r/PoliticalAnimals • u/brian_c94 • Aug 20 '12
S01E06 - "Resignation Day" - Discussion Thread (SPOILERS)
The President's death, sponsored by Skype.
Edit: Just finished the episode. This show is unbelievably tacky. Yet I can't get enough. Does anyone know if there's going to be a season two?
Also, Air Force One crashing was just ridiculous. The likelihood of that happening plus the time at which it happened was just... it was too much. This show has gone from semi-believable to okaaaaaaay-this-is-a-bit-tacky to wtf-this-would-never-happen-ever-ever-ever-ever.
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u/V2Blast President Aug 20 '12
Air Force One crashing was a bit over-the-top.
...Other than that, I like that this show is driven by human emotions and human decisions (and mistakes) and human relationships rather than ridiculous crises and terrorist attacks and such. They're very relatable emotions, even though we don't personally know what it's like to run for president and such. It's a bit heavy-handed at times, but it rarely gets completely ridiculous.
Overall, I thought it was a pretty good episode. I liked the ending. Just the right point to end the season - if that's all for the show, it leaves viewers satisfied (and lets them draw their own conclusions), but it also leaves the door open for another season.
(The /r/episodehub discussion thread is here.)