Scandal was a major hit last season, increasing its audience by 45 percent when most shows continued to hemorrhage viewers. Murder also represents a rather nifty bit of self-counter-programming on ABC's part. It was a showcase episode for Stanchfield, who got deeper into Abby's psyche than ever before. Last night's episode put the focus directly on Abby as her abusive ex-husband entered the picture. Her new position as White House press secretary has given her renewed purpose (and, on a more shallow note, spectacular hair). But as the gladiators of Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) fell away, Abby survived. Abby existed to be mean and abrasive and pretty good at her job. There was Quinn (Katie Lowes), the brunette newcomer With A Past.Īnd then there was Abby. ![]() There was Harrison (Columbus Short), he of bluster and pride and monologues about being a Gladiator. ![]() ![]() There was Stephen, the beguiling Brit (Henry Ian Cusick). Pigeonholed as the shrieking shrew in the ABC hit's earliest episodes, Abby (played by Darby Stanchfield) was surrounded by far more appealing characters. Let TV audiences give thanks for Abby Whelan, the Scandal character who has survived by surprising.
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