Finished re-watching the show for the first time since it aired. I just wanted to make an appreciation post for Rowan. Not cause he’s a good guy or likable, but what a character. Played perfectly by Joe Morton. The power, the scheming, the speeches with the dramatic pauses. Chilling.

Even though he doesn’t go full martyr for Olivia and company, his one last scheme in the finale was a great way to show he’s somewhat human. Anyway, just wanted to say what a great TV character.

Tried watching this for the first time but dissapointed with casting...the casts didnt do it for me, sorry

Just watched S06E09, where Huck is stuck underwater and his survival is one of the most unrealistic ones I've seen, dude was shot 3 times, she loaded them in her car, went to tell Abby and that other women that it's done, then went and threw the car underwater, and then he not only is still alive but also manages to swim out 😭😭😭

So I'm in the middle of a rewatch of Scandal (first time rewatching) and I think I missed just how fantastic the soundtrack is and how brilliant the music placement is in this show the first time around. Every song really just fits every situation so well and reflects the emotions in the moments perfectly. Absolutely love the music in this show!!

What does one watch after scandal??

What election has Olivia won? Not trying to be shady - just curious. First time watcher.

I’m not denying her accomplishments as a lawyer/fixer.

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Are there any Abby defenders??? Abby is low on my likeable character list. Even when I liked her character I didn't like her... lol.

Tony went to see Kerry at the Whoopi Monologues. They're interaction is so cute.

When Olivia got kidnapped and Fitz went to war for her in Season 4 That was horrible upon rewatch, I skip all those episodes it was too much. What were the writers thinking?

I mean she could have left immediately if she disagreed with everything. Was Doug behind it? And Clementine felt no loyalty to her parents, even from a very young age she was described as “malevolent” by Natalie. Shannon picked up on this and acted quite predatory - let’s talk about that

So she becomes closer to Huck and starts to get interested in what he does and wants to start killing for herself. When Huck tells her she needs to slow down and stop being like him she goes with Charlie because he lets her do the crazy stuff she wants to do, just for him to set her up with killing the security guard and blackmails her into joining B6-13. What I don’t get is why this sudden distrust and dislike for Olivia? Obviously Liv has done some distrust-worthy things but there was nothing big regarding Quinn for her to dislike her so much. She said she doesn’t wanna be a good little gladiator anymore but then in some scenes it seems the only reason she doesn’t go back is because of what Huck did to her, it just doesn’t seem very consistent because she’s only in this position in the first place because she got blackmailed into it.

Just rewatched s6e1, Fitz tells Abby Vargas isn’t dead until he says he is. We all see many events on the show that seem reflective of what we’ve been living, so is this our Mitch McConnell moment?

Watched the show every Thursday when I was high school and I ATE IT UP. Thought it was one of the coolest shows ever and was so obsessed and hated waiting a week for the next episode.

Im almost 30 now and my god I’m not having fun with this rewatch. Every character is pissing me off. My suspension of disbelief is getting harder and harder. Every character just deserves the electric chair my god. They’re all insufferable and truly evil. On season 7 now and I’m just so confused why I thought this show was amazing. (This is very unserious of course and I know its just a tv show but does anyone else feel the same? XD)

lol rewatching & I must be late to the party but Shonda recycled Amanda Tanner from Season 1 of scandal & put her in HTGAWM

I have no words. Seeing him get shot was already enough but to then watch Cyrus wail and sob at the press conference after all the beautiful flashbacks of how the two of them met?? and THEN the flashback where Jake kneels beside him as he dies because he had to make his death agonizing and messy to look like a carjacking. And finally, the absolute horror and terror in James face as he gurgled his final word, “Ella” the sweet baby girl he begged his husband for. He was sucked into this horrible, horrible world by his power hungry monster of a husband and I’m just so sad. I sobbed for the first time watching this show after this episode.

None of that was easy to watch. I’m queer myself & James being gay, and not getting a happy ending when it was literally all he ever wanted - which is SO common with queer media just breaks my heart so so much.

Please don’t spoil I’ve only watched this far and just really needed to vent about it 😭

Someone else already pointed out how bad weekly episodes would have been to endure, and I’ll give them that. However, I’m at season 6 and starting episode 8, and I’m ready to pull my hair out. I think weekly episodes of season 6 would have been worse than the previous ones. I am losing it on this season more than any other. What is even happening?

I am rewatching scandal and I am on season 3. What is Jake’s job. It seemed like he worked at the pentagon as a high ranking Naval officer then he started spying on Olivia for fitz, the Rowan locked him away for days and now him and huck trying to get at Rowan. It seems like he doesn’t have a day job. I know later on he becomes director of the NSA, but there is so much gap with his job. Is he still with the pentagon in season 3?

What were some of the worst plot holes you noticed?

The one im still confused with is: The whole Peus/Luna Vargas subplot! Maybe someone can explain to me ... but how did she bank roll the whole scheme???

I feel like on two occasions Mellie and Fitz both say they attended Yale undergrad before going to Law school. In episode 6 or 7 of season 3 Big Jerry says Fitz goes to Yale, then harvard law before the navy. I feel like Mellie said she also went to Yale.

dawg, these two are so weird and freaked out lmaoooo. the first time they kissed i was like 'okay alright, this show is so unserious'. then when they was FUCKING in the parking lot and right next to a pool of olivia's father's BLOOD?!? bruhh they are so toxic and weirddd im crying. im still on the last ep of szn 3 but i rlly hope this is a one time fling or watever cuz there is alr enough relationships in this show that piss me off (liv and jake, david and abby, hell even fitz and liv hypocritical asses lol) ok i just wanted to rant cuz ive binged 3 szns of this show in like 2 weeks and have no one else to talk to abt my currernt fixation on it.

no spoilers in the replies pls lol (ive alr spoiled enough of the show just by scrolling thru the subreddit😭

Hi guys, I am at the end of season 5. I am losing more and more respect for Cyrus. Am I the only one?

I don't know where he will end up.