{"id":54635,"date":"2016-01-26T02:42:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T07:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=54635"},"modified":"2016-01-26T02:42:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T07:42:33","slug":"special-look-scandal-returns-with-its-hard-out-here-for-a-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2016\/01\/26\/special-look-scandal-returns-with-its-hard-out-here-for-a-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Look: &#8220;Scandal&#8221; Returns With &#8220;It&#8217;s Hard Out Here For A General&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hiatus that began in mid-November is almost over.<\/p>\n<p>ABC&#8217;s flagship drama &#8220;Scandal&#8221; resumes its fifth season on Thursday, February 11.<\/p>\n<p>Entitled &#8220;It&#8217;s Hard Out Here for a General,&#8221; the episode picks up six months after the &#8220;Olitz&#8221; breakup.<\/p>\n<p>Per the network&#8217;s official synopsis, &#8220;It\u2019s been six months since Olivia and Fitz have broken up, and they are both handling their newfound freedom in very different ways. 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