Lets spend some time there…and maybe never come back.
The Governors Ball
Tonights episode opens with President Kirkman looking mighty sharp in a tuxedo.
As it turns out, hes pretty good at parties!
Credit: ABC/Ben Mark Holzberg
The governors all seem to like him, or at least his booze.
Its going so well, he decides to make a speech to the room.
As we know, whenever people make speeches on this show, terrible things happen.
Tonight is no different: Halfway through Kirkmans speech, the White House is attacked.
We learn a Chechen national apparently linked to Al-Siqar shot up the place with an AR-15.
There were no casualties, but Agent Ritter was shot and is in critical condition.
Luckily, he was able to kill the shooter before further harm could be done.
Ritter, fortunately, will be okay.
But the attack itself ends up adding even more dimensions to the countrys political reality.
The plane is alreadyinMiami, but he simply wont let them off.
They could be terrorists who also want to shoot up the White House with an AR-15, he reasons.
Kirkman, of course, disagrees, setting up one of the episodes main conflicts.
Maybe I shouldnt be president!
he declares, before running out of the room in shame.
Needless to say, its not a good look.
Seth and Aaron chase him down to slap some sense into him.
Together, they give him an inspiring pep talk: Youre a good president!
You is smart, you is kind, you is important!
Kirkman smiles sheepishly and decides to give this whole president thing another go.
He storms back into the room to give the governor bullies a stirring little speech.
After some murmuring, the governors agree to line up behind him but with one condition.
They (by which I mean, the one from Arizona) want him to ban immigration.
Like,allimmigration, from everywhere.
Kirkman agrees to it, much to the chagrin of his wife.
The moment FLOTUS finds out, she fiercely berates him in the Oval Office.
Its a bit of a shocker.
Kirkman, it seems, is becoming a real politician after all.
NEXT: Whos really behind the attacks on America?
Simple enough, right?
Agent Maggie Q freaks out about this.
So, she and her partner coordinate their own meeting with Nassar for (theme alert!)
Maggie Q plainly tells Nassar she doesnt think he or Al-Siqar planned the bombing.
Nassar even gives Agent Maggie Q a name: Catalan.
Agent Maggie Q and her partner cant find him in any of the governments criminal databases.
They dont even know if theyrespellingit right.
Unfortunately, they cant go back to Nassar to spell-check the name…because he dies.
All of which is to say: The FBI isnt ready to sign off on MacLeish quite yet.
Hot Off the Press
The feeling might be mutual.
Thats right, Seth just got played.
And while he doesnt answer her, his lack of response is probably confirmation enough.
But still, this doesnt necessarily mean she wasonlyflirting with him for access and information.
Theres still a chance it might lead to a real romance.
