The Diplomat

"Thick with irony." Peak Sorkin, with backstage politics, workplace relationships, snappy dialogue, constantly in motion. It stands and falls on the dialogue and characters, and fortunately, both meet the strictest standards without any reservations, and always do so in contrast (the political baring of souls during the nightly fridge raiding, etc.). The only issue is the central storyline, which is straight from the pen of a routine conspiracy thriller, and some (read all but the leading duo and their "marriage of convenience") superfluous relationship peripeties. It doesn't fit with the otherwise very well known diplomatic principle of we're talking about something, but what's important is what's left unsaid between the lines and real politics doesn't do itself without some of the cronyism and shady compromises behind the scenes. | S1: 4/5 (02/01/2024)