I think she knew about them. She is a smart girl and I'm sure she's capable of manipulation. She seemed way more ~soft and girly~ in that scene and I'm pretty sure it was an act for the cameras. Not that she can't be soft or girly, but it seemed almost /too/ perfect. Almost like a fairtytale.

Ugh yes!!! The Mad Men analogy is spot-on.

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode! Surprise, surprise.

This is by far the dumbest episode of Scandal I've seen. Literally what the fuck were they trying to achieve? I know last week got an F grade (I didn't necessarily agree) but at least I was entertained by all of the melodrama. This was just weird. Olivia playing him for information until she decided she was actually…

Let Me Borrow That Top is so fucking good. It has no business holding up this well!

Same. She seemed underwhelmed, confused, and angry. I could see Alex Vargas being a fresh newcomer ready to fuck up Olivia and Cyrus's plans.

This episode was pretty enjoyable, although I'm not sure how we're supposed to feel about the Olivia/Jake scenes. They seriously don't come off as sexy… just deranged on both sides.

late response, but yes.

I stopped consistently watching Scandal when James died.

The O'Neals looks good! Plus (beardless) Stan is back!!!

I love America Ferrera and Ben Feldman… they deserve to win. I'm hoping this somehow manages to work.

I just finished season one this weekend, in literally 48 hours (thanks Netflix)! Love this show and I'm excited to start commenting. I'm not really on a team, I just want everyone to be happy and lovey-dovey. I feel like, at this point, I'm #TeamRafael because the family aspect is soooo cute and I can't deal with a…