Designated Survivor
Declare your independence
Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Wokeness: 80%
Overall Score: 40%
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First season great, then went woke
A great show ruined after the first season. Gratuitous swearing, but beyond that, wokeness in the characters and needless sex scenes.
Created: 07-16-2022
Couldn't make it past the second episode
As a fan of 24, I was eager to see Kiefer Sutherland in action again. I was a bit leery given I had read that it fell off after season 1 so I put it off for several years. Thought I would give season 1 a try.
I got through the first two episodes and gave up. While Kiefer did a good job and I was pleased to see his character rise to the occasion, episode 2 had the governor of Michigan rounding up Muslims. They were being beaten in the streets and one of them was beaten so severely he died. Nothing like that happened after 9/11 and this was inserted to send a not so subtle message about the dangers of Islamophobia. It became obvious to me that no way was a foreign country involved or any Islamic terrorists...the bomber must be some sort of right-wing domestic group. Homeland did that in season 5 or 6 and it was so blatantly political. Hard pass.
Created: 02-09-2026
