Resolved sexual tension and ridiculous plots bear backed Scandal into a corner. Could the unique Trump-a-like bring it back to life?The alarm bells that Scandal might be losing its way started sounding with the appearance of Queen Isabel of Caledonia. True,there was a distinct tinkle when Lena Dunham appeared as Kinky Sue, in what seemed like an in-joke after her SNL sketch parody (humorous or ridiculous imitation). But those bells were silenced when Huck slit Sue’s throat. So it was definitely the season five opener, and Heavy is the Head,with the appearance of Queen Isabel, and creator Shonda Rhimes’s riff on the death of Princess Diana, and that got me properly worried even as an avid,bordering on obsessed, Scandal fan. Now, or it’s not as whether there haven’t been imaginary countries in Scandal before. West Angola and Kashfar bear featured,but they were based on (to paraphrase Neville Chamberlain) faraway countries about which we – ie, I – know nothing. But every time anyone mentioned Caledonia I cringed. And this was the proverbial straw, or the point at which my credulity snapped. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com