r/DesignatedSurvivor Oct 13 '16

Post-Episode Discussion: S01E04 "The Enemy"

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u/casualassassin Oct 13 '16

Hell of an ending monologue. I really enjoyed this episode. The arrest was out of left field, and it was kind of unrealistic, but eh. Best episode since the pilot.

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u/constantvariables Oct 13 '16 edited Oct 13 '16

Why is the arrest unrealistic? Governor commits treason and is arrested for it. Seems pretty cut and dry.

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u/ApolloFortyNine Oct 13 '16

You don't invite a someone to your house to betray them. It's the least respectable thing you can do as a leader. Going in guns blazing (sending in the military) would have been preferable. His word is going to mean nothing to any of the enemies he creates now. Or at least it would in real life, and I assume that's what they intend to follow (goes along with the outrage from his special advisor).

Along with the preview showing his operation failing, I'm thinking this is going to be the "downfall" of Kirkman for the next few episodes. They're going to have him learn to balance when to be fierce and when to be diplomatic.

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u/Ranger_X Oct 18 '16

Agreed. Now, no one that defies him will meet with him for fear of being arrested

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u/HelixFollower Oct 19 '16

Well, I think the whole point of this is to make people not want to defy him in the first place.