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Designated Survivor
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  • Episode aired Jun 7, 2019
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Kiefer Sutherland in Designated Survivor (2016)
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Now running for office for the first time, Kirkman and his nascent campaign stumble out of the gate. Wells gets a critical reassignment.Now running for office for the first time, Kirkman and his nascent campaign stumble out of the gate. Wells gets a critical reassignment.Now running for office for the first time, Kirkman and his nascent campaign stumble out of the gate. Wells gets a critical reassignment.
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    • Chris Grismer
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    Kiefer Sutherland
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    • Tom Kirkman
    Adan Canto
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    • Aaron Shore
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    Kal Penn
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    • Seth Wright
    Maggie Q
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    • Hannah Wells
    Anthony Edwards
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    • Mars Harper
    Lauren Holly
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    • Lynn Harper
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    • Penny Kirkman
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    • Isabel Pardo
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    • Dontae Evans
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    Aunjanue Ellis
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    • Eleanor Darby
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    • Dianne Lewis
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    • Trivia
      ABC originally cancelled the series after the second season but Netflix renewed it for a third.
    • Goofs
      The United States flag at around 28:00 in is hung backwards. Flag etiquette requires that the flag's union, the area with the stars, be hung to the observers left. The flag is hung vertically with the union to the right.
    • Quotes

      DNC Chair: He's gonna siphon votes away from us, which will result in Moss winning, which will result in the end of the progressive agenda as we know it.

      Mars Harper: Know what? If you're worried about vote-spliting, maybe you guys should be the ones to drop out.

      DNC Chair: The Democratic Party? We should drop out?

      Mars Harper: I got the president. What do you got?

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      References Stranger Things (2016)

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    9/10
    Re-fan, is there such a word?
    I became a fan of the show after the pilot episode. However the longer the show ran, the more it seemed to drag on. The storylines were a mess, scriptwriting was terrible, and keifer looked like he was just going through the motions. I stopped watching after episode 10 of season 2.

    Enter season 3. With an army of new writers and all, I felt I wanted to give this show another shot.

    Episode 1 didn't disappoint. The script was solid, the actors looked like they had more chemistry, and the lines weren't cheap - there was meat, humor and a lot of wit.

    Thank you for a solid first episode. Will watch the rest soon.
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    • Jun 13, 2019

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