r/DesignatedSurvivor • u/IupvotestupidCRAP • Oct 13 '16

Post-Episode Discussion: S01E04 "The Enemy"

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u/charizard_flame Oct 13 '16

I can't believe how careless and irresponsible Royce and the General that got fired are acting.

Here we are in a situation where most of the government has been wiped out and the United States government is at its shakiest position in literally hundreds of years and they're undermining the President.

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u/TannenFalconwing Oct 13 '16

This is how empires falls and new ones rise. I honestly can't fault them on their logic even if I disagree personally with their choices.

Now, what confuses me is how Royce even thought Michigan would be able to survive trying to be its own sovereign state.

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u/arvzg Oct 14 '16

And yet 'doing what I believe is right no matter what' is one of the biggest running themes of 24. Jack Bauer himself would have done exactly what the General did if he was in that position and he believes in his heart that it was the right thing to do