Scandal 508-509+ Could Be A Dream Sequence
Scandal season 5 was a shocker for most, a let down for a lot of us, and then there those who - no matter what, will stay the course. Many of us Scandal fans were very disappointed for several reasons. It was different for some and a game changer for others and yet there are still those of us who watch out of pure love for the show & its magnificent cast.
A little background: I have had my television shows and favorite couple addictions for years. Starting in my teen years with Days of Our Lives - Doug and Julie, Roman and Marlena, and Bo and Hope and on to prime time with Remington Steele and Matt Houston. Always hopeful that Matt and CJ would end up together or that Remington and Laura would end together with a “happily ever after” permanent connection. Back then, show creators felt that once to lead cast members got together, the tension would end & thus ratings would drop and the show would be over. I always thought, if the show was ending anyway, why not give the fans what they wanted. There was no social media then and no voices to encourage the direction of tv shows.
Off and on, throughout the years, there hasn’t been very many shows since then that could get and keep my attention to the level of those… I had all but given up on tv shows that truly appealed to me. (I’m sure there are more out there but I just had frankly given up the time and didn’t see any that made me crave getting invested.) Then a few years ago, (upon the recommendations of my sister) I started watching The Walking Dead & Scandal. I had to binge watch the first seasons of both because I was late to the start of both shows.
For Scandal, these past few seasons, after watching and re-watching episodes - I have noticed amazing acting, storylines, and plot twists that have made me crave for tv like I did as a teen. (I know, Scandal does not compare with my previous addictions but I was young.) There are a lot of fans I follow on Twitter who seem to share my same thoughts & seem to have a genuine love for all things Scandal. I like other fell in love with the chemistry and love of Fitz and Olivia. I found myself completely engaged and caught up in all the story lines and plot twists each week. When shows like the Greys Anatomy had a 2 hour episode, I was upset wondering why Scandal couldn’t have a 2 hour episode with lots of Olitz. When season 5 came, I was happy and though many times things worked the opposite of expectations in the universe that is Scandal, I had certain expectations that were what I call Scandal Laws. Those were completely obliterated at the end of Season 5a. To the point that I wasn’t looking forward to the return of the 2nd half of season 5. I’m sure I’m not the only one who hoped for a “fixer” to fix the perceived damage done in Scandal 5a. (But my love never died…it was just wounded.)
Why I think it was a dream or some parts are: Olivia’s Nightmares I made excuses that somehow 508 started a dream sequence and until the end of season 5 in May 2016, held on to that belief for these reasons:
1. Things I thought were out of character for some of the characters: Olivia speaks many languages but in 508, she needed a translator… Yes I know she can’t speak every language but I did expect her to speak Bandari greetings or something (I know that one is far fetched)
2. David Rosen didn’t call or tell Olivia or Fitz before he had her arrested. As much as David and Olivia have been involved frenemy wise with each other over the past seasons, I can’t see why he didn’t tell Olivia or Fitz first or someone at OPA before the arrest. It just makes no sense. There was no warning before her arrest. Especially after she was kidnapped… By the way, I think Jake knew about kidnapping and about arrest. But that’s just my thoughts- he and Rowan have one goal, to keep her away from Fitz. He was watching her from the neighbor lady’s apartment… When Jake and Russell spoke, Russell reminded Jake that he(Jake) promised to take care of Olivia but “she ended up there” seeming to mean she ended up at the White House with Fitz.
3. Mellie seems to have had no part in releasing Rowan and Tom. Like it all just piled on Olivia as if she acted alone.
4. Olivia is a doer… Not a planner… She kept saying she would tell the truth & never did as if she was planning to tell him at some who knows when in the future. That’s not her - yes - PTSD may have played a part but she thought she could fix it on her own… Really?!? And she all of a sudden thinks her “at least my daddy loves me”? Whet?!?
5. On top of everything that happened, all the events were what I think are Olivia’s worst fears: she felt smothered and trapped in the expectations of being FLOTUS, the baby was a surprise not expected - she wants her life with Fitz but it was rushed & she was overwhelmed and out of control - not a way to start a life and she has parent issues, she began to resent Fitz and saw him as controlling, she lied to him which she never wanted to do but her life was becoming a lie, she was losing herself and worried she would lose Fitz so pushing him away was her only option… Or so she thought.
So much has happened that at this time, I’m only hoping some parts are a dream. But no matter what, I still love the show, I adore the actors and the characters. I wish only success for the shows creator. I also wish that before the end, she will not make the same mistake that shows in the 80s did and will give the fans what they want - Olitz together forever - in Vermont or Washington, with 2 babies, Fitz - a mayor, and Olivia - making jam - At Last.
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