TV Review: Designated Survivor (Season 2, Episode 5)
27th October 2017
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This week sees the Kirkman administration severely struggle with public perception. After the President’s words calling the American people ‘suckers’ are taken out of context by a Senator for his own political gain, Kirkman faces an all-time low in approval as ‘Suckergate’ makes headlines.
It’s yet another apt commentary on current politics regarding how the simplest of words, whether warranted or not, can drastically skew political debate. Though the Kirman adminstration has faced many crises, ‘Sucker’ explores one that seems trivial yet may cause the White House to suffer long-term consequences. For a show that used to fancy itself a gritty political thriller, is seems a little lustreless for this to be the big catastrophe of the week.

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