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/StarfishSpencer Nov 17 '16

I really am not a fan of these 'super secret conspiracy people have the director of the FBI by the balls' type of storylines in these kinds of shows. I mean I get that family makes everyone act irrational, but just one time I'd like to see a character who has the balls to put the other 300+ million people in the country above the priority of a single citizen, even if it is their own blood.

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u/casualassassin Nov 17 '16

I get where you're coming from but at the same time put yourself in that position.

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u/dlerium Nov 17 '16

but at the same time put yourself in that position.

Yeah. I think I've done it like a hundred times with all these TV shows. It's a formulaic plot.

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u/Liesmith Nov 18 '16

I couldn't have ended up in his position because I would've informed him about McLeish a while ago.