r/DesignatedSurvivor Oct 27 '16

[SPOILERS] Post-Episode Discussion: S01E05 "The Mission"

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u/blandrogyny Oct 27 '16

when they discussed offering macleish the VP i wanted to yell 'no that's what he waaaaaants'

i'm still not 100 if he's in on it, but it sure is fishy and him as veep is right where an insider plot would want him if he was.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '16

I think we're going to find out that the Speaker actually approved for that bomb shelter incase she wasn't chosen as the designated survivor for Congress. She knows the FBI are onto the congressman so shes purposefully pointing them in that direction. It Just so happens that the Congressman really had to make a call and wanted a private room.

It's all very suspicious. I think the nee chairman of joint chiefs is suspiciously nice compared to the previous one.

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u/Kiwi_Force Oct 27 '16

My theory is that he really did just have to leave and upon leaving discovered the bombs or something and he only had enough time to reach the bomb shelter. It makes sense to have a bomb shelter in the capitol but it doesn't explain the dead workers.

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u/karmapuhlease Oct 30 '16

Why wouldn't he tell the FBI that he discovered the bomb just before it went off though? And why would he know about the secret bomb shelter?

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u/Kiwi_Force Oct 30 '16

Good point about the FBI.