Scandal season 5 review

At the end of this past episode of “Scandal,” Mellie Grant officially became the nominee. Tonight, what we saw was her picking one of the most unusual Vice-Presidential candidates possible. The Senator opted to make none other than Jake Ballard her running mate, a major surprise mostly when you consider that it did not appear […]

We’ve been waiting to get to this moment on “Scandal” for quite a long time, but we’re pleased to be finally here. Thursday night’s new episode lifted the veil on the Presidential nominees, and while we weren’t too surprised with the results, it was still rather entertaining to see how it all unfolded. For example, […]

Thursday night’s new episode of “Scandal” was all sorts of crazy, mostly because we saw further reminders that in this show, nothing stays solid for long. Take, for example, Mellie Grant and Susan Ross doing everything that they could in order to win the endorsement of the Florida Governor, only for their own arguments and […]

For weeks now on “Scandal,” we have bemoaned in particular about the addition of Jake and Rowan to the show. While they’re interesting, all of the spy / espionage talk has made for a rather cluttered show, and we think it is distracting at times from what is the real power and awesomeness of the […]

Remember Andrew? He was that infamous guy from “Scandal’s” past who had the relationship with Mellie. The only reason we introduce the character in such a way is how he came almost completely out of left field for the story at the heart of Thursday night’s new episode, and also when it comes to what Olivia […]

When we were promised a big Susan Ross secret on “Scandal” Thursday night, we were more than a little bit convinced that it was going to be a big one. These suspicions were certainly validated and then some as we moved further and further into this episode. Ultimately, we learned that there was a time […]

“Scandal” loves to weave its complicated web, and it did that on Thursday night’s new episode with a story that was, at its core, about the Presidential race. Susan Ross is fantastic. We love the character, since she really is the ultimate political underdog and she’s come out of nowhere to be a serious contender […]

Tonight on “Scandal,” we clearly saw the show’s interpretation of Donald Trump with the announcement that Hollis Doyle was running for public office. He’s a billionaire, he’s unafraid to offend people, and he is causing some other candidates to go into a tailspin. Sound familiar to anyone else? Well, Doyle running causes problems for all […]

If “Scandal” wanted to complicate almost every single facet of its show with Thursday night’s new episode entitled “The Fish Rots from the Head,” we come bearing news that they certainly succeeded and then some. This episode was dramatic, eventful, hopeful at times, and depressing at others. Let’s start here with what we’d consider to […]