Netflix's TheDiplomat is relentlessly fun, half-serious, and driven by its stars; shaneryanhere reviews
has spoiled American viewers when it comes to shows about the inner workings of the high-level political bureaucracy. You know the old cliche: people in the know say the show’s merciless cynicism is infinitely more accurate than the dewy-eyed idealism of, which looks today, more than ever, like a woefully misguided liberal fantasy.
Watching the two is a pleasure, particularly Kate’s inability to extricate herself from her husband’s dark maneuvering, even as she realizes—and tells anyone who will listen—that he’s a shark. Worst of all, even when she resolves to end it, the ultimate carrot is dangled before here, which is the vice presidency. You can’t be divorced and become Vice President, the wisdom goes… or at least not newly divorced.
This dynamic saves the show, which is otherwise stuck between sincerity and cynicism, comedy and drama. Its understanding of geopolitics is dicey at best; they get the names and places right, but with something like the warship attack, it would be much clearer to many more people sooner that it was not in Iran’s best interests to carry out such a mission, and it wouldn’t fall to an ambassador to make the case clear.
This is, in short, a slight entertainment, which will not expand the canon of great political dramas or comedies and won’t be remembered in five years’ time, but which is sufficient entertainment nonetheless. Russell and Sewell are worth the price of admission, and if you treatas the story of a really screwed up marriage, rather than a tale of international intrigue, you’ll come away pleased.Shane Ryan is a writer and editor.
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