Ofcourse I can just rehash what happens in an episode. But I prefer to give my opinion as some of you might already know.
**CAUTION** SPOILER ALERT This entry contains spoilers of Scandal 5x04
But then I watched last nights episode of Scandal. And what a treat it was. It feels to me that Shonda Rhimes knows she has to make up for what she did last year with Grey's anatomy. After she kicked out Patrick Dempsey and wrote the most horrible ending to his story line, Grey's Anatomy took a big hit from the fans. A lot of them took it personal, and didn't only abandon GA but also the other series she produced.
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| Scandal 5x04: Olivia Pope hurt by the many things people say about her. |
And that is why it feels to me like she knows that she had to make it up to us, the fans. Because let's face it, if we all stopped watching, she'd be out of a job. The actors would find other work, but we didn't riot against the series we rioted against her. Whether or not she was right to fire Patrick Dempsey I'll leave in the middle.
But made up she has. Wauw, it was only last year I discovered Scandal, and I binge watched it, just like I do with all new series I discover if they already have seasons out. I try to stay up to date, but I'm only human :p
The beginning of Scandal was good, but throughout the seasons it felt to me like it was more and more directed on the horrors of B316 and less on what the series was actually all about.
I remember that last year, there was a new series coming out, that sadly already had to bite the dust, called Crisis and that I said to my fiance that they could have easily switched the titles of those 2 series. Scandal didn't go that much about scandals anymore.
Until now. I'm loving the whole dynamic. And the fact that the president (played by Tony Goldwyn) is following his heart, even know it can cost his carreer. He wants to be a good president, he doesn't want to be blackmailed because he is following his heart. And he acts on it. Instead of doing what most would do, because carreers often come before matters of the heart, he just gives them the middle finger big time and does what he does best. Loving Olivia Pope (played by Kerry Washington).
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| Scandal 5x04 - President Grant taking Olivia Pope on a date |
Also there is the delicate issue of #BlackLivesMatter and that woman are still seen as lesser beings. And if you're a woman that was born black, well, then you don't have to prove yourself double, you have to prove yourself 10 times as hard. With this series Shonda is able to show the world what people really think. Because even though this is a fictional series. It couldn't be closer to the truth than reality itself.
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| Scandal 5x04 - TVshow on "On The Hunt" to crucify Olivia Pope |
This whole new season is blowing me away, and I can only say to the people who stopped watching, come back, it's time to forgive Shonda Rhimes and enjoy the marvelous storylines she has for us in store.
We'll get to see if Melly (played by Bellamy Young) really is the harpy she knows the world sees her as. we are shown that even though you do/experience such horrible things like Huck (played by Guillermo Díaz) if you really want to get better, and you fight for it, there is light at the end of the tunnel. And you just have to keep going until you get there.
The white hat is still on, and truth will prevail.
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| Scandal 5x04 - Melly meeting the other women in the senate |
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Personal rating: 9,5/10
IMDB rating: 9,1/10*
Episode Calendar rating: 8,1/10*
TVDB rating: 8/10*
Average: 8,7/10
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