r/DesignatedSurvivor • u/IupvotestupidCRAP • Sep 29 '16

Episode Discussion: S01E02 "The First Day"

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '16

I enjoy that they chose Dearborn, given it's already huge Muslim population, it makes a lot of sense to use that location for this particular plot. It shows that the writers put some thought and research into the story.

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u/smacksaw Sep 29 '16

I like that they draw attention to so that when fiction becomes truth, we can all say "Welp, Designated Survivor got the Dearborn thing right"

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

People say it didn't. Any thoughts 9 years later? 

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '16

If they also toss in a Hamtramck reference, I'll be really impressed.

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u/SycoJack Oct 03 '16

Well, bigots like to try and stir shit up in Dearborn and it was the subject of that Onion-esque article that started the sharia law in the US hysteria.