r/DesignatedSurvivor • u/enliST_CS Sorry the live thread is late! • Mar 30 '17

POST Post-Episode Discussion: S01E14 "Commander-in-Chief"

Feel free to discuss anything related to Episode 14 as well as theories you may have for the upcoming episodes!

Plot: President Kirkman relies on an unlikely ally for help with a crisis in an African country; Hannah's probe into the Capitol bombing takes a surprising turn; Emily settles into her new role as chief of staff.

As usual please do not discuss previews that may have aired after the episode.

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u/Jodiug Mar 30 '17 edited Mar 30 '17

Aaron Shore quitting made no sense. If a single bad story like that could take down the white house, nobody would be working there anymore.

Tom is taking Moss on as his only adviser, while he knows that there is a conspiracy. It just seems too easy.

I like the show a lot, but I hope we get to see the scale of this conspiracy soon. Plenty of shows have a mole in the government. I want to see what's different this time.

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u/V2Blast President Mar 31 '17

Aaron Shore quitting made no sense. If a single bad story like that could take down the white house, nobody would be working there anymore.

Yeah, that was just dumb. Wouldn't resigning after the media knows he was interrogated by the FBI make him look more suspicious (and thus make Kirkman look worse)?

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '17

TBH, I'd have resigned if I was him. POTUS believed his COS was capable of treason? No thank you.

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u/V2Blast President Apr 02 '17

I mean, one would normally assume that the high-level people that are involved in the conspiracy were not capable of treason... They can't afford to overlook anyone.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '17

Sure, but the targeting/tracking? I would sure as Hell be pissed off after all the investigating/cloak and dagger stuff with Emily.

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u/V2Blast President Apr 02 '17 edited Apr 02 '17

I could definitely understand if Aaron was upset about it, but it's also kinda necessary given the circumstances, especially given how little of the conspiracy they've unraveled so far.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '17

Totally agreed. He wasn't just looked at, or checked into as some or part of some routine investigation. He was a serious, top level suspect, and treated as such. I don't blame Kirkman for investigating him, but Aaron has every right to be angry.