The show existed in its own alternate universe, one where eating nothing but hamburger, popcorn, and steak won’t kill you dead, but it was a universe that was fun to escape into, once a week. ![]() The first season of “Scandal,” when you revisit it, remains a tight, compelling political drama that mixed cases-of-the-week with an ever-growing conspiracy Season 2 cemented its status as unskippable TV. ![]() What has always appealed to this non-“Grey’s Anatomy” fan about “Scandal” was that while both Shonda Rhimes-created series exist in their own heightened realities, the tone was more compatible with “Scandal’s” similarity to paperback thrillers than “Grey’s” similarity to a more soapy version of “E.R.” “Over a Cliff” did its best to wrap up major emotional arcs, serve (at least one of) the bad guys official justice, and establish that in the most powerful town in America, Olivia had earned her place at the top. Pour out a bottle of Bordeaux for Olivia Pope ( Kerry Washington), her friends, and her enemies, as Thursday night brought their story to a close.
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