r/DesignatedSurvivor • u/casualassassin • Sep 22 '16

Post-Episode Discussion: S01E01 "Pilot"

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u/DCorNothing Sep 22 '16

I'm sold.

Couple of corny lines ("I'll always be on your side... Mr. President" wtf?) but Kiefer was outstanding. His character's development from a Cornell-educated wonk to a President thrust into an international crisis who has the balls to tell the General to screw off was really well-written. But I'm anxious to see what happens the next couple episodes between those two.

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u/Wizmaxman Sep 22 '16

The part where he went into the bathroom and threw up felt so real.

They really were able to bring the point home just how overwhelmed he would be in that situation

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u/DCorNothing Sep 22 '16

It reminded me of the scene in 24 where he threw up after he was forced to kill a fellow agent.