Opponents to annexation, he argued, were trying to stop the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions ().
So Zoe Barnes died in House of Cards season 2 episode 1. And we all freaked the heck out. Because she didn't just die, she was murdered by the Vice President of the United States, Frank Underwood. It's an unbelievable decision on the part of the show's creators. Unbelievably bold, that is.
Poor Zoe Barnes. She finally learns just how mercenary Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) really is, as he throws her in front of an oncoming train. And just like that, one of the first seasonâs major characters is gone, dead, writing for Slugline no more.