The Diplomat

[Anonymous]

Season 2 is amazing. I got chills in two episodes.

I needed a refresher too, so I watched the trailers for seasons 1-2, and watched the last episode from season 1. Then, I felt caught up.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get how people liked the second season. It felt bureaucratic and wordy without saying much. Plot felt boring yet convoluted and fake. I love spy shows like Homeland, The Americans. This just was nowhere near as good.

Homeland is good but it’s not the Americans. I don’t think anyone is claiming The Diplomat is in that league. But a lot of us do find it entertaining and particularly enjoy the actors.

[Anonymous]

I think it's hard to maintain such a high level of interest beyond 2 seasons. The shock and awe is gone and it gets repetitive. Nothing wrong with that.

[Anonymous]

I loved the ending!!

[Anonymous]

I would vote for Allison Janney for any job.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's hard to maintain such a high level of interest beyond 2 seasons. The shock and awe is gone and it gets repetitive. Nothing wrong with that.

Stuart was insufferable . Can't do another season with his "let's get back together" monologues.

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Anonymous wrote:I would vote for Allison Janney for any job.

I was so thrilled to see her! I absolutely love her.

Season 2 was fun but a little silly. She seems incompetent in her job and keeps making bad calls. Buy some hair gel and get a clue!

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get how people liked the second season. It felt bureaucratic and wordy without saying much. Plot felt boring yet convoluted and fake. I love spy shows like Homeland, The Americans. This just was nowhere near as good.

Tactics appeal to me more than gratuitous violence.

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Anonymous wrote:I cancelled Netflix during a lull in watching anything. Is season two worth renewing to watch?

$14 for season 2 (6 episodes) and a season 1 rewatch (8 eps). Sure.

I definitely agree. That is less than a movie nowadays, and this will entertain you for more time .

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Anonymous wrote:Season 2 is great. I LOVE that Keri looks like a typical civil servant. She’s intelligent, witty, and knows how to work the system. She looks showered. Her hair isn’t coiffed. I’m so sick of the female newscaster look.

This is intentional ... I'm assuming you are behind a bit?

Huh? Plenty of government employees look like her. It would be weird if she was dolled up. It would distract from her background and persona. I don’t get why people are outraged by her appearance.

Men may be used to their television delivering eye candy to their living room.

Professional women see her as a colleague, and aren’t rating her “coiffure.”

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Anonymous wrote:I loved season one, but was really confused about who is who and what happened. There should have been a “last season on The Diplomat” recap to bring viewers up to speed.

Just google for a season 1 recap. I did that (after not being able to remember anything about season 1) and had surprisingly little trouble keeping up. The recap I read did warn that season 2 started right off where the previous season left off, without deliberate reminders to the audience embedded into it. I watched the season 1 recap video provided by Netflix and found it unhelpful. That's why I searched for a written recap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cancelled Netflix during a lull in watching anything. Is season two worth renewing to watch?

Yes. I loved it. Better than season 1 and more so with each episode.

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Anonymous wrote:I would vote for Allison Janney for any job.

I love her in every single thing she does, and she has such range.

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Anonymous wrote:I would vote for Allison Janney for any job.

I love her in every single thing she does, and she has such range.

I like her too, but always think of her as the voice of Kaiser Permanente and the "thrive" commercials.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get how people liked the second season. It felt bureaucratic and wordy without saying much. Plot felt boring yet convoluted and fake. I love spy shows like Homeland, The Americans. This just was nowhere near as good.

Tactics appeal to me more than gratuitous violence.

It got too slow for me as well. I gave up.