. While grand marshal, he could be “shelled” to death by a rogue elephant in the parade. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/5 "2017-11-12T14:06:41Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Duplicate a classic death of the past? > > While talking walk through an open elevator door where the elevator itself is not there. > Have him die leaving Korea in a helicopter crash over the Sea of Japan. > While grand marshal, he could be “shelled” to death by a rogue elephant in the parade. Died of poisonous envelope glue while licking invitations to a White House reception. ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/6 "2017-11-12T14:10:47Z")
I believe it was a boaking accident. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/7 "2017-11-12T14:12:26Z")
I gave up on HoC someway into the 4th season when it got too ridiculous. But this is the kind of situation I wish that companies were more comfortable doing a Darrin Stevens/Becky Connor and just put another actor into a major role, saying “yes, the actor is different, but the character and the plot’s the same, get over it” I don’t have much confidence Season 6 would have been good, (I had no plans to watch it), but whatever plan B without Frank is, it’ll almost certainly be worse. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/8 "2017-11-12T14:20:25Z")
My guess is that you will never **hear** from **him again**. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/9 "2017-11-12T14:27:21Z")
Frank pulls off his face to reveal it was Tom Cruise all along. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/10 "2017-11-12T14:42:35Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > My guess is that you will never **hear** from **him again**. Brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/11 "2017-11-12T14:59:49Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Brilliant. Thanks. it was a toss-up between that and: _And **like** that [poof!], he’s **gone**._ ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/12 "2017-11-12T15:07:38Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > But this is the kind of situation I wish that companies were more comfortable doing a Darrin Stevens/Becky Connor and just put another actor into a major role, saying "yes, the actor is different, but the character and the plot’s the same, get over it I nominate Kevin Bacon, but Costner would work too. Or Nealon, if they want to lighten things up in the final season. Maybe Hart, to add a surrealist element and make alt-right snowflake heads explode. Smith, if they want Frank Underwood to be a douchey stoner man-child who never shuts up. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/13 "2017-11-12T15:14:34Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > … > Smith, if they want Frank Underwood to be a douchey stoner man-child who never shuts up. You say this about the man best known for playing Silent Bob? ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/14 "2017-11-12T16:11:05Z")
Maybe he could be killed in a tragic accident at a Ricky Jay performance. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/15 "2017-11-12T17:18:58Z")
The greatest trick Frank ever pulled was convincing the world he existed. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/16 "2017-11-12T17:22:18Z")
Kevin Kline has, in fact, played a president already. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/17 "2017-11-12T17:29:43Z")
Buttercup wakes up in bed next to Westley and tells him about this bizarre and disturbing dream she had… ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/18 "2017-11-12T18:01:09Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > I gave up on HoC someway into the 4th season when it got too ridiculous. But this is the kind of situation I wish that companies were more comfortable doing a Darrin Stevens/Becky Connor and just put another actor into a major role, saying “yes, the actor is different, but the character and the plot’s the same, get over it” I don’t have much confidence Season 6 would have been good, (I had no plans to watch it), but whatever plan B without Frank is, it’ll almost certainly be worse. This. The point of continuing the show instead of canceling it is that people want to know how it ends, right? Changing it to some hastily invented new ending instead of whatever they’d planned and been building for seems like it defeats the purpose of continuing it at all. In another thread I suggested “The transporter scrambled his atoms and that’s what his face looks like now.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/19 "2017-11-12T18:03:32Z")
Maybe Frank gets shot in the face, wakes up looking like (and played by) David Hasselhoff. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419/20 "2017-11-12T18:04:36Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > Buttercup wakes up in bed next to Westley and tells him about this bizarre and disturbing dream she had… Every rare now and then, I feel the desire for this message board to have a Like button. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-underwood-died-on-the-way-to-his-home-planet/801419.md?page=2)