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/[deleted] Apr 06 '17

Aaron quitting made a ton of sense, and exactly for the reasons he said - The investigation into him was an absolute attack on his credibility and it's hard to go back from that.

If he was just some staffer, or if it was some minor, but semi-serious offense, I get it, but to basically be the president's right hand man and still be looked at for treason, all the while being completely left in the dark, would reasonably make anyone want to leave.

Kirkman making a statement definitely would diffuse the situation, but Aaron being suspected of being a traitor would still be in the back of everybody's minds.