The final moments of the ‘Designated Survivor’ fall finale ended with one character losing their life in a jaw-dropping car crash. This loss changes the course of the show forever. Alex Kirkman (Natascha McElhone) is dead. Fans watched Designated Survivor’s First Lady of the United States die in the last seconds of the show’s fall finale. Alex had just learned she was no longer the subject of a federal investigation when a huge truck struck the car she was riding in.