'Scandal' Turns 10: See The Show's 10 Best Episodes
essence.comScandal celebrated its 10th anniversary. For seven seasons, Olivia Pope, alongside her team of Gladiators, set the bar for crisis management on a weekly basis – and she did it in style as an intelligent and beautiful Black woman.Created by Shonda Rhimes, this pop culture phenomenon aired on ABC from 2012 to 2018 and became must watch television on Thursday nights.
Starring Kerry Washington as Pope, the series followed her as she excelled in her career and the maintenance of others’, but struggled to keep a healthy hold on her personal life.During its run, Scandal received numerous accolades, including the Peabody Award for Excellence in Television, and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series, as well as being named “Television Program of the Year” by the American Film Institute.
As for individual acclaim, Washington has won the Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series.In celebration of the show’s 10th anniversary, take a look at the 10 best episodes in Scandal history.“Sweet Baby” (Season 1, Episode 1)The start of it all.
Scandal’s pilot episode introduces the show’s main character Olivia Pope, a crisis manager who heads her own firm, Olivia Pope & Associates.
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