Where on earth
is Olivia Pope? Well’ she’s not OP anymore. She’s hiding as Julia Baker. Jules.Well, now we
know. She’s on a beach on a tropical island. Reading Gone Girl. Because, you
get it, right? She’s GONE.
Who’s the hottie
with the fab abs, wearing sunglasses, and givin’ smooches? Holy hell – it’s Jake
with a beard! As he snuggles up to her, he says they have 15 minutes until the
boat arrives. Well Liv..er…Jules. What are you waiting for? Use those 15 minutes
and get some beard rash, girl!!! Um, you can tell they use those 15 minutes
wisely.
So, the
castaways get their rations from a boat, along with a letter.
“You’ve got mail”
No return
address? Who is it from? Who knows where they are? Someone does. Despite being 100
miles off the coast of Zanzibar, someone who knows how to track down people
that don’t want to found has found the people that didn’t want to be found. The
letter? Announces that Harrison is dead. DEAD! So THAT’s how he’s being written
out. At the end of last season, he was MIA. Now, he’s Gone, girl. He’s GONE!
After reading about
Harrison, they hop a plane back to DC for “only a few days, in and out.” Liar,
Liar, Liaaaaaaarrrr! Olivia walks back into OPA headquarters, only to find it
all shuttered for the winter. Old newspapers thrown about. Tables and furniture
covered with sheets. The only one around is Quinn. Of course, it’s Quinn. Rare,
complex red wine is Olivia’s vice. Quinn found her, via the tracking the wine.
Q sent the clipping. Julia….er, Olivia goes to see Huck. He takes one look at
her and fires off:
Are you back for now or back for good?
Are you back for now, or back for good?
Huck dismisses
her and takes his next geek squad customer. Huck you, Olivia! Later, she
returns with some technology to get her to talk to him. As she calls him Huck,
he snaps that Huck is dead. He’s now Randy.
“Randy the smart guy. That is who I am. Randy
doesn’t hope. He goes home, plays video games, wakes up and does it all over
again.”
WOW. OP broke
Huck. That’s harsh, Liv.
Abby? She’s the
new White House Press Secretary. Quinn finally gets Abby to take her call and
meet her, only to have Olivia come out of hiding to tell her she’s there to
bury Harrison. Abby isn’t having any of it and tells her in no uncertain terms,
you let down Harrison. They’re quick talkin’ and I can’t keep up! OMG. Angry
girls stomp off, Quinn is dismissed, and “son of a bitch!” pretty much sums it
up.
Mellie is the
drunken housewife. Bowling, Pajama pants, eating cereal out of the box. No more
coiffed haired southern belle. The death
of her son has ended the Mellie we know. She’s a schlub now. What do you expect? She lost her son, her
husband is a cheater, and she’s used as a pawn. I’d drink and wear pajamas too.
Oh, wait, I already do that. Back to Olivia!
Papa Pope is
enjoying his dinner when Olivia comes in and he bribes her with a vintage wine
at the table. She sent her away, and wonders why she’s back. When she tells him
Harrison is dead, he actually seems remorseful. He challenges her
“Ask me”
“Do you have anything to do with it? Did
you have Harrison killed?”
Papa replies no,
he didn’t have Harrison killed, but he did “take care” of her mother. A direct
order from the President. Mother seems to have died from an illness. Olivia
surprises him by saying he (Fitz) did the right thing – she was a terrorist and
killed his child. While dad talks about the tremendous loss, Olivia responds “you lose people. Whatever.”
Lizzy (played
Ellen’s main squeeze Portia deRossi), is arguing with Cyrus. Later, Cyrus finds
out Olivia is back in town, and Abby is confronted as to why she didn’t tell
Cyrus about it. How dangerous is Olivia’s return to the White House? Cyrus goes
to Mr. President and tells him the news. Ms. Pope, you know, you’re former
mistress, is back in town. Grant is stunned, and speechless. Asking how long
she’s in town, he orders Cyrus to find out.
Back in Olivia’s
apartment, she’s trying to make funeral arrangements for Harrison and is having
a hard time making a decision. As the phone rings, Jake says “you’re not home”.
Don’t answer it…then there’s a knock on the door and it’s someone looking for
her. A woman hands her a phone, saying her boss needs to talk to her. Senator
Sterling is dead, and Vaughn is on the phone.
Cyrus goes to David
Rosen and asks him to be the next attorney general. He then goes to Abby and
they fight. She tells him that B613 and those damn files were more important
than her, more important than them.
Olivia Pope goes
into mode to find the senator isn’t dead. Call an ambulance, and she’s off to
save Senator Vaughn.
Back at the
house….it’s Jake’s turn. His turn involves kissing. Heading South. SOUTH. He
tells her, Olivia’s turn involves no
talking. His turn is worshiping her. Until she can’t shut up. She just can’t
shut up! Ugh. She goes on her Olivia rant about the senator’s rape, the whole
he said/she said debate, the injustice. The whole you don’t work here anymore
is going right out the window, and he gives her a lecture!
“I’m the one you
like to ride. I’m the one that makes you moan. I’m the one that reaches you in
places HE (Fitz) can’t touch.”
wow! WOW! Go Jake! I need a cold shower!! Did he just throw the smack down against Fitz saying he’s bigger and
better and can make Liv scream louder? Me thinks he did. Jake. Badass Alpha.
He said/she said
debate back at OPA. Olivia goes to the senator and finds – she’s lying. When
Vaughn has trouble answering mock questions, Olivia calls her on her lies and
says “When a man grabs you, and puts his
hands on you, you do not forget it.” She’s giving her a moment, and then coming
back in to hear the truth. Quinn notices that all the women who look for
Sterling look the same. Brown hair/brown eyes. Nothing like Senator Vaugh, but
exactly like her secretary. So who really hurt the senator…nope, not Vaughn. She
takes the blame for her assistant as she thinks that she would be more
believable. Vaughn’s secretary overhears her stating out that she knew what
Sterling might do, but used her to get the equal pay bill that she wanted
passed.
Cyrus tells Fitz
that he knows how things are going to end – they’ve seen the movie a hundred
times. Olivia and Fitz get into the same room, and what happens. They combust. Except,
they don’t see each other.
Olivia goes to
Harrison’s funeral. Quinn is there, and so is Jake. Olivia tells Quinn that he
just had us. As in the OPA “us”. Abby and Huck join in, and the gang’s all
back. Huck looks across at them and says “we say goodbye now” and you know he’s
not just talking about farewell to Harrison. Huck is the first to turn and go,
then Quinn, then Abby. And it’s just Olivia and Jake. He’s her support as she
breaks down and mourns the loss of her friend. Papa Pope, always in the
shadows, looks on and Jake sees him.
Mellie is seen
in a bathrobe and Uggs, visiting her son’s grave. Gotta feel for her. Later, Mellie
is on the balcony of their bedroom, drinking and pondering what would happen if
she went over the railing. Break an ankle? Die? She’s not going to try to kill
herself. Tells Fitz she’s not him. He admits he had a bad night. One bad night.
Don’t bring it up, bring it up again. Millie spouts off the multiple bad
nights: Dead kid, missing mistress, her rape, Fitz’s attempted suicide. He
admits that Olivia is not missing. Mellie pushes that he needs to tell her when
she sees him. Monitoring him is not something that she’s going to do anymore.
When he comes home all hot and bothered pretending that he’s a family man, she’s
not going to be there for him. “When you
see her, you will tell me.” She needs some warning. She’s not turned on by
him, and oh yah, one of the other things she doesn’t do any more is wax.
“It’s 1976 down
there!”
Damn Mellie
- you’ rock. That has to be one of the
best lines ever.
David Rosen is officially
announced as Attorney General. Lizzy and Cyrus chat again. Senator Sterling and
Vaughn square off about that equal pay bill. Kate Warner – Vaughn’s assistant,
takes Olivia’s advice and talks about the incident that lead to her
hospitalization. As their spokesperson, Olivia states that Kate chose to stand
up to be a hero to the next girl who thinks that she doesn’t have a chance to
stand up for her in the workplace. Mentions equal pay. And just like that,
Olivia Pope has sealed the deal on that equal pay bill.
Annnnnd. See’s
Fitz while walking out of the courthouse. Keep walking. Keep walking. Ignore
him. Keep walking. And we’re clear!
Whew. OP is
back.
This season:
Booty call Jake.
Huck and Quinn
and some sexy times
Abby “red” has a
new do and it’s awesome!
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