In Season One, the very first image of the very first episode was Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski, pictured at top and below left) watching the inauguration of our current president. She sits motionless and confused; a representation of the shock that many Americans found themselves in at that moment.
In Season Two, the first image is exactly the same: Diane sitting in front of a television, reeling over recent events that have shaken this country to its core and wondering what they mean for all of us going forward. The world has lost its goddamn mind, and Diane’s reaction to everything throughout the season is supposed to reflect the emotional rollercoaster that we, the people, currently find ourselves on. The titles of the episodes in Season Two are numbered days (Day 436, Day 457); watching them tick by speaks to the feeling of captivity felt by the more “woke” half of this country since January 20, 2017.
Speaking of being “woke,” Diane seems to be the only one that’s paying attention to any of this. Sure, fictional people in the show are talking about Trump and what he’s doing, but their interest seems to depend greatly on how (and if) his administration specifically affects their lives.