S01.E11: Warriors - Page 3 - Designated Survivor
They arrested Nikita? Did they not see which way she was shooting? Or that her bullet completely failed to match the (potential) murder weapon? She did completely the right thing by not talking, though (it never helps, even if you knew her inquisitor wasn't in on the conspiracy, which she certainly doesn't).
OK, apparently Team Evil's plan was to have McLeish succeed as President. But for a Conspiracy that must have taken a huge amount of planning, you'd think they wouldn't have taken a chance on who would be appointed to be VP. It's a huge leap to suppose that merely being the lone Congressman on the "right" party would be the one chosen. They had to be sure that he would be the only (other) survivor - definitely not a certainty - and that he'd be the one chosen to be VP. That's a massive leap for a group who have committed a treasonous act to rely on for their plan to work.
I know he's EVIL and all... but anyone else think that the VP was actually more Presidential than Kirkman? He actually had a point about the markets (they're going to plunge anyway) and keeping them open does send a signal. I assume there is some EVIL Plan behind having the market tank, but what he said was actually true. Kimble was pretty good too - loved her replying to "Are you threatening me?" with "Damn right I am!"
Can people stop getting so surprised when they aren't universally trusted? Somebody blew up the Capitol! Paranoia should be the first order of business! And I'm glad Emily didn't act as if Aaron was already guilty, but said she couldn't tell him.
Wow! First Delinquent wasn't annoying! And Kirkman's powers of recovery are truly remarkable. But I think people would accept the President leaning on his wife immediately following surgery. I doubt people need the President to be like Teddy Roosevelt (who finished his speech after being shot).
On 3/9/2017 at 1:57 AM, Ashand11 said:
I'm pretty sure that Peter can't just kill the guy who may have tried to assassinate the president. There is a thing called due process.
I actually didn't have a problem believing that - he did provide some justification. But I did think the assassin had been incapacitated (and not killed) when they described him as (I think) "neutralised". I could believe the SWAT team would shoot to kill if ordered to do so, but I doubt they would do so if the target was unconscious.
On 3/9/2017 at 3:50 AM, DC Gal in VA said:
While I like Virginia Madsen's character I find it really hard to believe that she would be stupid enough to tell the traitorous Peter that she's watching him like a hawk
Maybe she's not an idiot and has instructions on what is to be done if she suffers and unfortunate "accident"?
On 3/9/2017 at 2:01 PM, Princess Lucky said:
Finally, Kirkman and Hannah meet. When Mike yelled "clear the floor" I cheered. I was expecting a fake-out, but there she was!
While she's finally connecting with Tom, no matter how much Mike and/or the President believe she's right, she really should still be in cuffs (I'm sure she'd accept that proviso for the meeting).
On 3/10/2017 at 12:34 AM, Dowel Jones said:
I wonder if part of The Evil Plan was to play the market as it crashed, and make a couple of million before Tom recovered. After all, what's the point of a conspiracy if you can't profit?
That would be brilliantly ruthless, but I find it hard to believe that anyone would take such a risk. This is the most successful act of treason ever perpetrated, but it must have required a huge investment of time and effort. Given that they would be putting their lives on the line if even a sniff of the conspiracy gets out, this has to be driven by political considerations, not monetary ones (the risks were just too high for the likely rewards).
On 3/15/2017 at 9:21 PM, Roseanna said:
I find it quite odd that FLOTUS asked Seth if he had a girl friend. Shouldn't one nowadays use gender-free terms? In any case, it's a private matter.
I think when she's worried about her husband who'd just been shot (and in private) she might not worry whether she was being politically correct. I'm sure she wouldn't have had a problem if he'd said he had a boyfriend at home, she just didn't consider it.
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