The blue and red banners are currently out in the United States: Democrats and Republicans are leading a fierce campaign to see their candidate elected on November 5. So, Kamala Harris or Donald J. Trump? While waiting to find out, Tele-Leisure switched to American time and resumed a viewing session of the series behind the scenes of the Oval Office, as the country loves so much. And before tackling House of Cards, Veep or At the White House, Tele-Leisure reviewed Scandal. And the surprise was not necessarily the most positive….
Scandal : we didn’t remember that Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) was so toxic and a dishonest jerk
The series begins with the recruitment of Quinn (Katie Lowes) into Olivia Pope’s (Kerry Washington) agency, who is told that the team is made up of “gladiators in suits“. Quickly, we discover the lawyer, who is presented to us as a legend, admired by all. But Olivia sets things straight with Quinn: if all the employees are lawyers, this is not a firm but rather a crisis management agency Olivia’s first major ethical problem quickly appears since several of her employees indulge in phrases like “.For Olivia, it’s not about the truth or following the law, it’s about presenting the facts in a way that protects her client.“And that doesn’t matter what charges he faces. Another problem: to determine whether someone is guilty or not, Olivia has a “infallible method: her instinct never deceives her.“Thus, we see the lawyer look several people eye to eye and use this moment as the only indicator of guilt. Which sets the tone of the morality that guides the agency. The proof: from the first episode, Olivia attacks and threatens one of Fitz’s and the White House’s employees. The latter claims to have an affair with him and, without tangible evidence, Olivia decides to destroy her psychologically and asks her to go into exile. by attempting suicide and, again, Olivia still doesn’t believe her.
The real scandal is the unhealthy relationship between Olivia and Fitz
But in addition to being toxic in the professional world, Olivia is also toxic in the personal! When, in the first days, Quinn begins to cry after being shocked by Olivia’s behavior towards Fitz’s young mistress, Huck (Guillermo Diaz) informs her that Olivia hates it when people cry and does not allow not its employees to do so. And to the question “How can she be so insensitive?“, the obvious answer is his very toxic relationship with Fitz. This affair, largely fictionalized over the seasons, begins in episode 1 with Fitz’s shameless lies to Olivia, ready to do anything not to admit that he slept with a employee of the White House And the episode ends with a scene in the Oval Office where Olivia arrives furious upon learning the truth and ends up being forcefully kissed several times by Fitz, who tries to calm her down this way. If in 2012, when the series launched, these bursts of passion in the middle of an argument were something exciting, in the light of 2024, these behaviors are frankly problematic.
This does not detract from the indisputable effectiveness of the series and the writing of Shonda Rhimes, who created it. The first episode, a precursor to the sequel, also addresses very important subjects for American society such as the discrimination of homosexuals within the United States army.
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