yes! I've been defending Laurel all over the place because she has so much potential, and I'd love her to be fleshed out into the Dinah Laurel Lance of canon. plus, I hate being treated as a Laurel hater just because I so far prefer the Felicity/Oliver dynamic (which partly stems from chemistry issues between Katie…

that dress seemed really really out of character, though I agree, it was super hot. the rest of her outfits seemed more like standard Felicity, or at least like a Felicity that no longer gets to sit alone in a dark IT office all day.

that was some particularly awful dialogue and yet an incredibly delightful hour of television.

we're so fortunate that despite its apparent failings, you've managed to suffer through enough of it to come discuss it with us all here, on a Scandal review page. always nice to have diverse opinions around.

I could see him being her half brother maybe? from her mother? I don't know. interesting theory.

I could not agree more. I'd be so much more invested in Fitz/Olivia (well, maybe) and Fitz as a character, complete fuck up as he is, if the show just ONCE showed me that he really is as brilliant with as much potential and a natural aptitude for politics as they keep telling me. because all they show us is Fitz being…

The only way the show works is if you accept that Fitz is totally and completely delusional.

Mellie/Cyrus is my absolute favorite pairing on the show. two individuals who have embraced their inner monsters and are so well-matched when it comes to plotting, bantering, and manipulation.

Thanks for your honest response! I think part of my concern is that while I do agree that Olivia seems to love him unconditionally, sometimes I don't feel like Fitz loves her unconditionally? like for instance, after the whole Defiance plot line last season. he seemed rather like he needed her against his will, not…

I desperately long for a Fitzgerald Grant/Jed Bartlett debate. for reasons.

I cannot think of him as anything but a Noel gone (very) astray, and therefore love Jake somewhat blindly.

Are there any Fitz/Olivia shippers here? Would you mind explaining what you ship about them, and why they still work for you? There are a few on my twitter feed and when I ask, they just say "SEXY" or "SO MUCH CHEMISTRY," which I suppose is a legitimate answer, but I'd love something more concrete/detailed. I'm not…

+1000 on the need for Harrison backstory. His devotion to Liv is just creepy, given we really know nothing about him, his motivations, or their relationship. I get that this show has a lot going on but surely the show could spare five minutes to clarify he isn't some Cylon/automaton that has been programmed to blindly…

no one ever starts a sentence saying "I hate to be mean" and actually means it. but I'm glad you got this off your chest.

poor, poor, toxic Summer Glau

(very mild spoiler) A couple of us were complaining about that point on twitter, re: Laurel's somewhat misleading comment about the nature of Tommy's death, and her erasing her actions from the entire thing. and Marc Guggenheim tweeted us saying it will get addressed in 2x03.

One of the producers said this will be addressed. I'm going with their belief that it's his S&M den.

she's Tatiana Maslany. she can be both.

Tatiana Maslany for Black Canary!

I'd start from the beginning but you can watch with a heavy finger on the fast forward button until about episode 8.