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Women reign supreme over at the kingdom that is ABC Thursday Night, and a newbie has emerged. But does a non-Shondaland production even stand a chance? Notorious is trying its darndest to be the next Scandal, and it seems to be workingfor now.
It begins with a bang. And I mean that literally. Thats what I call a homecoming, says an anonymous male, and I can tell I already hate him. Before our blonde heroine Julia George (Piper Perabo) can kick him out (thats what she was going to do, right? He made a s*x pun, for crying out loud), she realizes its 4:46 p.m. and shes running late. She bids her boyfriend, who we learn has just been promoted to federal judge, goodbye and swoops in to save the day as her PA Megan (Sepideh Moafi) tells her Louise is locked in her office.
Were soon introduced to Julias boss: Louise Herrick (Kate Jennings Grant), star of Louise Herrick Live, the no. 1 cable news program in the country. Louise isnt actually locked in her office; shes lounging on a chaise wearing lingerie and entertaining a boy toy, who tells Julia, I like your vibe. Hey boss lady, how do you like your meat? OMG with the sexual puns.
Even though it has Louises name, the show is clearly Julias baby. Shes like the Leslie Knope of the news world. (Theres even confusion in her office as to whether a guest is named Gary or Jerry!) The guest on tonights LHL is Jake Gregorian (Daniel Sunjata), a smooth-talking criminal-defense attorney with a car worthy of a Ferris Bueller joy ride, aviators probably worth more than your house, and best of all, dimples you could swim in.
As the show-within-the-show is about to begin, we get some breaking news that is pretty much going to set the tone for the entire episode (and possibly the whole first season): Internet mogul Oscar Keaton (Kevin Zegers as a hot Mark Zuckerberg, basically) has been issued an arrest warrant for fleeing the crime scene of a hit-and-run. And what do you know, Jake Gregorian is his friend and lawyer. How convenient!
Louise appears to ambush him, breaking the news that Oscar is surrendering to police live on air, and Jake angrily storms out in a fit of rage at the thought of being set up. But its all an act! OMG (again!), what a twist. This is just like Fight Club. I had to plant the seeds of doubt before the country rushed to judgment, Jake explains to Julia. LHL got the scoop and theyre trending, so everyones happy. As for the Jake/Julia duo, Im hesitant to give in to this will-they-or-wont-they vibe going on its being shoved pretty ferociously down our throats but I will say the two have great chemistry, so eventually, maybe, we can root for them.
Anyway, Jake heads to the police station to visit Oscar, who vehemently denies any involvement even though it was his car. He does, however, admit to oooone little thing: Despite the fact that hes supposed to be sober, there did happen to be a secret stash of cocaine in the car used in the hit-and-run. You know, for a friend. Before Jake can comment, the episode drops bomb no. 2: The hit-and-run victim has died and Oscars being charged with second-degree murder. Dun dun duuuun.
Meanwhile, back at Gregorian & Gregorian, Jakes law office that he runs with his brother Bradley (J. August Richards), bomb no. 3 drops: Jake is in love with Oscars wife, Sarah (Dilshad Vadsaria). May I suggest a new drinking game called Notori-Shots: Take a shot every time an unexpected twist is revealedor dont. It could get ugly. So, yeah, there is so much backstory we need now: How did Oscar and Jake become friends? Was it before or after his affair with Sarah? Even though Sarah pays Oscars bail, the awkward hand placement between the two says a lot about the state of their marriage. Jake must be low-key thrilled.
NEXT: Secrets and lies
Source: http://www.ew.com/recap/notorious-series-premiere
