I also mentioned that I read Shonda Rhimes’ recent memoir, and here’s the thing: She is fiercely loyal to some of the actors in her stable—sometimes, as Joshua points out, to her detriment. So you can hate on Jake all you want, but Shonda Rhimes loves Scott Foley. I mean, really loves him. He’s all over that book.…

I gave it a miss also Cheyenne. The promos did nothing to entice me, and Tony Goldwyn and Kerry Washington's lack of tweets about their show prior to the winter premiere told me all I needed to know - that the second half was going to be garbage.

I gave this episode a miss. The idea that Olivia would be working to help Mellie 'Olivia's A Whore' Grant left a bad taste in my mouth. The plantation mistress and her house slave image is still too strong for me, but what really cemented it was seeing Olivia apparently Hate-F*cking Jake on those promos.
Poor Kerry…

Right! I thought this was a huge plot hole. Olivia didn't even know that Mellie had gotten Rowan out, yet somehow she's the one being arrested not Mellie? I call shenanigans on the continuity.

The difference between Jake and Huck is that the show never glosses over who and what he is, also the character himself never pretends to be one of the good guys. Jake's retconning of who he is makes me want to retch. He's no hero, yet somehow this guy who had no compunction murdering three innocent people, gets to…

He's the worst. I still haven't gotten over how he basically needed instructions from Huck to use a printer when he broke into Rowan's house back in season 3. If you want a mission to fail, put Jake on the job.

I'm not sure Tom's dead, I swear I heard him moan as The Useless Spy went into the room.

I was so annoyed when Fitz burst into the Oval just as Olivia was about to tell Jake about himself. The hypocrisy of the guy who murdered James in cold blood. The guy who confessed to liking sawing the bones of his victims. The guy who confessed to Huck that he liked licking the tears of the people he murders. The guy…

Instead, we get a truly inspired and insane move by Fitz: to lock up Olivia in the White House, to say that he’s using the Secret Service detail to keep her “safe and protected.” When in fact, it’s to keep her captive, to keep an eye on her so she doesn’t pull yet another stunt.

Anybody who says that Olivia is more evil than her father is high as a kite or just downright stupid, and this isn't even about subjective opinions.

This is so stupid that I can't. So Edward Snowden is more evil than Osama Bin Laden because he's not as upfront about the shady things that he's done? Really? Because you understand that that's what you're saying right?

Tell me the last time Olivia mentioned wearing the white hat. I'll wait.

No, Olivia is not her father's daughter,and she is not like Rowan. Rowan is a racist fool who screams about "those white knights" but is still hellbent on protecting the structure and the Republic that those "white knights" built.

Mellie doesn't think things through, ever. If she forged the paperwork, her ass should be grass, but Scandal writers aren't that great with continuity. It will be like it never happened by next week.

Man, I didn't even notice that she wasn't on the episode. That speaks volumes.

Except that his hypocritical ass murdered an innocent man and deprived his daughter of her father. Jake was being a sexist, hypocritical pig, and everything he said would have been seen as a positive if aimed at a man. Also, it's that very power and her entitlement that saved him multiple times. With his body count…

That's your opinion and you are entitled to it, but this episode showcased how much Kerry can express without saying a word, something that is much harder to do than speechifying. Also, why are you comparing her to Viola? Is Viola the only actress in Hollywood, or is it because they are both black? In which case, ugh…

Have you not been watching the show for five seasons? Olivia has always had the power. Always. The difference is, she's now embracing that power rather than shying away from it. She's never been interested in chasing it, because she's always been the source. From day one, she's the one who's advised Fitz. Whenever him…

Jake broke into Olivia's home, got drunk on her wine, whined that his wife the spy was killed by her father, and then tried to tell her that she was entitled and power hungry? Jake, she was brought up in the best schools, she built her own business, and she's known as the best fixer in Washington, why the actual fuck…

Seriously, I am not interested in you or your delusions, now go and bother somebody else. I think you're weird and I have no interest in engaging with your kind. Now bye.