@@BrainPilot It's really interesting that this season ends with Kate & Hal possibly having NO allies: the Brit Foreign Minister, the Brit PM, the VP/POTUS, some of the Embassy staff (Stewart & the CIA Station Chief) are questionable, the Secty of State, and Billie/the Chief of Staff to POTUS. All of these people could see Kate/Hal as a threat to THEIR careers & power. I predict when S3 begins, it will be Kate/Hal against all of these people--which means Kate/Hal will have to rely on each other; and will grow closer, on a personal level. No more Love Triangle !
@@117Derek I'm tempted to make that prediction too, but the writers of this show are so good at surprising us that I'm going to stop making predictions.
Glad someone addressed her outfits and general slovenly appearance. She never solves anything the husband or the chief of staff or the British Politician all do more, think more but nobody reveals more than her and she would never get to be a diplomat.
Her appearance is part of her character’s backstory. It’s meant to be bedhead, disheveled, etc. and to see her transform. It’s like you forgot it’s a show and she is purposely styled the way she appears. It’s not like Russell said, “skip wardrobe, hair and makeup.” 😅
I really liked it. 6 episodes is perfect. The pacing is good and the love dramas don't take up too much space. In fact, as they were, they were instructive about the characters' personalities (particularly, between PM and his wife). However, I hope the main character will be more independent and smarter in the future: she speaks, she reveals sensitive information to everyone, and generally believes the last talker. ("Emily in London" imo).
Netflix confirmed in early October 2024, before season 2 was even released, that The Diplomat season 3 was happening. In fact, production is already well underway in both London and New York.
Loved the show! Crtique... she started seeming like she was so smart and decisive. But as show went on she seemed to slip and needed more & more help from others
Not a bad recap of how season 2 wrapped up, but some points need slight corrections: The scene at the end of ep. 6 (3:27 ff.) does not show “all of Grace's staff” running out to tell her about the president’s death. Almost all the nearly two-dozen people running down those stairs from the mansion’s portico are members of Penn’s Secret Service detail; just a couple are from her staff. And their immediate mission is not to deliver some news, but to secure the new president, ensure her safety, and get her back immediately to the secure confines of the ambassador’s residence. To the extent that her staff and the Secret Service agents would be conveying information to Penn, the framing of their message as, “that she was now set to become the new President of the United States” (3:33 ff.), is not accurate. If they have confirmation that President St. Hubbins - oops, I mean, President Rayburn - is dead, then their message to Penn is not that she is “set to become” president, but that she •is• president. When the president dies, under the U.S. Constitution, and U.S. statutes, the vice president automatically and •immediately• becomes president. There is no delay, no intermediate stage, in succession. What we had been told about the proposed new role for VP Penn was NOT, as it is stated here, that she would “be ’nuclear czar’ for the U.K.” (4:14 ff.). The proposal, as we hear it sketched out in the dialog, was that the U.S. and the U.K. would •each• appoint a “czar” to focus on these nuclear issues; PM Trowbridge had urged President Rayburn to appoint VP Penn as the U.S.’s czar (and, to be clear, she would also remain VP, as Rayburn was planning it before his demise). Penn would work on these issues •with• the U.K.’s counterpart nuclear czar, but •she• would NOT be the czar for the U.K.
Only 6 episodes is so annoying. The first season had 8 and now only 6. That's so cheap. Now we have to wait another damn year for perhaps 6 more episodes and another damn cliffhanger.
THIS SEASON WAS WAYY TO SHORT! I can’t believe they got me with another absolute BANGER of a cliff hanger. 😮 Also the way Trouhbridge got his heart broken by Margaret Royland sucked to see, I didn’t like that he almost killed her but I feel for him. He really does care about the UK and British soldiers.
This was my favorite show, Debra Cahn is a screenwriting genius, a lot like Arron Sorkin, but when I discovered they took two years to produce only six episodes I swore I'd never waste my time watching it again, that was 4 1/2 hours of actual program, the length of two movies, after two years, it should have been at least twice that long.
Highly doubtful Hal could’ve gotten the POTUS on the line with almost no notice and also unlikely the President would’ve been alone (although unclear that he was). That just isn’t believable. Every minute of POTUS’s working day is scheduled and it’s laughable that Hal could’ve derailed that calendar on “demand.” Also, with rare exception “business” calls are transcribed to become part of the official record
Yeah, no explanation needed, but IMO the show completely jumped the shark. No spoilers, but having to constantly raise the stakes in a way that makes it impossible to suspend your disbelief ruins shows like this within a couple seasons. Loved the first 5 episodes, but then it got really ridiculous for me. Sorry to see it end this way.
Idk… I think the ending was great and well thought out. Yes there are many instances of raising the stakes, however, the slower pace for the bulk of the show makes it a good balance. I think this ending allows so many possibilities for future seasons!
I suspect that the President's Chief of Staff, Billie, knows the ENTIRE truth about Grace Penn--and that's why Billie was maneuvering to force Grace to resign. But now, b/c of the Grace's new status, Billie may backtrack & become Grace's henchman, and oppose Kate. Billie is a survivor, and one of the Lessons of this show (Ex., the Brit PM) is that people become corrupt b/c they want to survive and KEEP Power.
@@117DerekBillie is a survivor?! She’s barely had screen time and barely talked about. How exactly did u come to this knowledge or assumption?! Only thing we know about her is her position as a black woman in a position of power. Kindly point me to the episode when u got this idea. Maybe I missed it
I enjoyed Season 2. I'm guessing that Kate is still in the running for VP in a new Penn administration. Kat is too much of a threat to Penn with everything she knows; the only way to curtail that threat is to attach her to the new administration to get her to keep her mouth shut.
The reduction in the number of episodes is ominous to me. This is what the big streamers do now. With everybody bingeing all the episodes, I think they figures they may as well cram the thing into a smaller number of episodes and cut bait.
That's not "all of Grace's staff running outside and telling her that the President was dead." That's her protective detail running outside to offer immediate protection to the new President of the United States.
What a great season ! I was pleased with season 1 but that season had a great pace and was excellent. The end made me laugh so hard 😂😂😂 what a great writing.
I mostly enjoyed it. The part that did annoy me was when Grace Penn explained to Kate, the need to maintain the Nuclear Base in Scotland, and seemingly the viewer was supposed be sympathetic, rather than enraged at the colonial tendencies of the US government. The politics just didn't sit well with me.
It changed my mind on how much America needs to expand its reach to prevent world wars, in that we need to expand our reach, and we have the power and blessing to do so since we are the reason WWI, WWII and the Cold War ended. We ARE the police of the world, because no one else will do the job nor can they.
@@celebrityrog America, who is currently assisting Israel in the genocide of the Palestinian people, the police of the world? They lost the right to make that claim when they invaded Iraq, I'm afraid. America's foreign policy is a scourge on the planet.
I do. I suppose they think it helps to draw her as a no nonsense character, but it just irritates and distracts me. She always looks as if she needs to shower and wash her hair.
I thoroughly enjoyed season three. I wish Kate would brush her hair, even just once and her constant lack of focus is annoying but that's how it's written.
Great show. Great cliffhanger, but only six episodes? I remember growing up the usual amount of episodes was 23 per season, then became 16, then 13. Now we are down to six. I know it’s hard to do and expensive, but I wish this was a mid season cliffhanger instead.
I had to rewatch season 1 before bingeing season 2, and was disappointed there were only 6 episodes, (imdb lists 20 episodes, which includes the projected 6 eps for season 3). Grace being elevated to President with the passing of Rayburn does bring a sense of danger, but she'd explained to Kate the reasoning behind the attack on the Courageous - I did like that Grace pointed out Kate's hair, since it was a sore point with me that a person in such a high official role couldn't be bothered to simply brush her hair, and Grace did mention that Kate had her hair in her "vice president style", when she thought that Kate was still after her position. I wonder if she might consider Kate for her VP, since they did get along, after a fashion. Overall, I definitely enjoyed the series, despite knowing nothing about either US or UK politics (the "strong sex scenes" advisory was a bit laughable)
LOVE season 2!!! Too short but the story and acting deliver. I can't believe that Alison Janney is the bad guy and I can't wait to see how events unfold! Surely the US elections result will impact the writing of season 3 in some ways.
Absolutely love this show. Unfortunately, real life these days makes most dramas pale in comparison. We're supposed to see Grace as a threat, a problematic president. I wish we had an incoming president and cabinet as capable and knowledgeable...I fear ignorance, esp with foreign affairs, can do much more damage (as Grace so eloquently showed us).
The final twist was too much to digest after getting tired of the endless tantrums from the women in their late puberty.. what a perfect way of spoiling the emotional journey toward a “hard-earned vice presidency” throughout 2 seasons… 6/10
@@markwilder6827 She immediately becomes president when the current president dies. It's protocol for the secret service to go to where she is, debrief her, and prepare her to take over. They don't let her wander off in a garden.
Kind of correct, the Royal Navy submarine base is Faslane HMNB Clyde in Scotland. In the unlikely event of Scottish independence, the SS(B)N's world likely be relocated to HMNB Devonport or HMNB Portsmouth on the south Coast of England. Invonvenient but not catastrophic. Or could just be maintained as an overseas base. Scotland is not really anti-nuclear, just anti-English.
@iainmaley3319 But the fact that there is only one naval base that can host nuclear submarines and can encounter Russians subs in that part of the world?
@@iainmaley3319 Yeah, that's what I was saying... There's no way there's no other base to put those SSBN's to the point where they had to conduct a false flag operation that ended deadly 😂😂
I think strategically it would make more sense for President Penn to keep Kate close, As a potential VP pick, as the saying goes " keep your friends close and your enemies closer!"
The possibility of the ambassador ratting the VP, about the carrier debacle, out may be a valid reason not to do so but, considering the national interest and security, tge ambassador wouldn't do it. Not aure about Hal though...
@@bluekitty3731 Yes, that would be the much smarter move for Penn. Otherwise, Kate would be a constant threat to her Presidency with everything she knows and could reveal.
A sad trend, especially in UK based shows, they only produce 6 episodes now. Barely enough time to get the story going before they are winding down. Is it all about money? I wish studios would at least go to ten episodes - would it kill them? Or is this because the writers are not able to create enough material for ten episodes now?
It makes a lot of sense, in season one, the president joked about how his security detail panic about what he eats when he pretends to order coffee, citing how his doctor has him on a strict diet because of his heart. I actually think this was the plan all along
@@michaelfadzaiagree with the pick up on heart issues, but I don’t think Hal would have wanted him dead as it would have put Kate in a less than ideal situation for VP…but having said that. It does set up Grace to pick a new VP which may or not mean Kate.
So if the VP becomes president, lets say for the sake of TV she forgives Kates coup attempt and makes her VP, how is that still a show called the diplomat? Since in fact she is not a diplomat but a VP.
Binged! Yeah, im not sure im a huge fan of the ending. That level of ridiculous at such high a level is just something you throw uour hands up in the air and say "ah, come on!"
Always knew that they won't bring in an actress like Allison Janney just to do a short stint. She will have bigger role in the next seasons as her character Grace is now the president. Grace's husband also will be a big character in the coming seasons as he's controversial and now the first gentleman.
This series was not good at all. The storyline was all over the place and didn’t have a clue where it was going. The weaknesses were hidden by the child like story ‘twists’ that were obvious, weak and non sensical. Not to mention the ridiculous climax where we are meant to believe he got sick, was responded to, had sustained emergency treatment and then was declared dead, all in ONE phone call. Really!? And this is your line for quality? Well that noise you just heard was your credibility…
This guy doesn’t have a clue how to describe this season or the show. I stopped listening as soon as he referred to the VP position as Kate’s “dream job.” Don’t waste your time
What did you think of The Diplomat Season 2? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Too short but powerful. Better not be as long for Season 3!
@@CrestThompson I think season 2 is so much better than season 1. Much more suspenseful and a much better ending cliffhanger.
Really enjoyed it but too short- looking forward to season 3 !!!
Love ❤❤❤❤! But why so short
Aside from a lot being BS? Sure, it was fine.
This is show is an example of good writing. Can't wait for S3
Yeah i'm excited to see what's going to happen
Me too, but it seems it would be out in 2026 😢
@@thealfex8484 :O:((
@@thealfex8484😤😤😤
@@thealfex8484 They already started production. So hopefully it'll be next October like S1 & 2
Wow. I binged the entire season. Too short!!!
Seriously
The creator said next season would have more episodes but the season 2 story arch had a natural ending with the 6.
The creator said next season would have more episodes but the season 2 story arch had a natural ending with the 6.
Don't worry! Season 3 will be 4 episodes and they will split it in half. So there will be two episodes for each half.
What a great season! How the vp explained the nuclear subs. Best scene so far!
Yeah that was a great scene. "This is my work station, stick to yours". What a great moment!
Alison janey casting is chef's kiss perfect casting
CJ, my dear. She's Com dir, COS, VP then POTUS now
I screamed at the ending! No way I can wait for another year for the new season. That was a huge cliffhanger.
That ending blew my mind. Looking forward to season three.
Same here!
This is the BEST written show on tv. I'm floored by the reveals.
Yeah the reveals are always great to see!
@@BrainPilot It's really interesting that this season ends with Kate & Hal possibly having NO allies: the Brit Foreign Minister, the Brit PM, the VP/POTUS, some of the Embassy staff (Stewart & the CIA Station Chief) are questionable, the Secty of State, and Billie/the Chief of Staff to POTUS.
All of these people could see Kate/Hal as a threat to THEIR careers & power. I predict when S3 begins, it will be Kate/Hal against all of these people--which means Kate/Hal will have to rely on each other; and will grow closer, on a personal level. No more Love Triangle !
@@117Derek I'm tempted to make that prediction too, but the writers of this show are so good at surprising us that I'm going to stop making predictions.
Me gustó mucho el final.
I didn’t know I needed an explanation for that ending.
😂
Glad someone addressed her outfits and general slovenly appearance. She never solves anything the husband or the chief of staff or the British Politician all do more, think more but nobody reveals more than her and she would never get to be a diplomat.
Well she always said she wasn’t suited for the position.
Her appearance is part of her character’s backstory. It’s meant to be bedhead, disheveled, etc. and to see her transform. It’s like you forgot it’s a show and she is purposely styled the way she appears. It’s not like Russell said, “skip wardrobe, hair and makeup.” 😅
The ending really left me GAGGED!!!!!
Yeah it was a big shock!
I really liked it. 6 episodes is perfect. The pacing is good and the love dramas don't take up too much space. In fact, as they were, they were instructive about the characters' personalities (particularly, between PM and his wife). However, I hope the main character will be more independent and smarter in the future: she speaks, she reveals sensitive information to everyone, and generally believes the last talker. ("Emily in London" imo).
I literally gasped at the cliffhanger ending
i binged it, so good! i hope we don't have to wait for another year for season 3
I think it'll probably be at least that!
Netflix confirmed in early October 2024, before season 2 was even released, that The Diplomat season 3 was happening. In fact, production is already well underway in both London and New York.
Loved the show! Crtique... she started seeming like she was so smart and decisive. But as show went on she seemed to slip and needed more & more help from others
Not a bad recap of how season 2 wrapped up, but some points need slight corrections:
The scene at the end of ep. 6 (3:27 ff.) does not show “all of Grace's staff” running out to tell her about the president’s death. Almost all the nearly two-dozen people running down those stairs from the mansion’s portico are members of Penn’s Secret Service detail; just a couple are from her staff. And their immediate mission is not to deliver some news, but to secure the new president, ensure her safety, and get her back immediately to the secure confines of the ambassador’s residence.
To the extent that her staff and the Secret Service agents would be conveying information to Penn, the framing of their message as, “that she was now set to become the new President of the United States” (3:33 ff.), is not accurate. If they have confirmation that President St. Hubbins - oops, I mean, President Rayburn - is dead, then their message to Penn is not that she is “set to become” president, but that she •is• president. When the president dies, under the U.S. Constitution, and U.S. statutes, the vice president automatically and •immediately• becomes president. There is no delay, no intermediate stage, in succession.
What we had been told about the proposed new role for VP Penn was NOT, as it is stated here, that she would “be ’nuclear czar’ for the U.K.” (4:14 ff.). The proposal, as we hear it sketched out in the dialog, was that the U.S. and the U.K. would •each• appoint a “czar” to focus on these nuclear issues; PM Trowbridge had urged President Rayburn to appoint VP Penn as the U.S.’s czar (and, to be clear, she would also remain VP, as Rayburn was planning it before his demise). Penn would work on these issues •with• the U.K.’s counterpart nuclear czar, but •she• would NOT be the czar for the U.K.
Only 6 episodes is so annoying. The first season had 8 and now only 6. That's so cheap. Now we have to wait another damn year for perhaps 6 more episodes and another damn cliffhanger.
I thought there was plenty within the six episodes though
THIS SEASON WAS WAYY TO SHORT! I can’t believe they got me with another absolute BANGER of a cliff hanger. 😮 Also the way Trouhbridge got his heart broken by Margaret Royland sucked to see, I didn’t like that he almost killed her but I feel for him. He really does care about the UK and British soldiers.
Short. Sweet. Unpredictable.
FUCKING AMAZING SEASON !
Nah BrainPilot your a Demon, i was binge watching & you still beat me😭
Gotta be quicker!
I LOVE smart TV ... OUTSTANDING season and Rufus Sewell is back!!!! ❤
Keri..reminds me so much off the actress Linsey Wagner.
I just need more as soon as possible
This was my favorite show, Debra Cahn is a screenwriting genius, a lot like Arron Sorkin, but when I discovered they took two years to produce only six episodes I swore I'd never waste my time watching it again, that was 4 1/2 hours of actual program, the length of two movies, after two years, it should have been at least twice that long.
Did the writers strike pause production for awhile?
Wow! Did not see the ending coming. Can't wait for S3.
Yeah it's gonna be great!
It was fabulous. No explanation needed.
I don't see a world where the conversation between Hal and the President that cause his heart attack can be keep a secret!
Highly doubtful Hal could’ve gotten the POTUS on the line with almost no notice and also unlikely the President would’ve been alone (although unclear that he was). That just isn’t believable. Every minute of POTUS’s working day is scheduled and it’s laughable that Hal could’ve derailed that calendar on “demand.” Also, with rare exception “business” calls are transcribed to become part of the official record
Yeah, they are gonna have to check what caused his death.
If they were on a secure call, there may be no proof/recording.
@@tkeyahthomas7841 there's always proof. Especially on America.
LOVE this show, wish there were more episodes than even 8. Great writing and superb acting.
I had a freak out as I worked cleaning in my church while watching it. That season end ! holy shit
Just binged season 2. What a cliffhanger. I can't wait for another season.
Yeah, no explanation needed, but IMO the show completely jumped the shark. No spoilers, but having to constantly raise the stakes in a way that makes it impossible to suspend your disbelief ruins shows like this within a couple seasons. Loved the first 5 episodes, but then it got really ridiculous for me. Sorry to see it end this way.
Idk… I think the ending was great and well thought out. Yes there are many instances of raising the stakes, however, the slower pace for the bulk of the show makes it a good balance. I think this ending allows so many possibilities for future seasons!
@@camtaylor7564 I agree with you.
The ending was lazy and non sensical. Written for fans that are easily pleased. Very disappointing…
@@daveygee434how was it lazy and nonsensical?! Care to elaborate..
Kate at one point was going to be the President in waiting because ill health but Grace Penn derailed that idea by not going quietly
I suspect that the President's Chief of Staff, Billie, knows the ENTIRE truth about Grace Penn--and that's why Billie was maneuvering to force Grace to resign. But now, b/c of the Grace's new status, Billie may backtrack & become Grace's henchman, and oppose Kate. Billie is a survivor, and one of the Lessons of this show (Ex., the Brit PM) is that people become corrupt b/c they want to survive and KEEP Power.
@@117DerekBillie is a survivor?! She’s barely had screen time and barely talked about. How exactly did u come to this knowledge or assumption?! Only thing we know about her is her position as a black woman in a position of power. Kindly point me to the episode when u got this idea. Maybe I missed it
Regardless she can’t do anything about Grace Penn now so she would be foolish not to be a survivor
Season 2 was brilliant. Long time since I watched a series this good. I was so disappointed it ended.
I enjoyed Season 2. I'm guessing that Kate is still in the running for VP in a new Penn administration. Kat is too much of a threat to Penn with everything she knows; the only way to curtail that threat is to attach her to the new administration to get her to keep her mouth shut.
The meager number of episodes is criminal. It wouldn’t matter if the writing, casting and acting weren’t so DAMN GREAT.
It would've been good to get more but this season was awesome!
@ Absolutely. It told the story it needed to. I’m sure the strike had impact and it’s hella expensive per episode.
Ludicrous but highly enjoyable 👍👍👍
The reduction in the number of episodes is ominous to me. This is what the big streamers do now. With everybody bingeing all the episodes, I think they figures they may as well cram the thing into a smaller number of episodes and cut bait.
That's not "all of Grace's staff running outside and telling her that the President was dead." That's her protective detail running outside to offer immediate protection to the new President of the United States.
Was very entertaining, binged the whole season
It was very easy to binge!
@BrainPilot I want more ep
can't wait for season 3.
What a great season ! I was pleased with season 1 but that season had a great pace and was excellent. The end made me laugh so hard 😂😂😂 what a great writing.
Yeah it was an awesome season wasn't it!
Thank you. This season brings us inside the international political world system and its challenges. But it is also a daily life: who should I trust?
I mostly enjoyed it. The part that did annoy me was when Grace Penn explained to Kate, the need to maintain the Nuclear Base in Scotland, and seemingly the viewer was supposed be sympathetic, rather than enraged at the colonial tendencies of the US government. The politics just didn't sit well with me.
It changed my mind on how much America needs to expand its reach to prevent world wars, in that we need to expand our reach, and we have the power and blessing to do so since we are the reason WWI, WWII and the Cold War ended. We ARE the police of the world, because no one else will do the job nor can they.
@@celebrityrog America, who is currently assisting Israel in the genocide of the Palestinian people, the police of the world? They lost the right to make that claim when they invaded Iraq, I'm afraid. America's foreign policy is a scourge on the planet.
Does anyone else wonder why Keri’s hair always looks dirty?
I do. I suppose they think it helps to draw her as a no nonsense character, but it just irritates and distracts me. She always looks as if she needs to shower and wash her hair.
@ needs a shower- exactly! It is distracting.
i was hoping they would address her dirty looking hair the beginning of season 2
I thoroughly enjoyed season three. I wish Kate would brush her hair, even just once and her constant lack of focus is annoying but that's how it's written.
True, I kept thinking she needs ADHD meds or some xanax...her character irritated me this season
THAT ENDING!!! OMG
Surprising wasn't it!
Great show. Great cliffhanger, but only six episodes? I remember growing up the usual amount of episodes was 23 per season, then became 16, then 13. Now we are down to six. I know it’s hard to do and expensive, but I wish this was a mid season cliffhanger instead.
Yeah, six is short! But I thought there was a lot of story in short run time
They had to shorten it to 6 due to the strikes, it will go back to 8 next time
Love the series❤❤❤
Yeah it was an awesome show!
Is that Felicity?
Yep.
Yep.
Quiero saber que le dijo el marido por teléfono, cuando tubo la imprudencia de hablar con él presidente, decirme plis
I had to rewatch season 1 before bingeing season 2, and was disappointed there were only 6 episodes, (imdb lists 20 episodes, which includes the projected 6 eps for season 3). Grace being elevated to President with the passing of Rayburn does bring a sense of danger, but she'd explained to Kate the reasoning behind the attack on the Courageous - I did like that Grace pointed out Kate's hair, since it was a sore point with me that a person in such a high official role couldn't be bothered to simply brush her hair, and Grace did mention that Kate had her hair in her "vice president style", when she thought that Kate was still after her position. I wonder if she might consider Kate for her VP, since they did get along, after a fashion. Overall, I definitely enjoyed the series, despite knowing nothing about either US or UK politics (the "strong sex scenes" advisory was a bit laughable)
In what world a former ambassador gets an urgent phone call with POTUS?
He called the Secretary of state first and then he directed it to the POTUS, it wasn't directly to the POTUS at first.
Great viewing, come on season 3
FUCKING FANTASTIC Just finished my binge and um 5 days ago?
LOVE season 2!!! Too short but the story and acting deliver. I can't believe that Alison Janney is the bad guy and I can't wait to see how events unfold! Surely the US elections result will impact the writing of season 3 in some ways.
Yeah even though it was only six episodes the story was still packed!
Absolutely love this show. Unfortunately, real life these days makes most dramas pale in comparison. We're supposed to see Grace as a threat, a problematic president. I wish we had an incoming president and cabinet as capable and knowledgeable...I fear ignorance, esp with foreign affairs, can do much more damage (as Grace so eloquently showed us).
great series!
Yeah it really was!
Waiting 4 season 3
Same here!
The final twist was too much to digest after getting tired of the endless tantrums from the women in their late puberty.. what a perfect way of spoiling the emotional journey toward a “hard-earned vice presidency” throughout 2 seasons… 6/10
Super bingable and totally ludicrous. Love it like old netflix
Couldn't understand why the secret service rushed the vp at the end when the president died she wasn't in any danger why the drama?
Because the VP is now the President. So they have to immediately secure her
@mantra4612 she was already secured as the vp
@@markwilder6827 She immediately becomes president when the current president dies. It's protocol for the secret service to go to where she is, debrief her, and prepare her to take over. They don't let her wander off in a garden.
Biggest lessons of season 2? Kate isn't the smartest or shrewdest person and a head of state needs to watch his back.
Very true!
I laughed out loud at the comedy ending to S2.Very poor 🫣
I need an explanation but to the map scene with the military bases. Is that the reality?
Kind of correct, the Royal Navy submarine base is Faslane HMNB Clyde in Scotland. In the unlikely event of Scottish independence, the SS(B)N's world likely be relocated to HMNB Devonport or HMNB Portsmouth on the south Coast of England. Invonvenient but not catastrophic. Or could just be maintained as an overseas base. Scotland is not really anti-nuclear, just anti-English.
@iainmaley3319 But the fact that there is only one naval base that can host nuclear submarines and can encounter Russians subs in that part of the world?
@ that’s probably almost true. France base for SSN’s is Brittany, not so far from Devonport on the N Atlantic Coast
@@labogdi7250 used to be a USN Boomer base at Holy Loch Scotland. Closed in early 90s
@@iainmaley3319 Yeah, that's what I was saying... There's no way there's no other base to put those SSBN's to the point where they had to conduct a false flag operation that ended deadly 😂😂
I like house of card but this one is really really good
Season 3 titie is released! The Diplomat(Iceland)
If the ambassador doesn't get fired the very first day of the VP getting the oval office, I'm gonna be furious...
I think strategically it would make more sense for President Penn to keep Kate close, As a potential VP pick, as the saying goes " keep your friends close and your enemies closer!"
The possibility of the ambassador ratting the VP, about the carrier debacle, out may be a valid reason not to do so but, considering the national interest and security, tge ambassador wouldn't do it. Not aure about Hal though...
@@bluekitty3731 Yes, that would be the much smarter move for Penn. Otherwise, Kate would be a constant threat to her Presidency with everything she knows and could reveal.
A sad trend, especially in UK based shows, they only produce 6 episodes now. Barely enough time to get the story going before they are winding down. Is it all about money? I wish studios would at least go to ten episodes - would it kill them? Or is this because the writers are not able to create enough material for ten episodes now?
Such an abrupt death of the President
Very!
A bit contrived imo
It makes a lot of sense, in season one, the president joked about how his security detail panic about what he eats when he pretends to order coffee, citing how his doctor has him on a strict diet because of his heart. I actually think this was the plan all along
@@michaelfadzaiwow good eye
@@michaelfadzaiagree with the pick up on heart issues, but I don’t think Hal would have wanted him dead as it would have put Kate in a less than ideal situation for VP…but having said that. It does set up Grace to pick a new VP which may or not mean Kate.
Propaganda aside, this finale sent shivers down my spine!
Yeah it was a great ending!
Way too short
I actually thought the pacing wasn't too bad!
Season 3 plot twist - Grace offers Kate the role of VP 😮 lol.
I feel like that could actually happen!
I wondered that too but Grace was a cunt to her
Well, yeah...bribery works well🤣
So if the VP becomes president, lets say for the sake of TV she forgives Kates coup attempt and makes her VP, how is that still a show called the diplomat? Since in fact she is not a diplomat but a VP.
Binged! Yeah, im not sure im a huge fan of the ending. That level of ridiculous at such high a level is just something you throw uour hands up in the air and say "ah, come on!"
Seriously only six episodes we deserved more 😂
I thought the six episodes were strong though!
Not sure why this ending needs an explanation. 😊
Always knew that they won't bring in an actress like Allison Janney just to do a short stint. She will have bigger role in the next seasons as her character Grace is now the president. Grace's husband also will be a big character in the coming seasons as he's controversial and now the first gentleman.
bruh its sad the diplomat s3 is gonna be in 2026
If that's how long it takes it already feels like a long time away!
This series was not good at all. The storyline was all over the place and didn’t have a clue where it was going. The weaknesses were hidden by the child like story ‘twists’ that were obvious, weak and non sensical. Not to mention the ridiculous climax where we are meant to believe he got sick, was responded to, had sustained emergency treatment and then was declared dead, all in ONE phone call. Really!? And this is your line for quality? Well that noise you just heard was your credibility…
You got a point
Just expose her
Great season, horrible ending
This guy doesn’t have a clue how to describe this season or the show. I stopped listening as soon as he referred to the VP position as Kate’s “dream job.” Don’t waste your time
So glad I watched this...because it sounds like the stupidest show ever written.