Anatomy Of A Scandal was savagely ridiculed by viewers after it premiered on Netflix on Friday, with a “scary and hilarious” ending with its opening episode.
The series, in which Rupert Friend plays the role of a disgraced parliamentarian accused of sexually abusing a young political aide, concluded the first episode with his character strangely gaining his courage after he was arrested by the police.
The clip, shared on Twitter by a fan this weekend, eventually went viral, with a fan tweeting that he almost “spit out food” while watching the scene.
Foreign! Anatomy Of A Scandal was savagely ridiculed by viewers for a “scary and hilarious” opening episode that ended after airing on Netflix on Friday.
In the series, Immigration Secretary James Whitehouse (Friend) is accused of sexually assaulting a young assistant named Olivia (Naomi Scott) and cheating on his wife, Sophie (Sienna Miller).
At the end of the first episode, things take a dramatic turn when the police approach James and tell him they’re investigating a rape claim.
James then flies backwards in slow motion to simulate an invisible abdominal thrust before the last credits episode ends.
Strange: The first episode of the series ended with his character acting strangely guts after he was accused by the police of rape allegations.
What is that? The clip, shared on Twitter by a fan this weekend, eventually went viral, with a fan tweeting that he almost “spit out food” while watching the scene.
Bombshell: series accuses immigration secretary James Whitehouse (Friend) of sexually assaulting a young political aide named Olivia
What? At the end of the first episode, things take a dramatic turn when the police approach James and tell him they’re investigating a rape claim.
The ending was shared by a fan on Twitter, who wrote: “Anatomy of a Scandal is scary and funny. That’s how the first chapter ends.’
Since then, the clip has been viewed more than 92,000 times and has received a lot of comments from fans who were joking at the time.
Someone replied: ‘I…wasn’t expecting that. I almost spit out the food in the cafeteria,” another added: “The end of the first episode of Anatomy of a Scandal is just as exaggerated as that.”
A blow? James is then seen flying backwards in slow motion to mimic an invisible abdominal lunge before the episode goes into credits.
“How come there is no GIF response?” added a fan
One fan wrote, “This finally got the answer ‘no’ to the question that ran through my mind throughout the episode: This show looks a little scary, but it’s worth just spending a few pointless minutes and enjoying the beauty of Siena. Miller fits in any outfit”.
The six-part series focuses on James’ trial and Sophie tries to prove James’ innocence as she tries to think her husband might not be the man she thought he was.
Funny: The clip had over 92,000 views and received a lot of comments from fans who were joking at that point.
The trailer reads, with James offscreen saying, “It didn’t mean anything. It was just sex.
The project was produced by David E. Kelley of Big Little Lies.
Each season of the show is thought to focus on a different political scandal in an anthological fashion, similar to BBC’s A Very English Scandal according to Deadline.
Anatomy of a Scandal is available on Netflix.
Nervous: The six-part series focuses on the trial of James and his wife, Sophie, tries to prove James’ innocence as she tries to think she might not be the man her husband thinks.
Source: Daily Mail
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