‘Scandal’ Trends as Lit Storyline Grips Viewers: “I’m Here for the Drama”

‘Scandal’ Trends as Lit Storyline Grips Viewers: “I’m Here for the Drama”

  • Popular South African television show Scandal! has viewers gripped with a lit storyline and characters
  • The show did a complete overhaul of the script and killed off a large number of characters to introduce something new
  • It seems the risk is reaping is rewards as fans weighed in on the improvements, while making the show trend online

PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Briefly News on your News Feed!

Scandal! trended on Wednesday morning after the previous night’s episode left viewers shook. The show is sparing no one as characters seem to be dropping like flies.

Scandal, viewers, drama
Slindile Nodangala is one of he new additions on 'Scandal!'. Image: @slindilenodangala
Source: Instagram

The drama has captured Mzansi viewers, who are loving the Game of Thrones-type direction that the show is going. The addition of the beloved Slindile Nodangala as Nomvula Kubeka had also piqued viewer interest.

Taking to social media, viewers made their approval clear. Check out some of the reactions:

Read also

Thembi Seete and Katlego Danke absolutely killing it on 'Gomora'

@mamankosinathi is living for the drama:

Enjoy reading our stories? Download the BRIEFLY NEWS app on Google Play now and stay up-to-date with major South African news!

“Kubi, kubi, kubi #etvScandal is fighting, I'm here for all the drama.”

@anelisa9995 said:

“The Khubeka Family is making me to enjoy watching scandal these days.”

@ushuni said:

“etvScandal is the Game of Thrones of South African soapies... All these deaths within a year.”

Meanwhile another Mzansi telenovela, The Queen, has not had such luck with its viewers.

The Queen loses her throne as Mzansi viewers get bored of the show

Briefly News reported that Mzansi TV viewers are just not happy with the direction local telenovela The Queen is going. Many fans feel that the show needs to take a break so they can get their story together.

The script is losing ‘that thing’ and fans have taken to social media to air out their grievances. It has been a difficult time for the cast and crew of the show ever since they lost show co-creator and producer Shona Ferguson. However, the show has had to go on and the results are showing.

Read also

DJ Zinhle's reality show 'The Unexpected' catches major shade for boring storyline

The disgruntled fans made the show trend on Twitter as they shared their thoughts. It seems the general consensus is that the script seems directionless and the characters have become bland.

Many advised the show to go back to the drawing board and bring something different before it's too late.

Source: Briefly News

Authors:
Sibusisiwe Lwandle avatar

Sibusisiwe Lwandle (Head of Entertainment) Sibusisiwe Lwandle is the Head of Entertainment at Briefly News (joined in 2019). She holds one Bachelor of Arts (BA) and one Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of Cape Town and the University of KZN respectively. She has over 10 years of experience in journalism, having worked in print, online and broadcast media. She has worked at Independent Media and 1KZNTV and has contributed columns to the Washington Post. Passed set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Email: sibusisiwe.lwandle@briefly.co.za