I'm pretty sure it's an 80s childhood thing. I grew up in Virginia and use "dude" all the time. (To be fair, I live in Seattle now, but my dude-ish ways were set long before I moved.)

Whhhhhh

I'm sort of hoping that means when his backstory drops, it'll be AMAZING and worth the wait.

Can't stand Fitz, never have been able to stand Fitz. He's a legitimately awful person, and yes, their relationship dynamic is incredibly manipulative and abusive. Happily, Shonda herself has said she's disturbed by people who ship Olitz, so. And Shonda is an INCREDIBLY feminist showrunner, so I'm hoping this will…

I LOVE JAKE. JAKE FOREVER. That is all.

The storyline is SO MUCH MORE than that. I imagine you don't care about spoilers, so: it's played for fear because the show is intentionally playing on the viewers' expectations. It later shows that his conversion to Islam WAS, for him, a positive — he was still converted, but there's a lot of beauty in his…

What, no love for David Rosen taking Cyrus DOWN? Because that scene gave me life.

No I won't and you can't make me.

Truer words have never been written about Virginia. Source: former southern VA native of 30-some years (now in Seattle, because fuck that place). You know what IS good, though? Virginia peanuts.

As a Virginian, my southern accent only ever comes out when I'm really drunk. I thought it was a great touch.

Seeing David Rosen take down Cyrus was the absolute highlight of the episode for me. I might have squealed with glee.

What is it about TV tails? They always pull off the curb RIGHT after their target goes by. Amateurish!

Hell yeah Jake and Olivia. #TeamJake forever! Plus his eyes are just dreamy, my god.

Swamps are really pretty neat! But I prefer the snow-capped volcanoes in my new chosen home. <_<

You're actually pretty close to a real swamp — Great Dismal, in fact. You might even live within its bounds depending on how south you are. I've heard people say that VA summer heat and humidity can be comparable to Florida. I suspect a lot of people think VA isn't "really the south" because it's up next to DC and the…

As a Virginia Beach native who fled to Seattle four years ago, I do not miss the weather one bit. Nope, nope, nope.

Wait — does this mean there are people who DON'T like Toby Ziegler? Does not compute.

Team Jake ALL THE WAY.

That is AMAZING. I can only hope we all get one of those experiences in our lifetimes.

It is true for me as well... and I do not drink any more. The dry heaves are the worst part. :(