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The VP is never the DS at the State of the Union. He/she always sits behind the President, along with the Speaker of the House. Technically, the VP is the leader of the Senate (brought in to break ties). Just for fun, I goggled the most recent designated survivors from the past SOTUs. 2016 - Sec of Homeland Security 2015 - Sec of Transportation 2014 - Sec of Energy 2013 - Sec of Energy 2012 - Sec of Agriculture Looks like they have a designated survivor for the presidential inauguration too.

That was one of my favorite parts, and found it a nice change of pace to what could've been a predictable scene. People often experience complex and conflicting reactions to emotionally-charged situations. And then his daughter says, "Daddy, what's happening?" right after he mentions the sitcom. Cracked me up!

Who knows what may happen in future episodes, but remember, this baby was dropped off at a firehouse anonymously. They don't know who he is, so tracking down suitable relatives doesn't seem very likely.

I'm generally not a fan of shows that seem to be written with the message, "we're going to make you cry." Don't try to manipulate me so easily. I much prefer shows that surprise me with the emotions. But I tuned in because several tv critics had recommended it. It was okay. I enjoyed Sterling Brown's storyline the most, particularly the strange moments of humor, and those kids are adorable. I loved the kid just braiding hair instead of playing soccer, probably because that would've been me. That storyline will keep me watching at least for now. I am torn about Kate's storyline. While it's refreshing to have an overweight woman as a main character, I really, really hope her entire thing doesn't revolve around her weight struggles or the Mike and Molly Redux. That's just boring and cliche. Overweight people have lives just as complex and multi-faceted as skinny people! If the writers are smart enough to play up that the pretty actor is more than just a face, let's do the same for his overweight sister.

He was on "Royal Pains" for its entire run, and before that, dare I say it, he was on the short-lived Friends spin-off, "Joey." Yes, my brain is way too full of useless pop culture knowledge.

Ah, good point. I guess I didn't think he knew that Nas was there, since they made such a big point of not being able to see the kitchen from the entrance and up the stairs. Of course, I didn't know about the financial planner following her at the beginning of the show, so I assumed it was just really bad luck on Nas' part throughout.

I just want to say thank you for the commenters in this forum for keeping it real with this show. I was disappointed in it, particularly after hearing from lots of people, including TV critics I usually agree with, that it was just the GREATEST thing. Meh, color me underwhelmed. I think part of the problem is that it was such a head scratching mystery as to who would violently murder someone coincidentally on the same night as when Nas was there, that I just wanted to find out the answers. And perhaps I've been spoiled by the CSI-type shows (which I don't even like), but it drove me utterly batty that no one ever questioned why Nas didn't have any blood on him, when the murder scene was so covered in it. A total fail on the the part of the writers. After being scarred by watching a few episodes of Oz, I don't ever really want to watch prison drama shows, so I was annoyed the show went down that road. Freddy, the all-powerful and benevolent crime lord (sort of), seemed like a stretch to me. Sort of like a stripper with a heart of gold - just too much of cliche for me to buy it. I would've much preferred a series that focused on the crime and its investigation, as well as the ramifications for the family, and just skip most of the prison stuff. Given how much stuff was packed into the last episode, it seems some of the prison drama could've been cut in favor of focusing on the defense actually investigating the murder, along with Box questioning his investigation earlier. It actually would've been kind of interesting if we didn't see much of Nas in prison, and he just showed up to meet with his lawyers with a black eye or shaved head. We'd just speculate as to what was happening to this poor kid in Rikers. I won't even get into the actual real investigating happening during the trial. That seems to happen all too frequently on tv shows (looking at you, Good Wife), and it doesn't seem very realistic. I called the financial planner as the killer the second I saw him at the funeral. You don't put a recognizable actor in such a small role unless he has some bigger part. I thought the acting was good, and it kept me watching because I wanted to see how it all ended. I just felt like a lot was wasted on things I ultimately didn't care about too much. Perhaps I went in looking for a different show than was intended.

ITA. Also, where did Naz's father get another car to be a delivery person? Wasn't the cab their only car? My other 2016 thought (I know this is takes place in 2014 but still), is that if they have another car, why isn't he doing Uber? Dumb thoughts, but when shows whiff on details like this, it drives me crazy.

That ending was pretty shocking. Like others, I assume White Rose is behind it. I'm wondering if what really put it in motion is when Dom asked about the information they had on the Dark Army. If you remember, her boss seemed hesitant to bring it up, but the Dom pushed ahead and asked without caring about the sensitive nature of it. WR might've realized they're closer to figuring out who he is than he initially thought. It'll be interesting to see how that long scene between WR and Dom plays out, assuming she survives the shooting. Excited to see this episode get things back on track to the Mr. Robot I liked so much from last year.

If you remember, there was a scene from last season when they were at Allsafe. They had some dialogue and there was an awkward pause, as if they were about to kiss. But then they and everyone at Allsafe looked at the televisions, because the Hack had begun. So yeah, I'd say there's definitely something there. He also didn't like Ollie from the beginning. I assumed part of that was jealousy.

To me it was a version of Stockholm Syndrome. He deprived her of everything, and he became her only real source of human interaction. Her affection for him protected him from getting hurt by Elle, and getting her to do whatever he asked.

From what I read somewhere, (pure speculation), is that a possible explanation for the upside-down world is that it is a parallel universe that had something catastrophic happen to it along the way. (perhaps the monster?) And now that Will seems to have brought back something from that world, is this universe also at risk?

I was wondering if his mother is another hallucination. Gideon did not seem to be aware of her presence in that scene with Elliot. To go full Freudian on you, Mr. Robot is Elliot's id, while mom is his superego.

I heard an interview with a past Bachelor contestant (forgive me, I don't remember her name, other than that she's married to a past Bachelorette contestant, and maybe they have an HGTV show???) who said that the producers pick their job titles, not the contestants. She said she was working for a national sorority organization in a well paid, relatively high up role (like head of PR) and they gave her a title that dumbed her job down and career quite a bit.

I actually went to high school with Jules' doctor - he has always sort of talked that way. It's very amusing to see him on tv. He was typically pretty unassuming and shy; very nice guy. But besides some obvious botox and veneers, he actually looks pretty much like he did back when I knew him.

Thanks, I must have missed that. I still think it's strange that the 2 sisters would seem to have such different views of OJ. I have two sisters myself. If one of us believed one's husband was capable of murdering her, you bet the other would know about it. But every family is different.

Was I the only one who noticed a big, glaring inconsistency between narrators in this episode? One of the LAPD detectives says he called the Browns after Nicole's body was discovered, and the sister started screaming, "I knew he'd kill her one of these days!" But then later when talking about the wake, when OJ showed up, her sister says she consoled him, because she had "no idea" what was going on. Unless there was more than one sister? But even if there were two sisters, I'd assume information about OJ's abuse would be shared amongst the family. I don't think this means anything in terms of conspiracy (no doubt in my mind OJ killed her), just a curious inconsistency.

Fights between Bethenny and Luanne are my favorite, because Luanne is the only one who is semi-capable of going toe to toe with B. The fights with others just don't seem fair. I don't think they've ever really liked each other since B's "You're a snake" moment with Luanne. Pretty sure Bethenny still feels that way. Ever since then there's always a bit of tension, even when they're supposedly getting along.

No, you didn't miss anything. Jason magically found her with no explanation. I wasn't aware my ringtone was equivalent to my fingerprint. Don't get me started on how no one followed up with her in terms of what she saw.

When she showed up, I assumed that meant she was going to play some pivotal role in the case. Perhaps her appearance was a purposefully placed red herring. Not that anyone really cares, but her testimony made no sense. Her friend is actively on the phone with 911 and she's leaving? Literally seconds before her friend is shot?

This episode just didn't make much sense to me. There seemed to be competing ideas. Alicia has her vision of 3 men in her apartment. I thought her visions of Will were proof to her that she wasn't really so into Jason, as much as using him as a substitute. That made sense to me. But then she's asking him to wait and having Ghost Will tell her to go after him. What? Then she seems to be ready to divorce Peter, but turns around at the end to walk back to him. I guess? I don't mind ambivalent or open endings, but I just couldn't quite figure out Alicia's motivations this episode. Actually that goes for the whole season, and probably last season, when she seemed to hate running for office. Are you standing by your man or what? For all her growth, it seemed to me the ending showed Alicia as STILL the victim of her circumstances. Jason was gone because he chose to be gone. She's going back to Peter. Diane is probably done with her and their partnership. The slap from Diane, while satisfying to someone who has grown to hate Alicia, just seemed to be for shock value more than anything else.

Haha! Yes! I did. I thought, "would they make her have some terrible accident?" And then I realized I sort of wanted that to happen. I was glad Diane slapped her. Also, I was thinking the same thing about Broadway. Was that Sutton Foster who showed up for 2 seconds to be the friend with the phone? Why use a relatively famous actress on such a small non-part? (confession: I was only half paying attention, so maybe it just looked like her)

When Cathy Dunbar went to speak before the convention, I really hoped that she was going to out the Underwoods. For what, I don't know, something, if not everything. At least the conspiracy to get Claire to the VP nomination. It would've been a good strategy for her - by making it all public, Underwood can't hurt her, at least with her life. She was clearly scared in the Oval office showdown. If something just up and happened to Dunbar, that would look beyond suspicious after revealing the truth in front of all America. I dunno, maybe it's wishful thinking. I'm just getting a bit bored of the Underwoods always coming out on top. I know the show is somewhat dependent on that, but it would an interesting change of pace to see what would happen if there scheming didn't work on someone. Personally, I hate the idea of Claire getting the VP slot. It seems like political suicide.

Take heart, Canadians, who feel the show's portrayal isn't accurate. I live in Chicago - they get a ton of stuff wrong about here, too. This may be a dumb question, but have they ever explicitly stated why Peter was indicted and arrested, beyond generic "corruption" charges? The bit about influencing the mistrial is mostly speculation at this point, I believe (based on them eavesdropping on the grand jury) If someone is arrested, don't they have the right to know the details of why? I guess I'd like them to spell it out a bit more plainly. Or maybe they haven't yet because it's going to be some plot twist in the last few episodes. Nice to see Cary, but why was he wearing a suit??? Didn't he quit? Rock the casual look, Cary!

Yes, to this, but also to the extremely bad PR of OJ, still beloved by millions, being "killed" by the LAPD. Particularly in light of the riots, as noted at the beginning of this series. I don't think people can underestimate how much the LAPD was perceived as racist and corrupt back then. The general feeling was that African Americans couldn't get a fair shake. The LAPD could not afford to have the blood of one of the most famous and loved African Americans on their hands, even if he was guilty.