Respect for the Institutions

Respect for the Institutions

Like any news junkie and as a child of the ‘90s, I can’t resist a political drama television series. Mercifully one of my favorite actors since high school leads the fantastic Netflix show, “The Diplomat.” Keri Russell, who first captured my heart with her role in “Felicity” stars as Kate Wyler, an experienced U.S. diplomat […]

Kate Wyler: The Diplomat's Most Frustrating Woman

Why Keri Russell's character in Netflix's The Diplomat is brilliant, impulsive, politically reckless and impossible to ignore. There are moments in The Diplomat when you want to grab Kate Wyler by the shoulders and ask her what on earth she is doing. She is the American ambassador to Britain, not someone running an informal neighbourhood dispute. There are protocols, consequences, governments and occasionally the possibility of a nuclear war. Ye…