Did Olivia Pope finally go too far on Scandal Season 5 Episode 16?
Following Susan’s stunning victory in the first Republican debate, the Oval Office hopeful found herself in OPA’s crosshairs this week
For what reason?
Not only was Susan never technically married to her so-called husband (the veteran who died serving in Afghanistan… whose sad story clinched her win), but he wasn’t even the father of her daughter.
Nope. That title belongs to Ronnie, Susan’s high school sweetheart who is currently behind bars on drug charges.
Oh, yes. Talk about a potentially major scandal. (Sorry.)
Where did Olivia come into all of this?
Going against Fitz’s advice, which he passed along via an epic fight, she leaked the paternity tests to the public in order to screw Susan over.
But this led to Ronnie hanging himself in prison on the night of a bombshell television interview.
Olivia took the suicide hard, sharing a friendly drink with her important ex-boyfriend to close the hour.
Elsewhere this week:
- Mellie actually appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live for a round of Mean Tweets. HA! She required a pep talk from Marcus in order to do so.
- Despite Cyrus’ warnings, Alex leaked Olivia’s tip about Edison’s time in rehab, which led to a great deal of embarrassment for both candidates… along with a promotion for Cyrus.
- Edison’s camp succeeded in convincing a nurse to fib about the “false” claims, sending Frankie into a total rage that concluded with his brother getting a demotion.
- Over at Davis headquarters, Rowan the type of hell that only he can after Edison attempted to blame Olivia for the rehab issue, much to the amusement of Jake. He just sat there, munching away on some chicken.
- Hollis proposed the building of a “wall” at the debate and said some very sexist things. Hmmm… we wonder is this candidate is based on a certain Republican front-runner?
What did you think of Scandal this week?
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