The Netflix political drama starring Keri Russell maintains its sense of fun in Season 2, which gets a boost from new cast member, CJ Cregg herself, Allison Janney.
-led political drama doesn’t miss a beat in its sophomore outing. The Season 2 premiere picks up just moments after the explosive cliffhanger that saw a car bomb put four people in jeopardy. Depending on how much you remember about the show’s thorny web of UK-based international intrigue, that “lets jump right back in!” quality may or may not be a good thing. For future binge watchers, however, the show’s seamless continuity is the ultimate diplomatic gift.
For those who need a refresher, the first season follows Russell’s brazenly smart, endearingly slouchy American ambassador Kate Wyler as she’s reassigned from serious long-term work in Afghanistan to a high-profile gig in the UK.
After ruling out Iran and Russia, Kate eventually came to the shocking realization that the attack might have been a false-flag operation carried out by the UK’s trigger-happy prime minister, Nicol Trowbridge —an idea she barely had time to process before learning that Hal and Stuart were caught up in the car explosion.
The fallout of the bombing and the question of Trowbridge’s involvement serves as the backbone of Season 2, although, as in Season 1, international intrigue is just part of the show’s winning formula. Whilemay have a serious-minded interest in the talky work of diplomacy, the secret to the show’s success is that it also has a sense ofexists at the perfect midpoint of those three shows, and though Season 2 is a bit heavier than the first, it hasn’t lost that crucial core of fun.
If Season 2 has a fundamental flaw, it’s that jumping right back into the same old conspiracy leaves things feeling less fresh after a while. The middle of the season gets particularly lost in the weeds as it dives deep into the details of who knew what and when did they know it . But the show gets a welcome breath of fresh air in its final two episodes as Allison Janney swoops in as Vice President Grace Penn, the much-discussed woman whose job Kate may be gunning for.
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