I often feel there's so much of each episode of Scandal that's left in the editing room; felt it most especially in 312, scenes were disjointed, compressed and left without much closure or sequence. 311 and 313 felt better in that regard. However, in the fandom there's a need to see every conversation, every move made by characters to believe that it has or could've happened, which is just not possible. Case in point obviously a lot more was talked about in Vermont than just the house and Eli.
Scandal’s editing decisions are always…interesting. Folks are still mad about the victory kiss from 213 being relegated to the S2 DVD. I’m glad you brought up the last bit. I saw a thread about the missing Vermont scene, which, didn’t bother me. I was too busy enjoying that fact that Olitz has been steadily tightening their communication game over this third season, and making progress in that regard. And hey, teamwork makes the dream work. Anyway…Olivia and Fitz making reference to the conversation they had in Vermont was more than enough, and it reminds us that they have moments together and more to their relationship that simply what we see on camera. There isn’t time to have all of those moments on screen as much as we would love to have each and every moment.
There’ s a difference between necessary ideal. I don’t think it was necessary for the audience to have been privy to the exact Vermont scene. We can instead imagine how many orgasms it too before they had that bit of chit chat. I know folks disagree, but…whatevs. The story keeps rolling.