“Justice” is the buzzword for this week’s episode of Scandal, but the characters had puzzling ways of pursuing it. Here are five surprises from last night’s installment. 1. Papa Pope is back … and he’s playing stupid.  Last week Papa Pope used Olivia Pope’s new lover, Russell, to trick her into opening her door for him.…

In addition to monologues, mistresses and murder, Scandal’s stellar ability to pair a scene with the perfect song is also one of the show’s trademarks. Scandal’s DJs know that, much like the concept behind pairing certain foods with particular wines, pairing an excellent scene with just the right song will significantly enhance your viewing experience. As we…

This week’s Scandal episode introduced us to some new faces, brought back a familiar one and raised a number of questions. Olivia’s gut is back. Sort of? Olivia wakes up—flawless and without a head scarf (girl, please)—next to the sexy stranger she picked up at a bar a few episodes ago. Scandal’s DJ should have played “Brown Skin” by…

This week’s flashback-heavy Scandal episode, directed by the multitalented Regina King, took us on a journey deeper into Cyrus Beene’s past, starting at his first marriage … to a woman, through his second marriage to James Novak (may he rest in peace), all the way to his latest trip to the altar with Michael the sex worker. We also uncover…

This week’s episode of Scandal introduced us to different sides of Olivia Pope and friends. 1. Leo Bergen Has a Kinky Side Sue, a 26-year-old played by Lena Dunham, has written a tell-all memoir about her kinky sexcapades with 17 of D.C.’s power players—ambassadors, senators … and Abby’s boyfriend, Leo Bergen (or “the Dustbuster,” as he’s called in…

Every now and then, Scandal slows down long enough to let us catch our breath.   After the multiepisode hostage arc and last week’s emotionally draining Ferguson, Mo.-inspired episode, this week’s installment simply laid down bricks for plotlines that are likely going to carry us through the rest of the season.   Olivia slowly recovers…

This week’s timely Ferguson, Mo.-inspired Scandal episode has been deemed by many as the best and most important episode to date, and by others the most divisive. Olivia has been back in Washington, D.C., for only two days since being rescued from kidnappers, and instead of resting, seeking therapy or catching up on the How…

Someone drape a prayer cloth over my legs, because I still feel faint from all the twists, turns and masterfully crafted flashbacks in the How to Get Away With Murder two-hour season finale!   First, absolutely no one cared about the case of the week involving the guilty/not-guilty priest and his lover/not lover. In fact, I’m mad that…

As we gear up for the highly anticipated, two-hour season 1 finale of How to Get Away With Murder, let’s look back at some of the ways in which HTGAWM’s freshman season has shaken up the cultural landscape: 1. With the addition of HTGAWM to ABC’s existing Thursday-night lineup of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, Thursday nights officially became the property of Shonda Rhimes. #TGIT…

We tuned in to this week’s Scandal anxious to find out who was finally going to save Olivia. The episode picks up with Olivia being handed over to the Iranians who bid on her. As it turns out, Olivia, who we already knew was magical given her steady supply of trench coats and fresh blowouts even…