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Scandal · Season 2 · ABC

Scandal Season 2

Scandal Season 2 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 8.9/10. 22 episodes on ABC from 27 September 2012.

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BollyMeter8.9/10Season 2 scored 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. Alan Sepinwall at HitFix reversed his Season 1 reservations: 'It's ludicrous on virtually every level; it's also an enormous amount of fun, thanks to the writing and the performances.'

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What BollyAI Thinks

Season 2 is where Scandal made its case as essential television, earning 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and transforming the show from a press qualifier into a genuine cultural phenomenon. Shonda Rhimes threw out any hesitation about the show's soap-opera register and committed fully: the twists were operatic, the pacing was relentless, and the emotional manipulation was deliberate and precise. Alan Sepinwall, who had been cautious in Season 1, reversed course entirely: 'It's ludicrous on virtually every level; it's also an enormous amount of fun, thanks to the writing and the performances.' The live-tweet audience for Scandal became one of the defining social media events of the era.

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95%critics positive
  • It's ludicrous on virtually every level; it's also an enormous amount of fun, thanks to the writing and the performances.
    HitFix

Season Over Season

The leap from Season 1 to Season 2 is one of television's sharpest mid-series accelerations - the show finds its gear and never looks back.