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In the eyes of her fans, Shonda Rhimes can do no wrong and that was certainly true on Thursday night with Scandals latest powerful episode, The Lawn Chair.
The ABC drama turned its attention on the difficult and emotional topic of police brutality and hit close to home for many viewers.
The episode began with the haunting image of an unarmed black teen named Brandon Parker lying dead in a Washington, D.C. street a few miles away from the White House. When his distraught father, Clarence (Courtney B. Vance), positioned himself between the body of his son and police with a shotgun, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) was called in to manage the sensitive situation.
Sparking memories of the Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown, Pope was caught up in the moral dilemma of the injustice before her and her role as a crisis manager. She promised Clarence shed get Attorney General David Rosen involved (he was sadly too busy dealing with other issues), and then clashed with neighborhood activist Marcus Walker who arrived with the titular lawn chair, which the mourning father placed over Brandons body. In case it rains or something. I want him to be protected from the elements, he said."
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Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)I love television as a medium of communication and she is a master of the hour long form, her shows are tight, dynamic and capable of surprise. She's as good as it gets and she's still younger than most who get that good so I expect her to be even greater later.
damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)Even Washington and Rhimes were blown away with emotion watching the episode they had created.
This episode takes my breath away #scandal kerry washington (@kerrywashington) March 6, 2015
Damn it @shondarhimes I made it through the West Coast airing without crying
until I read that tweet. #Scandal kerry washington (@kerrywashington) March 6, 2015
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