Scandal Season 4

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Scandal Season 4 is available on and right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. 611 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Kerry Washington sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason Scandal Season 4 keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in Scandal Season 4 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. In Season 4, Olivia returns from overseas exile and tries to reconstitute her scattered firm, while Jake faces judgment for a murder he didn't commit. Kerry Washington and Darby Stanchfield lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2014. The performances in Scandal Season 4 do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Scandal Season 4. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Kerry Washington is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.