Rufus Sewell podcast 07.03.2025
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Rufus Sewell podcast 07.03.2025
He is John Smith from The Man in the High Castle
And also our dear Lord M from Victoria
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2026 AFI Awards - Arrivals & Luncheon
Rufus Sewell at the 2026 AFI Awards held at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills on January 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (AFI=American Film Institute). "AFI Awards 2026: Rufus Sewell nahm am 9. Januar 2026 am AFI Awards Luncheon in Beverly Hills teil. Diese Veranstaltung ehrt die zehn herausragendsten Filme und Fernsehserien des Vorjahres; Rufus Sewell, Keri Russell und Bradley Whitford sowie Deborah Cahn und Netflix-Chefin Bela Bajaria vertraten dort die Serie The Diplomat, die als eines der besten Programme ausgezeichnet wurde."
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So, Diplomat fans, what do we think Hal is actually short for (if anything?)
I have been imagining it's just Hal (like the S in Harry S Truman doesn't stand for anything) but this question sent my mind off on a delightfully wild headcanon of Hal being the child of frustrated theater kids so he's named something off the wall like Halcyon, or Hilarion (for the character in the G&S operetta Princess Ida not the monk).
OR his parents were unhinged patriots and named him Hale for Nathan Hale ("I regret I have but one life to give for my country") and he changed it to Hal because he got sick of having to explain it wasn't "hail" or "hell."
“You’re not going to guess, Katie,” Hal said, but he sounded entertained and not annoyed and she could tell it had perked him up, more than the whiskey and her wearing what was her most intentionally provocative top, a black tee-shirt that had a purposely low neckline, not one of the ones all stretched out that she ought to chuck.
“It’s something completely unexpected then, like Albert or Ignatius. Or John,” she said, leaning forward. His eyes dropped briefly to what she would generously call her décolletage and she had to revise her earlier assertion. Given how rarely he looked at her that way, she was flattered rather than irritated and actually more self-satisfied than either.
I love fandom SO MUCH.
“Process of elimination. It’s not Henry, and it’s not Harry,” Kate began, leaning over the chipped wood of Hal’s desk. You’d think that the US government would spring for a decent desk for their ambassador, but beggars couldn’t be choosers out here and Hal insisted the desk had character. He liked to compare one particular deep groove in the wood to the birthmark on the back of Kate’s left shoulder, in a way that made her blush and wonder why him comparing her to a desk, of all things, could possibly be sexy. “Correct,” he said with a smile, clearly loving her growing frustration. “We’re sleeping together, I should know your name,” “You do know my name. It’s Hal.” She fixed him with a hard stare. “Is it not short for anything? Is it just Hal? You know, I could look in your files and find it out in a second.” “And yet, here we are.” He sat back and studied her. “I know my girl. I know how competitive you are, you won’t put this to bed until you guess it or I tell you. And no, it’s not Just Hal, to my deep chagrin.”
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i just found my hal/kate story in my drive that i was writing after watching the diplomat's 2nd season... it needs to be checked and polished a bit, do you guys want it published? :')
well, i did some editing and polishing around and now i hope it looks a bit presentable :')
here you go:
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i just found my hal/kate story in my drive that i was writing after watching the diplomat's 2nd season... it needs to be checked and polished a bit, do you guys want it published? :')
Happy birthday to the most gorgeous man ever 🥹🥰
we know Hal is a mastermind in terms of politics and power plays, but I don't think we should underestimate Grace, at least not yet... maybe there's an even darker side of her we haven't seen and she's just like Hal or at the very least, can compete with him. What if she can foresee his intentions and it's HER who throws him under the bus before he can see it coming?
I know the last minutes of the finale made it seem like they're besties plotting world domination together and Hal could pin everything on her, especially with the photographs of them whispering close and Todd's observations about their proximity (which i believe has ZERO to do with attraction but the poor man doesn't know where he's standing). However, I believe what they could also be telling us is: who will stab the other first?
Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell as Kate & Hal Wyler in Season 3 of The Diplomat
OH HAL IS SO HURT.....about Kate moving on :(
Thing is he is like, he is totally pushing the I AM OKAY with you having someone else...but he isn't....he really isn't
You chose this - Kate
You have to take me back I'm so sorry - Kate
THE WAY SHE STARTS nearly sobbing and gravitating towards him
I'm still here - Hal
THE BIG HUG AFTERWARDS...I AM SUCKER FOR THIS SCENE
OH YEAH THAT KISS
Where are you, you beautiful human beings? Why there is sooo little Hal/Kate fics out there? 🥹
I said this back then, I’m saying it now as well, where are the Hal/Kate fics we all deserve?! After seeing S3, I really need to read something with a hurt/broken Hal, and Kate realizing how much she hurt him, etc…
Just finished watching S3, great portrayal by Rufus, watching his micro expressions is always a joy and I deeply felt the pain and torment he was going through in every.single.scene...
Also I'm so glad that they decided to renew for S4 :') Come chat with me if you're loving Rufus as well :D
The Diplomat Season 3 is out!