Anonymous
Post 04/29/2023 10:57     Subject: Re:The Diplomat
So far, I am enjoying it as well.

Refreshing to see a strong, direct woman who rejects the dated role she is expected to step into.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2023 10:52     Subject: Re:The Diplomat
An ambassador lying in public on a marble step in her slip?? That was ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2023 10:49     Subject: The Diplomat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Au contraire! These are all the things I like about her character. She’s supposed to be serious and dedicated and sincere. And come on, wouldn’t you be a little put out if you thought you were going to do one job and then got told to do a totally different one?


You can be serious and still wash your hair and not fall apart when you need to put on a show in order to do your job.

As someone who works in Washington, I just don’t find this character believable. Even the most serious women wear lipstick.

Separately, I can’t help but feel like The Night Agent had better casting than this for the supporting characters. Rufus and Keri are terrific, but everyone else seems less interesting than their counterparts in shows like The Night Agent, The Recruit, etc. Weird.


This. I tried washing Ep 1 last night but was so distracted by how disheveled she looked. TBH, she looked like a drug addict. I get that she's supposed to be anti-glam but I highly doubt IRL she would look that terrible. The character is too off-putting for me.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2023 10:46     Subject: Re:The Diplomat
I think that a lot of dysfunctional couples, especially who have been together for years and have jobs that overlap, could act inconsistently like this. She is dependent on him but loathes him in some ways.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2023 10:44     Subject: Re:The Diplomat
Hillary Clinton (a cabinet member ) always wore pants suits. I think they are as formal as a dress...if we are being modern.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2023 10:43     Subject: The Diplomat
Funny, I have not noticed the "fast talking."

Probably because I do it myself (from NY originally!).

When she takes her shirt off, she is SO thin, do men really find that look to be sexy?
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2023 10:41     Subject: Re:The Diplomat
They called her the ambassador designate.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2023 10:39     Subject: Re:The Diplomat
I assumed that in between she went to hair and makeup for the photo shoot.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2023 08:52     Subject: Re:The Diplomat
I’ll continue watching. While I like the Kate & Hal characters and get the stay/go dynamic — this stay/go can’t be stretched out much more without being ridiculous. They need Hal to fix/mess everything up. But he can’t perform with anyone but Kate? That’s quire a corner they’ve painted themselves into.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2023 08:24     Subject: The Diplomat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Also I resent my subliminal need to now shop for satin/silk blouses.


Just think of the sweaty pits.


And they don't stay tucked in.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2023 06:39     Subject: The Diplomat
Anonymous wrote:Also I resent my subliminal need to now shop for satin/silk blouses.


Just think of the sweaty pits.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2023 23:06     Subject: Re:The Diplomat
Anonymous wrote:We know Ronnie died because of conversation Hal had about/to her about her being young and potential. And she was closest.


This is my guess too.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2023 22:45     Subject: The Diplomat
Also I resent my subliminal need to now shop for satin/silk blouses.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2023 22:44     Subject: The Diplomat
There's a lot I liked, but I reallly think they need to tone done her emphatic emphasis on nearly every word in every scene for season 2, was over the top. As was the scene where she is
physically hitting him, not comical.
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2023 16:49     Subject: Re:The Diplomat
We know Ronnie died because of conversation Hal had about/to her about her being young and potential. And she was closest.