A solid pilot imo.
I hope this can develop a bit more of a West Wing tone as it goes on, but I don't think it will.
I like the FBI / Maggie Q plotline, but I really don't need too much of the family drama (
the son dealing
, etc). I hate
the military general
so much already and I want ha GONE asap. In before
the explosion was a conspiracy the general / other US military operatives enacted to seize power of the country
.
Since the explosion was during a State of the Union address, I'm assuming nearly all of Congress is dead, plus all of the cabinet (obviously), and I think that someone mentioned various joint chiefs of staff were gone... What about SCOTUS judges? They usually attend the SOTUs, too. Will Sutherland have to appoint new people to
all of these offices? I can imagine that being the prime motivation behind the attack; take out the entire government, push out / kill off this one designated survivor, and then weasel your own person into office and fill the entire government with your own people.
