Black twtter and the media would be all over white writers. Shonda race and sex make her immune to criticism from the media.

Very true.

She was jealous. She wanted Fitz to stop having sex with other women so she could free her mind and concentrate on stalking Jake. She can't handle not being the center of attention. She wants her cake and eat it too.

Scandal has torturers, assassins, and mass killers. So, spare me with Verna. The old hag had it coming and Fitz didn't rig the election, his ex wife, Olivia, Cyrus, Verna, and Hollis did that for him. No, that is not horrendous on this show. NEXT

The writers attempted to up his status by making him Command, but like most of the writing with Jake, it fell flat and of course Scott Foley couldn't deliver a convincing performance like Joe Morton, to make people fear Jake. Jake as Command truly was a joke.
Ouch! to the last paragraph LOL!

Olivia dating Jake never made any sense at anyway. I can agree with that. No woman would date a guy she knows her father hired to sleep with her and the same guy who killed her God daughter's dad James. Olake was a train wreck from the start. BUT, that still doesn't make Olivia a terrible person. It just makes the…

The same Olivia who from day one told Jake she was in love with Fitz. It is hilarious.

Pretty much. lol

I don't ever recall Jake showing any remorse for killings or choking Olivia. When he killed those two women and James, he bragged to Rowan that he did his own killings as Command. He blames Olivia for not loving him but at the same time Olivia has never told him she loved him or lied to him about her feeling for Fitz.…

Jake is good enough for Olivia, but these same people wouldn't dare want their precious Mellie with Jake. You can bet on that and we all know why. The formidable Olivia Pope wouldn't dare consider dating one of daddy's assassins. The very thought of them is illogical. Which is probably why the writers never put much…

I like that quote from SR. I guess sometimes people forget the history of the show. Olivia has always been Fitz most trusted adviser, not Cyrus or Mellie.
Yes, Fitz was badass this episode.

Olivia and Fitz are what I call a real team. They have been great this season except for the Free Rowan plot stupid plot device in order to add more drama for the finale.
You know what I like also, Fitz relationship with Susan Ross. Susan is Fitz when he first started out to be President. So idealistic and wanting to…

Olivia and Fitz worked great together professionally and personally. I disagree. Olivia and Fitz aren't horrendous people. That is bull. They are two people with flaws who tries to do the right thing most of the time. When they are wrong, they show remorse. That is something only a few characters possessed on the…

Excellent post Kendall!

Seriously, will Fitz be able to lock Olivia Pope up anyway? She's too high maintenance to be controlled by Fitz or any man. I'm sure Olivia will play the good First girlfriend for awhile, but eventually Olivia will feel trapped. Liv did have it all. She has the man she loves and she was able to come and go as she…

I agree. Fitz actions weren't sinister. As he told Cyrus, he forgave him also. I think Fitz is angry at Olivia, but the fact that Rowan is out means, now he can die. Fitz is lying to Olivia saying her father is safe, but in reality Fitz wants Rowan dead for Killing Jerry. He has the wrong guy on him. Jake is a…

Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn is why "Olitz" fans can't stop rooting for Olivia and Fitz. They are so darn great together as actors. Both convey so much with their facial expression and I thought it was the perfect move by Shonda Rhimes to allow the music play instead of hearing the dialog. Brilliant…
Don't forget…

Actually he did make the final decisions, after he was advised. Presidents always have advisers around them. In Fitz case, it is Olivia and Cyrus. Olivia is better at problem solving than Cyrus, so Olivia wins.

I think the Scandal "reads" are played out. They are 100 percent subjective and the character saying them are usually being hypocritical and only giving their point of view without allowing the other character an opportunity to play defense. If they were balance, I wouldn't mind them. For example the balance read…

Cyrus wants all of Fitz attention and it was funny watching him rolling his eyes at Olivia this episode. If you look at the history of the show, it was always Cyrus who tried his best to keep Olivia and Fitz apart. I wouldn't be shocked if Cyrus gets the info from Mellie and tell Fitz what Olivia did. Granted, Olivia…