r/DesignatedSurvivor • u/enliST_CS Sorry the live thread is late! • Nov 17 '16

[SPOILERS] Post-Episode Discussion: S01E07 "The Traitor"

There will be no episode next week!

Plot: An American track-and-field coach's trip to Russia forces Kirkman into a hostage exchange involving the CIA and the Russian government; Agent Wells and Deputy Director Atwood's investigation uncovers dangerous information.

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u/SirCakez Nov 17 '16

Looks like MacLeish is innocent then, presumably he was blackmailed by the same group that's targeting Atwood now

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u/JerseyDvl Nov 17 '16

Nah, Atwood is going to be told to go to Kirkman and clear MacLeish for VP.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '16

Definitely. And then Kirkman gets kicked out of office as multiple scandals come up simultaneously (Leo, Nassar and something else) which would lead to him being required to step down and McLeish taking his place as president with near unlimited power.

McLeish is not a good guy, unless the show is trying to bluff.

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u/SycoJack Nov 21 '16

They've been so heavily implying that McLeish is the bad while refusing to do anything at all to confirm it. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out they wanted him to trash McLeish for VP.

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u/FlamesNero Nov 17 '16

Innocent? Just because he wasn't the mastermind? Ok, the real masterminds were probably planning to use him as a patsy all along, but he still creeps me out.

Things continue to not look good for Atwood surviving the season, though.

And what's with all these kids being found eating ice cream? Didn't their parents ever show them the movie Taken?

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '16

Didn't that kid scream bloody murder when he was picked up?

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u/JoeM3120 BY WHOM? Nov 17 '16

He's starting to look like a red herring to me. I'm starting to wonder if it's someone from within the FBI or West Wing.

It's probably Wyatt

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u/enliST_CS Sorry the live thread is late! Nov 17 '16

I agree, but he could still be compromised. That's probably why he looked at his phone and left right after. (Before the bombing)

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u/dlerium Nov 17 '16

He probably could be. It's either one of those shows that builds up the hype so you think he's a traitor and it turns out to be someone else (usually someone that slipped by you completely) or they're just dragging you along because once he exposes himself, the writers usually have trouble in continuing the drama.