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Commander In Chief Season 1 Episode 15

Ties That Bind

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AIRED: 4/27/06

Mac wants her Attorney General to look into an urban situation in Maryland because it's where Gardner is from. Mac is also briefed on the situation of the missing surface-to-air missiles that went down in a military plane crash over Pakistan and has to make sure that the weapons do not end up in the hands of terrorists. Templeton is ralling support for the Templeton Act which focuses on domestic crime and Mac is threatening to use her veto power in the hopes for more law enforcement and education over the bill's calls for tougher sentencing. Dickie learns that Vince is planning a commitment ceremony with his partner and he warns him not to invite Mac because it might hurt her in the polls.moreless

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Another great episode, who will become the Vice President now?

9.0

By Pinkmyst, Jun 19, 2006

Well Vice President Warren Keaton has resigned to be with his sick wife. It is great to see that he has put his family first, something Mac also seems to admire.

Kelly shows that she is very hard working having fell asleep on her desk. It is amazing that she can still look so great!

Dickie is a bit of a sly character, I think he will be one to watch out for. I don't think that he really suits the team and even though he is trying to help the president I don't really think that he supports the same issues as Mac.moreless
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good episode almost 100% real

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By raimondo, May 30, 2006

this is another good episode fro this series. The actors deliver a good job of giving us all the angles of a day in the white house with diferents problems in the personal and nationwide. The sudden removal of the vice president was a turn off for me because i belived that he was delivering the perfect role in the series
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Another great episode, making it more disappointing it's off the air.

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By piper0110, May 14, 2006

This episode was another great example of wonderful writing and good storytelling. The multiple plotlines were expertly woven together. It was very revealing to see the number of issues that a president faces day to day - from the prospect of weapons falling into enemy hands to something so simple as a friend's commitment ceremony. The issues were all dealt with quite well, and I am hoping this will not prove to be the last episode of CIC ever aired.moreless
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Changes in the oval office..this review contains spoilers

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By DQMW154, May 01, 2006

I finally was able to watch an episode after the long...long...hiatus and missing the last 2 new episodes. It was a good one to catch. CIC is finally getting back to the earlier episodes and hopefully that may just save it.

For some reason however, I really do not like the first children. They act nothing like one would expect children to ask seasoned for years in the public spotlight. Who ever writes the plots for Becca and Horace do not know anything about teenagers except the media's portray of them. Becca is spoiled, self -centered and very very annoying. And the thing with the IM? Who talks to strangers on AIM like that? I know it’s an issue but at least in my opinion one that is a bit dated. Maybe 2,3, years ago that would be a reasonable plot line for a teen on TV but not know. And Horace? He started out the show so differently. Now he's almost as bad as Becca. Please don't read on if you don't want to be spoiled:

But if it is going where I think it is going and Horace gets the girl pregnant-I just think it is a bad plot to go on. I love Everwood but Everwood it is not. I understand that it happens in today's society but a president's son getting a girl pregnant? I mean you think a son of the president would know something about protection. Maybe I can buy the whole getting her pregnant but having it come out to the press? That's dumb. Could you imagine if that happened to Chelsea Clinton or the Bush twins?

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Rod is my favorite character but he didn't even talk to his son for more that five minutes about the night before. The kids get ignored a lot on this show.

The rest of the episode was good; I liked the conversation Mac had with Warren though I'm sad to see him go. I don't know if it was mentioned before the hiatus or after but I wonder what deal Warren and Templeton made.

I like Dickie -another spoiler-

and I don't want to see him fired. But the 3rd shakeup and CIC may send him the way of Bochco. While Bochco gone is good- not Dickie. I hope not he adds nice conflict.

Good episode can't wait for next week. Makes up for Jack and Bobby...almost :)

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This was one of the best episodes of CIC. It also reminded me of some of the earlier episodes. GO CIC!!!

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By IRBYROB, Apr 28, 2006

I really enjoyed this episode. It is one of CIC's best. The episode was interesting from start to finish. I also like the way it gave us some background information on the Chief of Staff and show us a little more about her assistant-Vince. I am going to miss the Vice President. I like the way

he changed his views regarding the competence of Mackenzie Allen. I do not know if I like the way the show seems to be going in regards to the first gentleman. I liked it better with him as part of the adminstration. Geena Davis remains awesome as usual. This was a great episode. GO CIC!!!moreless
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Caitlin Wachs	Rebecca Calloway
Donald Sutherland	Nathan Templeton
Ever Carradine	Kelly Ludlow
Geena Davis	Mackenzie Allen
Harry J. Lennix	Jim Gardner
Jasmine Jessica Anthony	Amy Calloway

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Peter Coyote	Vice President Warren Keaton	Guest Star
Adam Arkin	Attorney General Carl Brantley	Guest Star
Anthony Azizi	Vince Taylor	Guest Star
Natasha Henstridge	Jayne Murray	Recurring Role
Eyal Podell	Eli	Recurring Role
Polly Bergen	Kate Allen	Recurring Role

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- Keaton became the second person to leave the Vice Presidency in the same presidential term. Mac had left the vice presidency to become President while Keaton resigned.
  
  In real life the vice-presidency did become vacant twice in the same presidential term during the 1973-77 term. Congress had first approved Gerald R. Ford who ultimately became President, and then Nelson A Rockefeller who served out the rest of the term.
  Unlike Ford and Rockefeller, Keaton being a Congress approved Vice President ended the vice-presidency without having to become President nor serving out the remainder of the term.
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- Vince: (to Kelly) If you come to work when it's dark, and go home when it's dark, did the day really happen?
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