Secrets of the Heart

Scandal is one of my favorite shows to watch so I am definitely on the Shonda train however I think the show took a risk with their main plot for the premiere. We find a royal family coming to visit the states and the Princess happens to be an American who married into the royal family (reminds us of the story of Princess Grace of Monaco). Unfortunately after the White House dinner, Princess Emily is killed in a tragic car accident which took place in a tunnel (very similar to Princess Diana's death). The scene where Olivia arrives on the crash site, is very graphic. You see the Princess, dead on the road, her tiara inches from her and still in her gown from the dinner. Olivia quickly covers her up and yells at the paparazzi to cover her body and have some respect. I truly think this was a risky move on the writers part to include such a sensitive topic for the world and especially Princess Diana's sons. The Queen in the episode admits to having the Princess killed because she

9/11 is an important and tragic day in our history. What I can't get over is that we tend to only honor the memory of those lost on this specific day. We should honor their memory everyday by treating each other better. We should honor their memory by making this country greater than what it was. 9/11 is not only about remembering but it is about coming out stronger and that is one thing we did not do. Look at all the greed and laughing stock we are to the rest of the world. Look at how we treat our soldiers when their service is complete. How many of them do we set up with jobs once they're out of the service? How many of them are set up with homes and anything they need? They risk their lives for our country and for what? To be treated like nothing. So many veterans are homeless and jobless. So many people are suffering in poverty and are treated like they're nothing. We have turned against each other. Instead of helping each other, we turn to prejudice. We were so wrapp