History YMMV / DiplomaticImmunity

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The second episode deals with the topic of one of Fe'ausi's islands being wiped away in a natural disaster. In the wake of Japan's March 2011 earthquake, the tsunami danger to a lot of Pacific island nations is all too real.

* HarsherInHindsight: The Niu being portrayed as an AllLovingHero who is a straight-up NiceGuy. His actor Pua Magasiva was later convicted of domestic violence towards his wife and eventually dying of a suspected suicide hours after attacking her in a drunken rage.

* GeniusBonus: A lot of Fe'ausi's wasteful ways are based on the exploits of the real island nation of Nauru. At one point, Nauru was swimming in cash that ended up being poured into wasteful ventures like resorts, skyscrapers, and an airline that flew empty planes. The Nauran government even funded ''[[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_the_Musical:_A_Portrait_of_Love Leonardo the Musical]]'' wildly innacurate story about Leonardo Da Vinci like the Fe'ausians did with Sir Edmund Hillary in ''Ed!: The Musical''. While the fictional Fe'ausi is able to bounce back from the box office bomb, Nauru was not so lucky, as the failure put a permanent dent in the nation's finances.

--->'''[[PatrioticFervor Leighton]]:''' It desecrates the memory of the greatest ever New Zealander!
--->'''Jonah:''' How so?
--->'''Leighton:''' Where to start? Maybe where you imply, not at all subtly, that Hillary and Tenzing were...[[HoYay you know]].
--->'''Jonah:''' Climbing buddies?

** Leilani's potential husband is played by Robbie Magasiva, who'd be best known in TheNewTens for the prison series ''Wentworth''.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Jonah is the Fe'ausian ambassador to New Zealand, a fitting title for the brother of a king. However, the characters all work at a consulate -- which should be run by a consul general -- rather than an embassy, the appropriate post for an ambassador.

* AntiClimaxBoss: See PrinceOfPranksters on the main page for the details but Kirsty in episode 2. [[spoiler: It turns out she was too busy with preparing the feast to prank them]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Leighton having a thing for princesses, considering Craig Parker's character in ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'' is a massive social climber. What's more is that Lesley Ann Brandt, who is his love interest in this, plays a slave there.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/LesleyAnnBrandt is instantly more recognisable for her work in ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'', ''Series/TheLibrarians2014'' and ''{{Series/Lucifer}}''.

* TestosteroneBrigade: Leilani of course, as characters played by Lesley Ann Brandt are prone too attract. Kirsty in a different way, with her PerkyGoth appearance, and OneOfUs nature.

* ReverseFunnyAneurysm: The second episode deals with the topic of one of Fe'ausi's islands being wiped away in a natural disaster. In the wake of Japan's March 2011 earthquake, the tsunami danger to a lot of Pacific island nations is all too real.

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: "Boris The Spider" can be this for people afraid of bugs, especially with a brief look at Sugar's book of exotic spiders.
* ReverseFunnyAneurysm: The second episode deals with the topic of one of Fe'ausi's islands being wiped away in a natural disaster. In the wake of Japan's March 2011 earthquake, the tsunami danger to a lot of Pacific island nations is all too real.