WARNING: The following contains spoilers from season 4 ofHouse of Cards.
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At least he went out a hero.
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Yet, even before he became Franks savior, Meechum had a unique position in the Underwoods lives.
He just said, This is where the storys going.
Theres going to be an assassination attempt.
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Meechums not gonna make it.
And that was it.
How did you feel about that at the time?
I just felt, like, Here we go.
This is the end of this job.
I mean, its not like, Oh well!
But its what our lives are like as actors.
The jobs always end.
I was completely on board.
I liked this end for him.
He went out doing his job.
He went out doing good.
What was it like going into this season with the knowledge of Meechums impending death in mind?
Did knowing affect how you played him?
Going into this season, I thought, Meechum will burn a little brighter before he dies.
And thats what happened!
I think that the character has functioned in an interesting way.
Hes kind of ancillary, you know?
In season 3, we havent heard from him in a while.
I was really excited to see how it was going to go.
And you know, actors love to die.
Im sorry, but they do.
[Laughs] Its an exciting thing.
What was it like filming the assassination scene?
You guys filmed that outdoors how did production manage to keep that a secret?
How did you keep your death a secret?
Well, the production and folks that runHouse of Cardsare just really on that.
They do whatever they have to, you know?
I just remember they kind of sequestered who needed to be sequestered …
I wasnt aware of it, which is good.
Its better for me to focus on my thing.
For me, it was fun, actually.
I got really good at lying to people about it, if I do say so myself.
I was long dead, but I was just lying to peoples faces.
Thats a strong word, but I was protecting the story.
What were you thinking when you were filming that scene?
This is how you would react physically.
We also had an amazing stunt crew.
I remember when the moves were decided, I just got excited.
Its one of the few touching moments in the show.
What was that like to film?
Did you and Kevin talk it over beforehand?
It was all there.
And that happened to be my last day, actually.
But yeah, I loved [the scene].
Its where we see Frank almost childlike.
And Meechum, too!
Meechum, we see him mostly buttoned up.
Its hard to get a smile out of him, and we get it in that scene.
It was fun to do.
On that note, what doyouthink Meechum meant to Frank?
I think Meechum kind of touched that sweet, light part of Frank.
I mean, thats how it seems.
What about Meechum and Claire?
Was there anything there that compared to Meechum and Frank?
He totally felt protected by her and he wanted that.
I think he always wanted for her to be well.
I love them both!
I want them to be happy, theyre not happy!
It was a little thing, not a heavy dialogue scene, just a visual of that.
We shot me and Stamper [played by Michael Kelly] going, Uh, whats happening?
Other than filming the drawing scene, what was your last day on set like?
How did you feel?
It was a really nice day.
And that was it.
Did you get a chance to have an exit chat with Kevin before you left?
I hope we work together again.
Ill take a bullet for him again if I have to.
[Laughs]
Did you take anything from set?
No, they took my fake gun from me, and they took my badge back.
So I still have that!
House of Cardsseason 4 is streaming on Netflix.
