The Diplomat
Warning ! spoiler about The Diplomat time of year 2 , episode 6 onward .
The attack on HMS Courageous has always been at the center of the political play , andThe Diplomatseason 2 finally revealed the multiple masterminds behind it . The Diplomatseason 1 beginning with the fire against HMS Courageous and Kate ’s new appointment as US Ambassador to the UK indissolubly yoke the two event , embroiling Kate in its fallout as a consequence of the US foreign policy because the culprit behind it was originally believed to be Iran . However , if time of year 1 thinned the herds of possible perpetrators one by one , The Diplomatseason 2 need to give existent solvent .
Enough proof against Russian soldier of fortune Roman Lenkov see no doubt remained about who execute the attempt , but how opaque everything was regarding the instigators made them virtually unacceptable to name , specially afterMerritt Grove ’s actions set off the car bomb inThe Diplomatseason 1 ’s finale . Indeed , the accuracy behind who get up the explosion on HMS Courageous was eventually divulge only because one of the instigators confess . Before then , Kate , Austin and Eidra ’s investigation pointed toward Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge , whose unpleasantness made him the perfect scoundrel , but who did n’t even know the explosion was devise by British masterminds .
Netflix ’s political thriller The Diplomat returned for its second season in late 2024 , and now the streamer has regenerate the serial for season 3 .
The Four People Involved In The HMS Courageous Attack
Merritt Grove
The attack against HMS Courageous was strategically planned by a group of authorities official afraid that the Scotch secession movement would have come through in securing and winning a referendum . Grove was part of a group of current and past regime functionary worried about how that would have changed the layout of the UK foreverand decreased its strength . Having receive Russian money in the past , Grove had a connectedness with Lenkov , which he passed onto Margaret Roylin , who effectively learn and paid Lenkov to set on the ship .
Lenny Stendig
Despite never seem onscreen inThe Diplomatseason 2 , Lenny Stendig was an integral part of the plan to agitate outrage through the flak against HMS Courageous . A far - right MP , Stendig agreed with Roylin and Grove on the risk of infection of a Scots referendum at that moment . However , Stendig ’s big donation was his conclusion to put a bomb in Grove ’s car to close him out . While learning from Kate about Grove ’s potential reconsideration , Roylin need Stendig to blab to Grove and “ tighten his spine ” to avoid Grove asking for psychiatric hospital in exchange for selective information , but Stendig depart a different elbow room .
The conspiracy behind the HMS brave attack involved various government officials from both the US and the UK .
Margaret Roylin
Roylin ’s power to always know what was run on in Whitehall throw her the knowledge needed to fear a Scotch referendum , butit was her connections and astuteness that lead Roylin to utilise an onslaught on a British ship as the perfect ploy to muster I . ThroughoutThe Diplomat , Roylin ’s activity never seemed to be interested in the morality of a plan , instead focus on its potency . Still , even Roylin did n’t want dead British leghorn on her conscience , but only a plan that would have have thoughts about a Scottish secession subside .
Penn ’s reasoning aimed to protect the US , as she believed Scotland ’s secession would have resulted in the only European nuclear base US submarines could use close down .
Grace Penn
US Vice President Grace Pennwas the last to be break as behind the attack on HMS Courageous , but her involvement was comparatively limited asPenn have the idea of an onset against a British ship to promote unity to Roylin . Penn ’s reasoning aimed to protect the US , as she believed Scotland ’s secession would have leave in the only European atomic base US submarines could use closing down , virtually open up the Atlantic for Russian hero sandwich to move how they want . It ’s unclear whether Grove and Stendig know about Penn ’s amour , but her location surely made her the most dangerous .
What Happened To The HMS Courageous
Roman Lenkov’s Attack Wasn’t Supposed To Be Lethal
Roylin explain inThe Diplomatseason 2 , sequence 4 howthe blast on HMS Courageous was never conjecture to cause casualties , but only manageable scathe that resulted in unite the nationand crap the Scottish secession apparent motion suffer momentum . The plan involved Lenkov using limpet mine , which were n’t at hand . change to a small anti - ship missile would have produced a large hole , but it wasHMS Courageous ’ damaged propeller pecker that caused 120 short ton of diesel motor fuel to be move for storage under the deck in the area the missile hitthat madeThe Diplomat ’s HMS Courageous attack especially lethal .
All six episodes ofThe Diplomatseason 2 are available to stream on Netflix .
set up within the eminent - stakes world of outside diplomacy , The Diplomat follows the challenge and elaboration faced by an ambassador as they pilot complex geopolitical landscape . The series research the delicate balance between personal and professional province amidst globular tautness and the pursuit of peace .
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Set within the high-stakes world of international diplomacy, The Diplomat follows the challenges and intricacies faced by an ambassador as they navigate complex geopolitical landscapes. The series explores the delicate balance between personal and professional responsibilities amidst global tensions and the pursuit of peace.
