Un membre du gouvernement américain peu expérimenté devient président des États-Unis après une attaque catastrophique et meurtrière le projetant en première place dans la ligne de succession... Tout lireUn membre du gouvernement américain peu expérimenté devient président des États-Unis après une attaque catastrophique et meurtrière le projetant en première place dans la ligne de succession.Un membre du gouvernement américain peu expérimenté devient président des États-Unis après une attaque catastrophique et meurtrière le projetant en première place dans la ligne de succession.
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- 3 victoires et 3 nominations au total
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- AnecdotesKiefer Sutherland was not originally interested in starring in another television series after his eight season run on 24 heures chrono (2001) and the limited series 24: Live Another Day (2014). Sutherland changed his mind after reading the script for the pilot, being blown away at how good it was.
- GaffesIt's occasionally said that Tom Kirkman is the first independent president of the United States. George Washington, the first president, was also an independent, and John Tyler, the tenth president, was expelled from his party and effectively served as an independent for most of his term.
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[from trailer]
Tom Kirkman: Mike, please, just tell us what you know.
Mike Ritter: Capitol's been attacked. Congress, Cabinet... Eagle is gone. Sir, you are now the President of the United States.
- ConnexionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Kiefer Sutherland Performances (2017)
Without any spoilers, there were plots that I had hoped were expanded upon or developed further, rather than being conviniently wrapped up by the end of the episode with little consequence. However, with that being said, there were little details that turned into something big and added a bit of danger to the story.
Maybe this was due to budget constraints or ABC oversight from preventing the series from becoming too dark, because I don't believe that the writers who brainstormed some pretty solid ideas, wanted those ideas to pan out the way they did.
Season 3, is helmed purely by Netflix, and it shows. That's not necessarily a good nor bad thing. The season still suffers from the "long build and anti-climatic whimper" the first two seasons had. Some story points just wrapped up too quickly after they build up they were given. In essence, great concepts but poor execution still plagues this series.
The language is a bit vulgar and gratuitous, hitting me like a freight train roaring down a mountain. The showed laid it on heavy, probably wanting to hammer home that Designated Survivor is now Netflix's new dark-gritty baby and potential heir to House of Cards. The series practically broke the fourth wall when a certain character swore. The language was toned down later on in the season, and the writers reserved its usage to add a punchier effect.
Another thing I noticed with Season 3 is how slanted the politics were, compared to the previous seasons. ABC (according to them) tries to be politically unbiased, and so the first two seasons attempted to reflect that. The villains were based on groups in the real world, but it was far removed enough that there was no direct link. The politics espoused by the President's speech were distinctly centrist. But in Season 3, there is a left wing slant no matter how hard the series tries to tell me that it is centrist. This is mostly a result of the season having a distinct tone of identity politics that just feels off. That being said, the left wing politcs is nowhere near "West Wing" levels, so the politically right leaning shouldn't be turned off by it (I'm also certain West Wing never bothered with identity politics either. It was a show from a different time). The series still does take potshots at both ends of the political spectrum, just not as strongly as the first two, and also notes that not all groups are monolithic, which is nice. However, there is a definite Left-wing slant in Season 3. Right wing extremist groups are mentioned a lot, but not a peep about left wing extremists.
Season 3 also takes a lot cues from what's happening in the world right now. I can't quite articulate it, but there's something jarring about watching the series and instantly being reminded about a certain rally that happened in the real world not too long ago. I'm don't find it off-putting per se, but I do find it jarring and that it would make the season feel dated in later years to come. Not to mention, these references are just that, references. They don't really add anything to the story, or the over arching plot.
This is an issue that I'm noticing more in Season 3, than the first two seasons. There are character arcs that serve no other purpose than just padding out the run time and attempting to make them more than just cardboard cutouts.
Which brings me to my next point, there are a few characters missing. There is a convinient narrative explanation for this, but when you think about the characters that are affected by it, it doesn't make sense as to why they're absent. I am aware that the actors and actresses may not be available for whatever reason and had to have been replaced, but there are a lot of turnovers, and some of the replacements don't feel as valuable or as likeable as their predecessors.
Lastly, the music. I usually don't coment on music, but some of the selections used at the end of certain episodes felt off, considering the subject matter they finished with. The tunes were a bit too spirited for a moment that should be tragic and horrifying.
I know my review has largely been negative so far, but I'll list the good. -Kirkman's character development and interaction with family -Emily's development -New Chief of Staff Mars. He's a new addition but I really enjoyed his arc. Arguably the best part of Season 3. -The Campaign Manager. This character is a barrel of excitement. -A different portrayal of the CIA. In most media, the CIA is always portrayed as this overly powerful organisation that skirts the rules whenever it chooses. Here they're shown as an Agency with not enough domestic resources. I don't know how representative that is of real life, but it's a refreshing change. -Dr Eli, he's a geneticist. Great character. The scientific matieral in season 3 is surprisingly accurate, albeit broad. I guess they don't want to be caught out by the details, but it's nice to see things that are more authentic at first glance.
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- 20 juin 2019
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