I don't know what possessed me to waste an hour of my life watching this. In typical Tyler Perry fashion, this was completely predictable and filled with terrible dialogue. My question is, how the fork did this get picked up for 25 episodes? Aside from being able to see where the show was going within minutes of starting the episode, the storyline was absurd and over all the show comes off as a poor forgery of "Scandal" with the addition of random and unnecessary plot lines (i.e., the butler's son's crazy ex and her participation in a bizarre cult). Furthermore, how did a maniacal first lady and her cheating husband even get into the White House? Then there's the First Lady... I don't even know what to say about that. Worst of all is the dialogue... I don't want to blame the actors or their performance, but ohmygeez! There is no substance to what they say, it's like they were just trying to fill the silence. Whoever dubbed this as a "ridiculous ratchet fantasy," got it right.
If you want a show with a terrible plot line that is absolutely predictable and lacks any substance, then this is the show for you, if not then don't waste your time. And to Tyler Perry, do better.
Review of The Oval
