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"  Every now and then a TV show comes around that you are like OMFG I have to watch this LIVE or I will die. Scandal is that for me. Every Thursday night on ABC at 10 p.m., I tune in with eyes wide open as shit hits the fan. However, the show is about to go on a three week hiatus and I am beside myself. If you spot me in a corner next Thursday crying, rocking back and forth, and whispering to myself, &amp;quot;Fitz, Liv, Jake, Liv...&amp;quot; don&amp;#039;t worry. I&amp;#039;ll just be suffering from a little bit of Scandal withdrawal. To my fellow Gladiators, it&amp;#039;ll be okay. We will get through this together. To those who don&amp;#039;t even watch, mmm, shame on you. What the eff is wrong with you?! Seriously. This show actually lives up to its hype. Now is your time to freaking catch up and here&amp;#039;s why: 1. Based on a true story. Olivia Pope&amp;#039;s character aka the Head Bitch In Charge is based off of real-life crisis handler, Judy Smith. 2. Kerry Washington, who plays Olivia Pope, is pretty much perfect for this role. She makes you want to buy every single one of Liv&amp;#039;s outfits. Power suit, anyone? 3. There is always some type of cuh-razy love triangle going on. 4. One week you hate a character, the next you love &amp;#039;em. I&amp;#039;m looking at you, Mellie. JK, I still hate you. 5. It&amp;#039;s real. So very, very, very real. Interracial relationships, a gay politician, black babies being adopted...this is the type of stuff you want to see on TV. 6. You will get emotional and love every single moment of it. 7. The scripting is compelling. There are so many times where you will be like, did he/she just say... 8. The twists and turns don&amp;#039;t feel forced. There are shows where you feel like they are forcing the craziness. With this one, it happens naturally and you are still like WTF?! 9. The sex scenes. I mean, some of them are more suited for HBO&amp;#039;s late-night soft core porn airings. So hot. So freaking hot. 10. Shonda Rhimes is the creator. Enough said. Want more from Dara? Follow her on Twitter @dadeeyo. Photo: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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