'The Catch:' The Next Shondaland Show To Obsess Over
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'The Catch:' The Next Shondaland Show To Obsess Over

Shonda is back at it again with the new TV dramas.

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'The Catch:' The Next Shondaland Show To Obsess Over

Although I am completely invested in both “Scandal” and “How To Get Away With Murder,” I wholeheartedly believe Shonda Rhimes will never create or produce anything that lives up to the greatness that is “Grey’s Anatomy.” But, she will try - and there’s really no stopping her.

When the season finale of “HTGAWM” aired on March 17, the TGIT nights to follow would only include “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal.” At least, so I thought.

Let's take a moment to ponder why the seasons of “HTGAWM” are so short. Why Shonda, why?

To fill the void that “HTGAWM” was to leave behind, Shonda decided to produce yet another show called “The Catch.” Created by Jennifer Schuur and Helen Gregory, the series follows a female private investigator, Alice Vaughan (Mireille Enos), and her team who specialize in exposing frauds. The plot mainly focuses on a personal betrayal. Essentially, Vaughan discovers her fiancé, Ben, is a high-end thief who has been playing her to get ahold of her company’s private information on their rich clientele. I repeat, her (now ex) fiancé. That’s cruel.

How can a con artist outsmart a highly intelligent private investigator? I guess not even trained investigators are immune to blinding love. The mystery series sounds as juicy and dramatic as previous Shondaland shows, yet the series has endured sluggish ratings.

The show arrived to ABC with a troubled past. It underwent cast changes after releasing its first trailer with its original cast members. Damon Dayoub (from “Stitchers” and “NCIS”) and Bethany Joy Lenz (who played Haley on “One Tree Hill”) were to star as two of the main characters in the show, with Dayoub set to play the male lead.

Speaking as someone who currently watches the show, the original trailer is weird to watch because it’s so different from the show now. Not only are the actors different, but the sets and characters’ names are different.

It’s been a rough start for the show (probably because it wasn’t actually created by Shonda), but it has potential. “Scandal” started out slow, and look at the show now. It’s enticing brilliance!

“The Catch” may seem weak. Does it have the potential to break hearts? Maybe. If a main character died on it at this very moment, I probably wouldn’t care. Nothing can compare to the sorrow of a McDreamy death. The show just needs a chance to develop, as all great shows do. Plus, if anything, it’s another reason to lay on the couch, eat a bag of chips and procrastinate.

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