Okay, so we all know this first (and most likely last) season of Hostages has been one huge disappointment.
Every week, I lament the show that could have been. This week, I’m doing something different. I am ranking the most outrageous plot developments in “The Good Reason” in order of preposterousness.
1.Ellen saves Duncan. Last week, Duncan was injected with a syringe full of the poison that is meant to kill the President. Ellen saves him before the opening credits. She’s the MacGyver of modern medicine.
2.The cops investigating the death of the limo driver do not connect that Kramer’s alibi is the son of the doctor operating on the president. Seriously?
3.Archer obtains medical information about a patient just by asking politely. Apparently Maryland College Hospital doesn’t feel the need to be HIPAA-compliant.
4.Ditto for all hospitals in the area. Ellen is able to access the hospital computers and obtain patient information without logging in or needing a password.
5.The Sanders still have an answering machine. I’m willing to accept they have a land line. I’m willing to accept they have voice mail. But an answering machine that still plays the message out loud? Only my parents still have one of those.
The big reveal of the episode is that this is all happening because the president wants to expose and eliminate Operation Total Information, a government surveillance program that allows intelligence agencies to spy on U.S. citizens. Sound familiar? Any similarities to current events is most likely entirely intentional.