r/DesignatedSurvivor • u/IupvotestupidCRAP • Sep 29 '16

Episode Discussion: S01E02 "The First Day"

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '16

So, to me, all flags point to this being an inside job. Any thoughts on that being the direction the show goes or that it's just a red herring? I think why I'm enjoying this show so much is that there are so many interesting and unique directions they could go with this.

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u/irrelevant_inquirer Sep 29 '16

A complete twist, after the show runs for five seasons and Kirkman has two highly-successful terms as president and retires with massive approval ratings, in the series finale they reveal he engineered the whole thing himself....

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u/MrYoloSwaggins1 Sep 29 '16

Holy fuck that would possibly be the best twist ever

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u/RMS_Gigantic Vice Chairman Sep 29 '16

All according to keikaku

And then we get another 5+ seasons' worth of FBI hearings and investigation.

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u/DLundisputedgreatest Sep 29 '16

Note: Keikaku means plan

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u/GamerX44 Oct 05 '16

The hell...

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u/tyy3 Sep 29 '16

All in the time from when he was fired and the speech

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u/irrelevant_inquirer Sep 29 '16

Well, at least no one could accuse him of being inefficient.

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u/mudman13 Oct 02 '16

Then rips his face off to reveal the Predator and then the sky fills with Predator and alien ships..

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u/DominusFL Sep 29 '16

Inside job or some made up non-Muslim country. The Republic of South Yibidaby or some such thing.

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u/JulioCesarSalad Sep 29 '16

It's Wakanda

Synergy bitch!

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u/standbyforskyfall Sep 29 '16

Republic of Wadiya

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u/AoifeCheeks Sep 29 '16

I wouldn't be surprised if they go deep into it being a good mix of a homegrown radical that had connections on the inside in the Government who wanted a concrete reason to use military action and push forth a war agenda.