Scandal was also a little miracle of genre fusion, somehow managing to be several seemingly incompatible shows at the same time. It was also the sort of political series where the use of covert operatives and professional torturers to solve foreign-policy problems and settle personal grievances that had nothing to do with politics was accepted as a horrendous given, never as a pretext to wring hands and pretend to be shocked that the United States of America would stoop so low when it had been doing that kind of thing since the s.
On Scandal , grand jury investigations were quashed for no other reason than to prevent government accountability; secrets were maintained through blackmail and threats of imprisonment, kidnapping, torture, and murder; and the inner workings of government were shown to be driven largely by fear, pride, and personal grievance. It all seemed profoundly cynical, perhaps fashionably so, when Scandal debuted, but it now seems prescient. She and her crew eat, sleep, live and breathe crisis.
Each week, as the team races against the clock to defuse intriguing new problems before they become full-blown disasters, they also have to deal with their own personal issues. They may call themselves 'gladiators in suits', but little by little, Olivia and her crew begin to reveal the chinks in their armor. The secret is out. Did you know Edit. Trivia Costume designer Lyn Paolo refused to borrow any designer clothes from fashion designers and insisted that each item worn by the characters be bought since the show frequently employs flashbacks and items are constantly reused.
Goofs Washington, D. When the plot happens during a winter, often characters will wear light outdoor clothing, there is no trace of snow on the ground, and the sun doesn't rise late and set early. Quotes Olivia Pope : It's handled. Connections Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode 6. User reviews Review. Top review. Olivia Pope jumped the shark.
Scandal started out as a great show. Olivia Pope was a strong female lead commanding everyone around her and then she disappeared and a weak, indecisive, approval seeking wimp moved in. The stories became more and more outlandish and the soap opera sex became front and center. Kerry Washington can only pout her lips so much before it gets old. The long-winded, breath holding monologues are now done by everyone on the show, taking more of Olivia's fire away from her.
Every character is now delivering lines with the exact same tempo as Kerry Washington, further diluting what made Olivia Pope a compelling character.
It's really quite sad. When DuVernay directed an episode of "Scandal, " she became the first African American women to direct a TV episode that was also created by and starring African American women, Cosmopolitan reported. Way before Ben Affleck was in Garner's life, she was married to Foley for two years. The pair met on the set of "Felicity," and were together a total of five years. In , Garner told Allure, "We were full-on grown-ups, but looking back I'm aware we did not know what hit us.
Based on Olivia's style of chunky wool coats and strong blazers, Washington and costume designer Lyn Paolo teamed up to create a "Scandal" inspired clothing line for The Limited. In typical Rhimes fashion, everything that could be kept secret was kept secret. Mental Floss reported that Khandi Alexander was cast as Olivia's mom , a character who had been presumed dead, without an audition, on one condition: she couldn't tell anyone who she was playing.
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