http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2013/12/scandal_s_torture_porn_is_hard_to_ignore.html

Colette Gaiter says of the recent gratuitous violence: "More and more, I find myself averting my eyes during some of the show's disturbing violent scenes, then continuing to watch when those sequences are over. I think about how much I'm willing to overlook, as well as how much I just can't watch."
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#EHz8jyEF6Qu1fTrK.99