How many white or rich or white and rich or otherwise "unqualified" (in your humble opinion) politicians have discussed/grandstanded/attempted to gain political capital from Ferguson/NY/Milwaukee/etc?

Except Alicia would undermine her great "Stop sleeping with the help" speech to Peter if she, in fact, slept with "the help."

You have said virtually nothing about the actual episode in this review. SO MUCH went on. You should recap the episode, not give us a broad cross-season comparison. Also, no one, least of all someone with a byline, should say "it's not for nothing." Ugh.

I can't even process the idea that Scandal is "feminist." Olivia is obsessed with two men and everything she does right now is based on these men. Abby can't tell the truth about a horrible man and then MAKES OUT with the first guy to realize she's been beaten. There's nothing powerful about any of the women in this…