While President Kirkman is in surgery, MacLeish throws the country into chaos
Welcome back,Designated Survivorlovers!
Its been nearly three whole months since we last saw the show.
Do you evenrememberwhat happened back then?
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Its okay if youve forgotten after all, theres been a lot ofactualgovernment drama since then.
But perhaps you prefer the fantasy version of a dysfunctional government.
Lets begin at the most obvious starting point…
THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SHOT!!!!!
This leads to some good news and some bad news.
The bad: He has to undergo surgery to get rid of the shrapnel floating around inside his chest.
check that hes working in the countrys best interests, Kirkman says.
She replies with a knowing nod.
Speaking of MacLeish, he and his wife are hunkering down to review what went wrong.
Their plan has failed Kirkman is still alive, which obviously wasnt part of the plan.
How the hell does this happen?
he asks aloud, with a twinge of panic in his eyes.
We need to wash our hands of this.
With a much steadier hand, Lady MacBeth/MacLeish urges calm: Blood doesnt wash, it stains.
Besides, she adds, The mission didntentirelyfail… Mr. Vice President.
They soon learn about Kirkmans surgery and consider it an omen.
Mrs. MacLeish gives her husband a cheery pep talk: Maybe Kirkman will die in surgery!
And that they do.
When MacLeish gets his briefing as acting president (APOTUS?)
Someone explicity notes that if the American markets tank, consumers stand to lose billions from their accounts.
MacLeish hears this advice and decides to ignore it hed rather allow market forces to play out.
At any rate, after the briefing, Hookstraten barges into the Oval Office to dress MacLeish down.
Shes on to him, she announces.
Ill be watching you.
Are you threatening me?
he asks in response in a way that suggests that he thinks hes being a badass.
Yet Hookstraten remains unmoved: Absolutely.Sir.
Aaron Shore is aghast killhim?
Also, um, due process and stuff.
In fact, the whole SitRoom is in agreement.
Its crazy to just immediately murder this guy upon contact.
Maybe hes still some sort of bad guy, but hes simply working in adifferentbad-guy group from MacLeish?
Or, perhaps, hes actually… agoodguy after all?
Are you investigating me?
he asks her point blank.
She deflects: Youll have to ask the president yourself.
Looks like well still have to wait a minute before finding out what Aarons whole deal is.
Theyve just been told that Kirkmans surgery went well, and that hes able to resume his duties.
Peter frets: Will he be okay?
Are they in trouble?
His better(?)
The next morning, the stock market begins to sink as expected.
Wall Street is in the dumps, and the nations morale is even lower.
Kirkman gets wind of this from his hospital bed and decides to do something about it.
If you thought that was enough excitement for one episode, youre very mistaken.
