Robin Wright Calls Final 'House Of Cards' Scene "Delicious" And Talks Original Plans Before Kevin Spacey's Firing

In the United States, Election Day is approaching on November 6 (definitely do go out and vote). However, before then, viewers are getting a brand new POTUS, albeit on the small screen. On November 2, the sixth and final season of “House of Cards” hits Netflix, and viewers are being introduced to their newest President of the United States — Claire Underwood, played by Robin Wright.

And even though many might say this move of elevating Wright to the headline position is a knee-jerk reaction to Kevin Spacey’s dismissal from the show, following sexual assault claims, Wright wants everyone to know that the way “House of Cards” ends is the same way it was planned, before Frank Underwood’s untimely death.

In a new interview with Variety, Wright spoke openly about the new season of ‘Cards’ and why she was adamant on continuing the series, even after the firing of the series’ star. “I was just like, ‘No, no, no. It’s not right. This is a job, and we’re going to finish it out as we intended,’” says Wright, when asked about ending the series after Spacey’s firing.

She added, “I was so happy that Netflix and MRC collectively decided to give the fans a true closure of this show, and finish it off the way we had always intended.”

Now, the way the series was “intended” to end is a little different than what fans are going to see on Netflix. Namely, in the original planned ending of ‘Cards,’ Frank Underwood wasn’t killed off-screen (by the way, his demise is still only being hinted at as maybe more than just an unfortunate occurrence).

“My story, Claire’s story, was always going to be separate because he was moving into the private sector and she was going to be president,” Wright reveals. “They were going to be living in separate territories, like two separate shows. So none of that changed, really.”

So, it appears that instead of two separate ‘Cards’ storylines, a la “Game of Thrones,” Claire gets to take center stage and her story was elevated as the main plot, while Frank is…well, dead.

She also spoke about filming the final episode, and thus the ending, of the series, which Wright also directed. The actress called the final moment “delicious.” Netflix VP of content Cindy Holland went into a little more detail, saying, “I think it’s a really fitting end for Claire Underwood. I think it’ll be a little bit polarizing. But that’s what makes great drama.”

For those “House of Cards” fans that are still wondering about the possibility of spin-offs, then you’ll be sad to know that nothing is planned at this time. There was one point when Netflix entertained the idea of spinning off Frank’s chief of staff Doug Stamper into his own series, but that doesn’t appear to be in the cards any longer. Actor Michael J. Kelly, who plays Stamper, says, “We went well down the road on [the potential spin-off]. I would’ve liked to have played him more, but when they decided not to do that, I was really OK with it. I felt like I had done him justice, and it was an incredibly rewarding experience.”

It sure does sound like “House of Cards” is going to end in shocking fashion, as you might expect, when the series debuts on Netflix on November 2.