Back to our occasional pilot analysis series! Continuing in the network theme from last time, I want to talk about the 2011 pilot to Scandal because my god, is it effective. Do you like rapid character establishment? Plot that reads like Dennis Hopper strapped a bomb to the script that would explode if the stakes didn’t skyrocket every act? Pure undistilled Shonda Rhimes voice? Then read on, my friend.
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