权力也是位置(第一季与第五季都出现的台词:Power is a lot like real estate. It's all about location, location, location),是你与谁握手,是你的电话通讯录。是你出行之时有多少辆车为你开道抑或你是被限行被封站,是你站着的时候,全场有几个人可以坐着。
Frank陷入了从所未有的孤立无援境地,在一夜未眠之后启动了稳扎稳打的复仇活动。他对Doug说: From this moment on, we are no longer bound by allegiance. We serve no one. We live by one rule and one rule only: never again will we allow ourselves to be put in such position. (从此刻起我们不再受制于政治忠诚。我们不再效忠任何人。我们只受一条规则制约:再也不能允许自己被置于这样的处境)
创世纪18:32-亚伯拉罕说,求主不要动怒,我再说这一次,假若在那里见有十个呢。他说,为这十个的缘故,我也不毁灭那城。 And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
Tom Hammerschmidt,最终将新闻界的狂风暴雨引向白宫的人,也是唯一一位从第一季站到了第五季的新闻主编:作为Zoe的上司,他因为对不受控的Zoe骂了一句“cunt”后被解雇,在Lucas Goodwin被枪杀后开始独立追查,并最终小心翼翼地依靠多年积累的专业技能最大限度接近了事实真相。他踩着鲜血,完成了自己两任下属都没有完成的任务。