Scandal - You Can't Take Command

We've come to the end of another season. This time I'm going to give you a list of some things that happened and what I thought about them all.



Rowan Eli is in jail and Mama Pope is free
Is this really real? I find this too good to be true, maybe because I never thought it would happen. For the first time in the history of him being on this show he wasn't 1000 steps ahead of everybody! And, he really tried to talk his way out of it and scare Olivia but no one was here for it. I feel that he doesn't know how to get himself out of this one.
I don't even know what to say about Maya being free. Now she can wreak havoc wherever she goes because you know she's not going to hide away and live life like a normal person. I just really don't want her to be the big bad of season 5. I don't know if I can take other season of Olivia trying to bring down one of her parents.

What the Huck
Once a killer always a killer, I guess. I don't even know. My question is, did Quinn end up killing him? I'd like to think no, but she's capable of anything and full of surprises.

Liz
Welcome, Cyrus Beane female! I mean, she is just as evil as he is and now she's got his job. But what is her agenda really, now that she knows all of Fitz and Mellie's dirty little secrets? She's probably going to blackmail him til the cows come home.

Cyrus got fired!
Okay first, who forgot that Cyrus was working with Rowan? I did!! I completely forgot about all of the secret meetings they had in season 2. I forgot that he was the most evil person on this show! Rowan was just a distraction from the real monster, Cyrus.
But back to him being fired; it's about time! Fitz should have let him go a LONG time ago with all of the horrible things he's done.

Mellie got kicked out of the white house
I am mad about this and let me tell you why. Mellie was just trying to help, which is something that she's always done. How many times has she done horrible things and how many time has she made sacrifices so Fitz can be who he is today, and this is what he throws her out for?! I mean, dude shot down a plane of over 300 people and Mellie knew about it and still tried to help him. Now she's getting punished for it.
So question, are they actually going to get a divorce now?

That ending
I didn't like it. Well, the Jake part was fine but the Fitz part, no.
Jake can go. I've never liked him. Never have and never will. But where will he go? I believe he's jobless and homeless, so what's he going to do?
Now I thought that Liv was choosing herself, but I guess she left that back in the first half of this season. As some of you know I have not been here for Fitz for a while now, so this ending didn't do it for me. And what are they going to do because you know they can't just do whatever they want?! And, why did they make out all out in the open like that like no one would be watching them?! That was not smart. Is she going to move into the white house now because she seems to have made herself very comfortable. I mean, she got her wine glasses and everything.

This episode and season overall
Now I know I said this last year, but this episode really seemed like a series finale. I mean, Mellie can go off and be political, the villain Eli is in jail, and Cyrus now has time to take care of his daughter. I just don't see how OPA can come back from this. Olivia is off living life in the white house and once she hears about Huck, it's over. My favorite part of this episode was Liv's "you can't take command" speech. I like that Olivia. She should come around more often. Also, Mama Pope is always a joy. I love the lines they write for her.
After this season I don't ever want to hear 'B613' again! Everyone is dead or in jail so we need to let that go. I loved that this season was more like the earlier ones compared to season 3. I'm just shocked this season didn't go out with a bang like all of the others. Well, until next fall.    

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Scandal - A Few Good Women

This episode right here, I mean, oh my goodness. It was so good. I need to talk about how groundbreaking this show is. I love how Shonda Rhimes uses her platform to bring to light so many issues that we face in this society. There's so much feminism in this show, but with this episode in particular there were so many women getting stuff done, hence the title. (Sidenote: Please look up the play 'A Few Good Men' if you don't know what it is already. You'll love SR even more for it. I know I do.) If it wasn't for Susan Ross there wouldn't of been a case for Olivia. A case the she, Quinn and Abby all worked on together and won! And I can't leave out Liz and Mellie. Also, they only took questions from the female reporter at the white house press conference. This show is just amazing!

Foxtail

We finally know what Foxtail is ... or do we? I mean, I'm guessing Foxtail is Mellie but that's not all of it. What is Rowan's agenda? The first thing that popped into my head when we saw it was Rowan was Hollis Doyle. Is he going to be the Hollis Doyle of her campaign? That would be very interesting and creates so many possibilities for parallels between Mellie and Fitz's campaign. We shall see. 

B613

Since there's been so much of B613 this season, I'm going to spend some time talking about it. I have some theories about it and Rowan. I'm pretty sure this was brought about because I've been binging on Nikita, which is a show that I think would be very similar to a B613 spin off if there was to be a B613 spin off. I've also been really interested in how B613 was created, when did Rowan become command and things like that. That conversation between Jake and Russell really got me thinking. So here we go.

I don't think Rowan created B613 but he has been apart of it for a very long time. He's been command since before he got married; it's the reason why Maya married him. I think B613 was just this sub-government organization that took out the countries enemies and it all changed when Rowan became command. Once that happened he really realized how awful the world is and about all the awful people in the world and decided to use his power at B613 to protect Olivia and I think Maya being evil had something to do with it, too. He wanted to protect Olivia and be the only person for her to rely on and trust. He's the hyper exaggerated version of the over protective father. He wants to be the only man in her life. The problem is that he sent her away to a boarding school for all those years, which was probably guarded by B613 agents, and had to keep so many secrets because he's command. Also he's a psychopath! That's why he sends dudes to spy on her, stalk her and flirt with her. It's what Maya did to him and probably where he got the idea. It's the only way he can keep Olivia on lock and key. He needs everyone to be B613 because she's Olivia Pope and comes in contact with anyone and everyone. The other problem is that she found out about him being command. This is why he gets so pissed when she finds someone who's not attached to him because they become #1 in her life, not him. 

It's like his intentions are good, he's just a psychopath and goes about it in the worst way possible. I think he does love and care for Olivia, he's just a psychopath! Obviously B613 messed him up but we don't know who his parents are/were or how he got caught up with B613 in the first place. I won't be able to rest until I know the origin of B613 and Rowan. I hope we get some kind of special on it or something. Just not a series because we have Nikita. 

It's a real shame that the only place Olivia felt safe from her father was the dirtiest bathroom in the world. It's sad.

I really enjoyed this episode. I loved Mellie's speech at the end. Also, I was so scared when they were about to reveal what foxtail was that I was shaking and my heart was beating out of my chest. I hadn't felt that way while watching this show in a while. Russell's impersonation of Rowan was really good.  

I can not wait to watch the finale. It looks like Mama Pope makes a return and some more crazy things happen. Oh, Scandal got picked up for a 5th season there'll be plenty more of this!! Until next week. 

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