I second (or third?) "Scandal"!!
That is my absolute new favorite show!
Like the ABC advertisement says, it's "Crazy! Twisty! Good!"
The creator of the show is Shonda Rhimes - who also created "Grey's Anatomy" & "Private Practice". The show moves quickly, the dialogue is razor sharp & fast, & the characters are mesmerizing.
Fitzgerald Grant is the President of the United States. Olivia Pope is a "fixer" - she fixes scandals. They are in love, but theirs is a dark, twisted passion - quite like Meredith & Derek from early "Grey's Anatomy" except darker.
Here's a snippet of dialogue from my favorite scene...
Olivia: I wait for you. I watch for you. My whole life is you. I cant breathe because Im waiting for you. You own me, you control me, I belong to you
Fitz: You own me! You control me. I belong to you. You think I dont want to be a better man? You think that I dont want to dedicate myself to my marriage? You dont think I want to be honorable? To be the man you voted for? I love you. Im in love with you. Youre the love of my life. My every feeling is controlled by the look on your face. I cant breathe without you. I cant sleep without you. I wait for you, I watch for you. I exist for you... I belong to you. Were in this together.
Mellie, the First Lady, & Cyrus, the President's top advisor, are also superb.
Cyrus (to Fitz): I'm saying the right side and the wrong side are determined not by me and not by you but by history. History makes the heroes and the villains, sir. You and I? We're just players.