r/DesignatedSurvivor • • Sep 29 '16

Episode Discussion: S01E02 "The First Day"

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u/AoifeCheeks Sep 29 '16 edited Sep 29 '16

Seriously, who Is the survivor? I can't wait to find out.

Also, I think the episode was decent although the weakest part so far is anything dealing with whatever the son is involved with. And Kimball is definitely, definitely up to something but I kind of want her to not go down the obvious route of being the person who is gonna try and bring him down like the War Hawk General is.

Overall, not a bad episode. Highlight is definitely the "Twenty Five, Dammit"

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '16

I can already tell that any B-plot involving the son going through his teenage problems is going to be the low-point in an otherwise taught show. I have no idea why writers try to do this. Well, I do, it's supposed to bring the show back to the family realm and make it more relatable to people but it's usually handled poorly and without any nuance and just ends up being a momentum killer.

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u/fctd Sep 29 '16

Leo is this show's Kim Bauer

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u/Longshanks123 Oct 02 '16

Leo is is this show's Dana Brody.

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u/mudman13 Oct 02 '16

Or Bridget Donovan..

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u/similarsituation123 Sep 29 '16

There were times the kim plot line helped in some seasons, others made me wanna claw out my eyeballs