"School for Scandal" is a decent episode. However, the character of the daughter, well, she was incredibly broadly written...too much so to be realistic.
When the episode begins, a well respected professor, Dr. Laird (Polly Bergen), receives a visit from her daughter and her boyfriend. The daughter soon behaves abominably during a fancy party her mother threw...and you just have to see it to believe it. Suffice to say, the writers were NOT trying for subtlety.
Later, the awfulness of the daughter is surpassed by the incredibly awful behavior of her boy-toy boyfriend. Not surprisingly, he's soon killed...but oddly, several people admit to the murder! Which one, if any, are telling the truth?
Apart from the daughter, I enjoyed the episode. Interestingly, having a professor writing steamy romance novels and hiding it from her peers isn't too surprising. In the 80s and 90s, there were a lot of negative stereotypes about the books and their writers. Overall, the good far outweighs the bad...and it's well worth seeing. It's also surprising to see John Vernon NOT playing a villain for once in a TV show!
When the episode begins, a well respected professor, Dr. Laird (Polly Bergen), receives a visit from her daughter and her boyfriend. The daughter soon behaves abominably during a fancy party her mother threw...and you just have to see it to believe it. Suffice to say, the writers were NOT trying for subtlety.
Later, the awfulness of the daughter is surpassed by the incredibly awful behavior of her boy-toy boyfriend. Not surprisingly, he's soon killed...but oddly, several people admit to the murder! Which one, if any, are telling the truth?
Apart from the daughter, I enjoyed the episode. Interestingly, having a professor writing steamy romance novels and hiding it from her peers isn't too surprising. In the 80s and 90s, there were a lot of negative stereotypes about the books and their writers. Overall, the good far outweighs the bad...and it's well worth seeing. It's also surprising to see John Vernon NOT playing a villain for once in a TV show!