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Spoilers Ahead Abby finds out a big secret that Liv has been hiding thanks to her father. Episode Summary: We meet our presidential nominees. Review | Analysis: Abby and Olivia … Continue Reading Scandal 5×20 “Trump Card” and 5×21 “That’s My Girl” Recap
Spoilers Ahead Both parties pick the one candidate that no one considered “real.” Episode Summary: Abby and Olivia have a fight, Mellie finds herself in a pickle, Cyrus’ life is … Continue Reading Scandal 5×19 “Buckle Up” Recap
Spoilers Ahead We finally learn about Jake’s biological family. Episode Summary: Olivia returns to normalcy after killing Andrew two weeks ago, but it’s more about Jake. Review | Analysis: With … Continue Reading Scandal 5×18 “Til Death Do Us Part” Recap
Spoilers Ahead Olivia plays dirty in all aspects. Episode Summary: As Olivia begins to be no-more-miss-nice-girl, other candidates join the race to becoming the next president. Review | Analysis: Apparently a … Continue Reading Scandal 5×15 “Pencils Down”, 5×16 “The Miseducation of Susan Ross”, and 5×17 “Thwack” Recaps
Spoilers Ahead: Olivia comes face-to-face with Fitz. Episode Summary: The Gladiators handle a Secret Service scandal. Review | Analysis: This week’s episode of Scandal started off strong with the show’s … Continue Reading Scandal 5×13 “The Fish Rots from the Head” and 5×14 “I See You” Recap
Spoilers Ahead: Everyone loves a hero. Episode Summary: Rowan is back and so is Tom. Cyrus is evil. Liv is jealous of what Fitz and Jake are doing in their personal … Continue Reading Scandal 5×12 “Wild Card” Recap
Spoilers Ahead One word ex-girfriend. Episode Summary: Liv and Mellie team up to get Mellie elected as the 45th President of the United States. Review | Analysis: Liv and Mellie … Continue Reading Scandal 5×11 “The Candidate” Recap
Spoilers Ahead Olivia left Fitz and is back at OPA. Episode Summary: A big-name client gets Liv’s help when classified NSA files from her private computer get hacked. Mellie also … Continue Reading Scandal 5×10″It’s Hard Out Here for a General” Recap
Spoilers Ahead Liv gets an abortion. Episode Summary: Olivia makes a shocking decision that will change her relationship with Fitz forever. Review | Analysis: Let’s be honest right now. We did … Continue Reading Scandal 5×09 “Rasputin” Recap
Spoilers Ahead David finds out Olivia is the one behind everything and she gets arrested. Episode Summary: Olivia tries to figure out who is trying to kill her father, while … Continue Reading Scandal 5×08 “Even the Devil Deserves A Second Chance” Recap
Spoilers Ahead: Fitz is free. No jail time for him, even though we all know everyone would love to see him with Papa Pope. But guess what? Papa Pope is … Continue Reading Scandal 5×07 “Even the Devil Deserves A Second Chance” Recap
Spoilers Ahead Olivia gets a get out of jail free card, but this one carries the biggest cost of all. Episode Summary: This week’s episode was all about how to … Continue Reading Scandal 5×06 “Get Out of Jail, Free” Recap
Spoilers Ahead Olivia finally breaks her silence about her relationship with Fitz to the world in a tell-all interview and Fitz makes a move that will likely leave Mellie in … Continue Reading Scandal 5×05 “You Got Served” Recap
Spoilers Ahead Olivia deals with the nasty press, Fitz makes a drastic move that leaves Mellie ready for revenge. Episode Summary: We learn quite a bit about our ever-so-handsome Jake, … Continue Reading Scandal 5×04 “Dog-Whistle Politics” Recap
Spoilers Ahead The White House is trying to figure out a way to deal with Olivia’s confession. Episode Summary: It’s all about Mellie in this week’s episode and how the … Continue Reading Scandal 5×03 “Paris Is Burning” Recap
Spoilers Ahead Images of Fitz and Liv canoodling are out and supposedly Fitz is going to handle it. Episode Summary: The case in question, a stepson jumped bail for murder … Continue Reading Scandal 5×02 “Yes” Recap