In February 2014, Lena Dunham admitted during an interview with Grantland that appearing on the Shonda Rhimes-created, Kerry Washington-starring ABC drama Scandal was her "life's great passion." And next Thursday, just over a year after announcing that aspiration, the Girls creator and star is actually appearing on the series in what looks to be a substantial story arc.
In the interview, Dunham said that she hoped to play "like, a senator who did something wrong." She added, "Playing a really evil character would be really fun." While the writer/actress is not guest-starring as a politician, she does appear to be playing a character who could get Olivia Pope and her Washington clientele in a whole world of trouble.
The episode airs Thursday, March 19.