"At the midway point of season three, Kate Wyler has gotten what she believes she's wanted for years: a professional life with more distance from Hal, and a personal life free of him. At last! This is the life! Fewer of the vexations of having to manage, run interference, or apologize for Hal, and none of the constant renegotiating of their relationship status. Public marriage, private divorce. Great! Or is it?"
"Unfortunately for Kate, it seems as though she's really just traded the classic Hal-intensive life she knows for Hal-intensive life 2.0. The honeymoon period of her joint status as Second Lady and Ambassador ends on her first full day back from D.C., with Trowbridge co-opting her schedule, running roughshod over her intended meetings regarding oil-drilling licenses in the North Sea and Eidra's future as Chief of Station."
Kate Wyler believes she has achieved distance from Hal both professionally and personally after gaining a role that separates them publicly and privately. Her expectations of fewer Hal-related obligations collapse when Trowbridge overrides her schedule and prioritizes association with Hal. Meetings about oil-drilling licenses and Eidra's career are disrupted as others assume her identity is tied to Hal's. She is whisked away before accompanying Eidra to Dennison, able only to make a furtive call and instruct Eidra to dazzle the foreign secretary. Trowbridge and staff publicize photos, and colleagues repeatedly address her as Mrs. Vice-President.
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