"Yes. Olivia's treatment of Jake is abysmal. Remember when she asked him to accompany her to dinner with her dad? The dad whom she knew TORTURED Jake for months?"

"I did just rewatch the pilot, and Fitz forces himself on Olivia twice in one scene. She begs him "Don't touch me, please," and he continues to move closer and go in for a kiss."

Chris, remember when Mellie went into the shower with Fitz and tried to have sex with him, (episode 214) and when he said no, she still carried on until he had to get forceful with her and grabbed her wrist to stop her from touching him, and then she acted like she was the wounded party? Do you or do you not consider…

Gwen writes: "Not as effective: Olivia sitting smugly on the couch like some sort of emperor and nodding or disagreeing with all of Fitz’s decisions.

Gwen writes: "Even with all her misdeeds, it’s hard not to feel for someone who has gone through as much as she has, only to get thrown under the bus for Olivia Pope."

The most annoying part of last night's show (and that's saying a lot) was Olivia saying that Jake has saved her many times. I can count all the times that she's saved Jake, but I'm struggling with recalling when he saved her. There was that time in season two when that female agent came through her door and Jake shot…

I've noticed that too, and apathy is so much worse than vitriolic hate. This episode was utterly meh, and the only light relief was Cyrus and Sally sparring.

Wait seriously? You're writing reviews for Scandal, yet somehow you managed to miss the fact that in season 3 episode 13, Jake murdered James and those two reporters, and that you thought James' killer was revealed in the last episode? Really?

It's such a shame that Jake isn't really dead, because outside of being the side-piece's side piece and the crappy B613 plot, he has no place on this show. He has no chemistry with any of the other characters and his presence in Olivia's life, despite the fact that he killed James and those two reporters, makes no…

Are you kidding? Rowan's year long monologues are one of the things that have wrecked this show. That, Jake and that horrific B613 story line. They need to all die a horrible death.

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I’m still not really a fan of this whole Evil Laoghaire development. I wish her villain origin story hinged on more than just unrequited love. The Outlanderwriters are smarter than this tired, gendered trope."
But that was the original story of Laoghaire. In the book she set up Claire in this way. The TV writers…

The time travel issue is dealt with, and yes, if Black Jack dies before he has any heirs, then Frank would never have lived.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out…

I thought this episode was brilliant. Brilliantly written, brilliantly acted.

The idea that big-haired, over emotional, inexperienced Mellie Grant could run for president made me howl. What is Shonda doing here? From a presidential perspective, the woman is not only green, but she's also an idiot.

"I believe that the entire show benefits — its lead and the show's world structure— when the show develops its supporting ensemble cast. Scandal uses AW and MG to introduce domestic violence, sexual assault, and rape recovery into the show. Why not give these complex topics the time they deserve, rather than say the…

Abby and Leo shared quite a few moments together last season, and in at least one of the episodes, there was a moment of admiration from Leo, that hinted at the possibility of something more between them.

Yeah, and whatever gets you through your entire life. Good day to you too.

Oh ok, my bad.

If such minutiae is going to have you shedding your knickers, I STRONGLY suggest that you just move on from my comments, because I can tell you, I won't be stopping debating points raised on here with actual evidence from the show. You on the other hand need to stop trying to police how people respond to things and…