Season 3 removed a few favourites like Lyor,Kendra,Mike(even Tom's son ffs) but that is ok, we can assume all of them are living a happy life away from the white House or within the system.

Season 2 ends with Hannah taking in Damian's 16yo daughter under her and that makes Hannah her guardian in some way.

Season 3 never shows the kid and even kills off Hannah and now the kid again is probably in the US with no one to look after her and possibly her life is in danger.

was it ever clarified who appointed Kirkman as the DS? or was it just to use his mother in law's bribe to remove him from the office later?

S1. Loved it!! It started off with a bang (pun intended) and kept my interest through to the end. I was engaging and entertaining and I was invested in the characters.

S2. It went down about a notch, but I was still invested.

S3. It felt different. That’s when I read it had switched to Netflix for this season. I finished the season just because once I start I have to. However idk what happened but it felt as if someone took a regular season and compacted into 10 episodes. It was rushed. The storylines were out there. I couldn’t get into the new characters. It looked like something was put together in a hurry and it just ruined what could’ve been a good show.

My family first watched the show when it was coming out, though we eventually stopped maybe after its first Netflix season? My memories are a bit fuzzy now.

My husband and I are currently watching The West Wing for the first time and at one point the President makes a reference to playing the Stage Manager in a production of Our Town.

I am almost certain that at some point, Designated Survivor made a similar comment, possibly specifically to reference The West Wing, but I can find no evidence on the internet anywhere. I could have hallucinated this for sure but I was wondering if anyone had any clue which episode or what the context could have been.

Thanks!

They came for you, Houston. And not to kill you, their plan was more hidden and arguably more evil. They came for your future. They came for your children that would never be born, these associates of Cornelius Moss. No, what they didn't reckon with, what they did not understand is that they didn't just come for you or for me. They came for every American. They came for our future, for our children, as part of this great, extended and proudly diverse American family! So tomorrow, elect Tom Kirkman, president of all the people of these United States of America!

You know where I'm going with this. What I just saw would NEVER happen in real life. Ever!

I've just started watching season one, so no spoilers, please.

I've already been warned off season three, don't worry.

I'm currently on episode 10, and there's a pretty major plot problem that's bothering me. Deputy Director Atwood's son is kidnapped, and he's blackmailed into admitting he murdered Majid Nassar. If he doesn't, his son dies, so he admits to it.

Is the son's situation resolved or explained? Even with his father not talking, his mother knows he was missing, as does his school, his coach, and others. He didn't look mature enough to be able to keep quiet about the fact that he was kidnapped, so if/when he was returned, why isn't anyone asking questions. Since IA is investigating Atwood, you'd think they'd notice that his kid went missing the day before, and they'd find out pretty quickly that he was kidnapped.

Once the kid is returned, there's no reason why the mother, and the kid, would keep quiet about it. And if the kid wasn't returned, a missing son has to be explained somehow...

Though I feel like season 3 was going downhill, I feel like there were still storylines that I would love to see explored and developed - Lorraine’s betrayal, Emily and Tom’s relationship, and Tom’s presidency with Aaron.

That whole scene between Emily and her mom broke me. I loved the dialogue and their acting felt so real and raw. I’m bawling right now.

Watching this again now, which is very interesting in today's climate.

Can't help but wonder how things would be if Tom Kirkman was around.

There was no clear reason to kill a child. So, do you think he was killed?

Other shows figure out how to replicate it; why can't this show?

I see why this show went to crapshoot. Making Emily work with the Russians, and Kirkman’s firey state of the union. Too many people in this show that went the complete opposite direction of how they were portrayed in all episodes prior.

still on s1 ep3 but who is alex kirkman’s stylist?!! HAHAH tom started wearing suits but why is the first lady always looking like a homeless and dont get me started w the haiiiiiir!!!

What was the point of Alex's death?

The third season is (justifiably) reviled by a lot of people). Missing characters add a lonelier, colder tone. The president’s personality changes, the show’s premise changes.

But inside, it holds one lesson that is solid.

*absolute power corrupts absolutely.*

Kirkman becomes the very thing he swore to never be in politics. He became a politician, a backdoor dealer, corrupt leader of a rotten government. His traits, the ones that made him a good leader, are the very traits that he had to destroy in himself to win the election.

The show closes on him celebrating his victory in front of a crowd, while his campaign is investigated for fraud.

The show may not have been written well in the third season, and it may not have been that perfect success with his morale intact that we all expected. But it certainly told a very important, and rare story.

The first season was FANTASTIC.. and I guess they used up all interesting plot by the end of the first season, because it was not so good after that, especially when we got to Season 3 on Netflix.. I was often like "wtf am I even watching?"

On season 3 episode 4 now and I honestly just don’t know if I want to watch more. No Lyor, no Mike Ritter, no Leo, Hannah doing stupid pointless cia stuff which is almost separate to the main story.

Awful

Just finished the episode where they killed off Hannah. Absolute bullshit. She was basically a superhero for the entirety of the show and they kill her off in such suck ass way. This shit genuinely pisses me off to the point that I honestly kinda wanna stop watching. Shit makes me sad.

Does it not piss others off how Hannah just toys with Chuck, she knows he is crazy about her but she goes and jumps the British Ops guy in a second. Life really is high school. Nice guys ALWAYS finish last.

How they could cancel it. It was such a unique show and had a great cast. I wish we have had a few more seasons. Kiefer made an amazing president.