Season three of Kerry Washington‘s ‘Scandal’ has cemented the show as a bonafide smash. Indeed, from its ratings to its social media impact, the political drama appears to be the gift that keeps giving – to both fans and host network ABC.

And with the season’s climax fast approaching, it appears the series looks set to live up to that billing and then some.

Darby Stanchfield, who plays “gladiator” Abby (pictured above, left), spoke to Yahoo this week about what viewers can expect from show’s upcoming finale.

Her words below. {Caution: mild *spoilers* await} 

When quizzed about how she’d describe the season’s penultimate episode, Stanchfield replied:

Messy. Hot. Explosive.

Upon being drilled (#noHuck) about the direction the show will take following this week’s bomb-plot discovery, the actress added:

Quinn Perkins didn’t do a very good job – they lost the bomb and then B-613 got shut down, so… yeah, they have a mess on their hands. Right when you think the mess is cleaned up in this next episode, it only gets worse. They end up with a bigger mess at the end of the next episode (the finale)! {Source}

Few shows have captivated the masses in recent times in the way ‘Scandal’ has – a testament, no doubt, to the cast, script-writers, and of course creator Shonda Rhimes.

Needless to say, the next arc of episodes look set to be a ball of fire. Perhaps, literally!

Click here to watch the teaser for the latest.

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