This post contains spoilers for Season Two ofThe Diplomat,which is now streaming on Netflix.
Few shows in recent memory have as good a handle on what they are asThe Diplomat.
That impressive command of tone and genre is present throughout much of the Netflix series second season.
Allison Janney, Rufus Sewell, and Keri Russell in ‘The Diplomat.‘Alex Bailey/Netflix
The show remains a crackerjack entertainment.
I just wish there was more of it.
There was no chance that Hal or Stuart were going to die, because they were too important.
Theres lots of rushing everywhere.
Between the limited number of episodes and the binge structure, things often happen too rapidly to fully register.
Just look at Janneys arrival in the seasons final third.
She absolutely owns the screen, and makes a fine verbal sparring partner for Russell.
At six episodes,The Diplomatis still awfully good.
At eight episodes which it will thankfully be again next season its even better.
