Designated Survivor: Season 1, Episode 3 “The Confession” (B)
This episode was somewhat more focused than the second episode, ignoring both of the Kirkman children and instead just featuring the new first lady asking for the help of someone who is surely going to ask for a favor in return at a very bad time. What we’ve seen of Congresswoman Hookstraten, who feels the need to constantly remind everyone that she is currently half of Congress, so far is that she always shows up to be helpful and to the right thing in the moment, in a way that shows that she’s making power moves. Granting Alex’s request means that she’s just biding her time to come at the president in a way that’s really going to hurt him. Emily flying to Michigan to witness and safeguard the protest failed, and then Tom’s authoritative federalization of the National Guard tanked too when they wouldn’t acknowledge his authority either. Lying to Emily so that she would bring Royce to him where he could publicly arrest him without being challenged was cunning but also cutthroat, and it’s definitely the move that Aaron would have made but not something that feels like Tom, who made a good point that it doesn’t always feel good to do what needs to be done. Firing General Cochrane was another successful show of power, one made even more emphatic by his eventual authorization of the mission. Hannah is on the right track, but it would be nice if whoever had information about who was behind the attack on the Capitol didn’t insist of being so cryptic.
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Take Three: Designated Survivor
Designated Survivor: Season 1, Episode 3 “The Confession” (B)
It was inevitable that Tom being fired the morning before he would become president would come out and that the American people, already not too enamored with their new commander-in-chief, wouldn’t be happy. What Tom showed, however, in the whole ordeal, is that he values honesty more than anything. Being cast aside by his predecessor’s son in favor of the likeliest candidate to replace him, Virginia Madsen’s Kimble Hookstraten, could have led him to be cold and crass when he found out that his relationship with his father wasn’t all he thought it had been. But instead he chose to share an inspiring moment that gave the newfound orphan a positive take on how his father felt about him, which was a relatively selfless act since the boy’s endorsement meant nothing to him once the funeral was over. Tom was smart to choose Aaron as his Chief of Staff because he needs someone smart and conniving, and I sincerely hope that this new file Aaron has created on him is to protect him from the scandals that will eventually get out and not to create them. If he works with Emily to serve Tom steadfastly, they can do great things. Leo’s antics aren’t terribly enticing, and while Natascha McElhone is a strong actress, I’m not sure Tom’s family needs to be so much of the subject of this show. The discovery that the recently discovered living congressman in the rubble got out of his seat and therefore was likely part of the crew that set off the bomb is unsettling, and Hannah better share that news with Jason soon or she’s going to find herself the sole advocate of a dangerous theory.
It was inevitable that Tom being fired the morning before he would become president would come out and that the American people, already not too enamored with their new commander-in-chief, wouldn’t be happy. What Tom showed, however, in the whole ordeal, is that he values honesty more than anything. Being cast aside by his predecessor’s son in favor of the likeliest candidate to replace him, Virginia Madsen’s Kimble Hookstraten, could have led him to be cold and crass when he found out that his relationship with his father wasn’t all he thought it had been. But instead he chose to share an inspiring moment that gave the newfound orphan a positive take on how his father felt about him, which was a relatively selfless act since the boy’s endorsement meant nothing to him once the funeral was over. Tom was smart to choose Aaron as his Chief of Staff because he needs someone smart and conniving, and I sincerely hope that this new file Aaron has created on him is to protect him from the scandals that will eventually get out and not to create them. If he works with Emily to serve Tom steadfastly, they can do great things. Leo’s antics aren’t terribly enticing, and while Natascha McElhone is a strong actress, I’m not sure Tom’s family needs to be so much of the subject of this show. The discovery that the recently discovered living congressman in the rubble got out of his seat and therefore was likely part of the crew that set off the bomb is unsettling, and Hannah better share that news with Jason soon or she’s going to find herself the sole advocate of a dangerous theory.
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