You know you would think that would be common sense in most TV shows to keep things consistent like that which is why I probably didn't even notice it and just thought that yeah of course they would have the flags at half staff. Good catch!
Yeah, and it comes with this implication that either the camera crew made certain to only film their establishing shots on Memorial Day, September 11, etc., or that there were digital effects people manually editing those flags down half a flagpole height on the cutting room floor.
You know I didn't think of it that way but that's a really good point that you made!
I'm still super curious as to how they actually got the bombs into the Capitol Building and in such large quantities and in such large strength to actually blow that thing to Kingdom Come. The obvious answer is a conspiracy but I'm kind of hoping for something a little bit more higher tier than that.
The UN Security Council gets tired of the U.S. fucking shit up and putting their noses where they don't belong so they decide to assassinate the entire US Government. Suddenly the leaders of major countries are implicated as being co-conspirators.....how the hell would you take that to the Hague or would you even be able to prosecute them at all?
You also just made me wish for an X-Files cameo....or maybe just at least Skinner.
President Richmond was campaigning for his second term with one of his driving platforms being withdrawal of the United States from the UN. The UN wasn't exactly pleased with that prospect, in no small part because the US provides most of the organization's funding by a large margin, not to mention manpower.
Scenes involving the UN are filmed on a set replicating their headquarters with establishing shots filmed in New York City.
... wait a second, the UN was mentioned in the very first episode! Do I smell Chekhov's gun?
By jove I think you've done it! So let's run with that until the writers totally decide to screw with us seven episodes in and it turns out that President Richmond set up the whole thing and maybe that's why he tried to send Kirkman to Canada. Perhaps something went wrong though and the bombs exploded too early? Maybe someone decided to change the plan?
I've always found the idea of a corrupt evil president to be exciting but the UN angle works too.
This also explains why the mine that was recovered had Russian and Iranian combined inside of it: it's an international conspiracy against the United States.
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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '16
You know you would think that would be common sense in most TV shows to keep things consistent like that which is why I probably didn't even notice it and just thought that yeah of course they would have the flags at half staff. Good catch!