She feels that Fitz moving her into the White House so suddenly (and without asking) was punishment for releasing Rowan. For the time being, Scandal is heading into the height of election season, drawing many parallels to the real-life political landscape so much so, in fact, that Rhimes revealed theyve had to change dialogue in scripts that hit too close to home. KERRY WASHINGTON, JOSHUA MALINA, GUILLERMO DIAZ, GEORGE NEWBERN, DARBY STANCHFIELD, GEORGE NEWBERN, KATIE LOWES, KERRY WASHINGTON. The 1-minute scene was so flawlessly orchestrated in a way that both refused to strip Olivia of her strength, while also not softening the utterly unpleasant reality of the actual experience of undergoing that procedure. Will Olivia tell Fitz about the abortion? Fitz is going to be terribly lonely. An all-new episode of Scandal will air this Thursday night on ABC following Grey's Anatomy. Olivia's Ending: When a fan asked Kerry Washington how she'd want to write her own ending for Scandal, Josh Malinanoting the enormity of the questionblurted out, "Oh snap!" She then heads back to the White House and makes a beeline for Mellies booze stash, which sets up an epic Olitz brawlfor the ages. "Second to the death of his son, thats the worst thing that could ever happen to Fitz to find out that Olivia was pregnant with his baby, had an abortion and did not tell him," Goldwyn remarked. Did the fall finale live up to your expectations? The And Just Like That Trailer Teases Season 2's Release Date & Aidans Return, House Of The Dragon Season 2's Cast Includes 'Slow Horses' & 'Perry Mason' Stars, 'The Mandalorian' Season 4 Is Already In The Works, Everything To Know About 'RHOC' Season 17, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. And the pressures are intense and to not have anybody that you can share your confidence with, who you know has your back and frankly who understands your frailties, that's a tough place to live in. It just happened. Does this open the door for Mellie to return? Watching it tugged at some visceral memory of my own abortion; My body remembered what it felt like to be lying there, the feeling of the doctor's hands on me, and the grip of my own around the edges of the table. But that might be good for Fitz. Ad Choices, Shonda Rhimes Reveals Why Scandal's Olivia and Fitz Had to Split, If He'll Find Out About the Abortion, and More, Shonda Rhimes just dropped some major bombshells about Scandal at the Paley Center for Media's 33rd Annual PaleyFest. It was clear and quite balanced. She went in and did it with no emotion. In its fifth season ABCs Scandal gave diehard Gladiators everything they wanted: a presidential divorce that paved the way for Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) and Olivia (Kerry Washington) to finally go public with their romance and be together as a couple in the White House. But that's not to say that it would ruin any chance of Olitz getting back together, at least not in this actor's eyes. To me, thats what was so disturbing about that abortion scene: it was so mundane. "It's because of who Olivia is in the brains of these writers. But he did so kind of from the right place; he was trying to take control of the situation. Fitz is certainly not blameless in this but I think Olivias fear is a huge part of this. Olivia believes Fitz is talking about Jake, but the president is talking about a womans right to choose. But give me a break! Here's everything that happened: Huck's Family Drama: The audience previewed Thursday night's episode, in which Huck must deal with the emotional fallout of not being in his son's life. How cool would it be if this one scene set a new precedent for how a woman's right to choose translates into television? The Olivia (Kerry Washington) and Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) storyline is something fans have been waiting to see play out for a couple months. Unfortunately, their relationship could not stand the public pressure, eventually leading to Olivia's shocking holiday plans: getting an abortion and moving out of the White House. Dan Lauria (Jack Arnold), Alley Mills (Norma Arnold), Jason Hervey (Wayne Arnold) and Olivia d'Abo (Karen Arnold) reunited at the Chiller Theatre Toy, Model & Film Expo held at the Parsippany . To revisit this article, visit My Profile, thenView saved stories. She brought them coffees and worked her way up the ladder, and Marcus has gotten in there a little bit quicker than it took Quinn. Did you guys have questions for Shonda after reading this episode? but the couch is an inanimate object it's a nice couch, and the couch isn't going to make a lot of demands on Olivia. Because for Olivia, that's what it was: Her choice, and she didn't justify it. IMO, Olivia doesn't need to tell Fitz IF she doesn't ever intend to be with him again, (in which case she should stay away from the Oval office and stop offering unsolicited advice) America So She Could Breastfeed Privately, Michael J. Olivia calls Fitz an ineffectual president and believes the White House is a cage. Adding fuel to the fire that Olivia and Fitz really weren't truly ready to be together in such a high-pressure fashion was the fact that Olivia was pregnant and opted to have an abortion unbeknownst to Fitz. When Olivia is kidnapped, Quinn, Huck and Jake team up to find her. Contained in the file is the fact that Olivia had an abortion around Christmas with Fitz putting together that her pregnancy was part of the reason the couple broke up after years of hiding their romantic relationship. It was as if she didnt connect with it at all. Its such a divisive issue in our society and sadly has become a real political football. The now-former couple agrees that they rushed into things and weren't ready ("we tried," they say) and that they were "broken" going into this. The truth? FIRST LADY SINGS THE BLUES | Now that Fitz has officially moved her designer duds into the White House, Livs finding her sudden First Lady-like duties a tad tedious. Thats what I knew to do. Additionally, the poll found that six of 10 moderate and liberal Republicans supporting the right to choose. Someone having an abortion experience that feels honest and representative of my abortion experience, thats exactly how I felt. This episode was such a timely and important one for Planned Parenthood, and it isn't the first time a Shonda Rhimes series or Scandal itself has featured an abortion. And then, we end the . How will we see both Olivia and Fitz deal with the aftermath of their break-up? But emotionally, we were all silent afterward; like, "What just happened?!". Because make no mistake, Fitz would not take this news well. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. She didn't even confirm she'd had an abortion or tell Fitz about . Its going to be horrible if he finds out.". Before I did, I did a few other things: I talked to my boyfriend; I spent a week locked up in my apartment, going through the should we or shouldnt we motions of deciding what to do with my boyfriend, who wanted me to have the baby, and I pretended like I didnt already know that I wanted an abortion the second I found out I was pregnant. Fitz finally found out about Olivia's abortion. Will there be a time jump when the second half of the season returns? There's always been Mellie and/or Olivia as this other yin and yang. But on a show like this, it's difficult to know for sure if a secret is ever really buried for good, and this heated argument may be too tempting for Shonda Rhimes to resist. To me, that's what was so disturbing about that abortion scene: it was so mundane. The two trade barbs about their upbringing. That abortion blew my mind. And it really, really matters whether or not we have these depictions because its inescapable that young people are influenced by them, and its inescapable for their feelings and choices about their own lives will be swayed by these preconceptions. But if she does, you better believe she'll have Olivia put Fitz in his place (yet again) and make him realize how she had every right to do what she did. It just happened. She's like, "Hey, people, I'm putting this on television because this is what is happening in our lives." Hes lost his family; though he has visitation with his kids, he and Mellie are utterly estranged. What's more, it may have. I think everything would lead us to believe that Fitz would be ethically pro-life, even if he has a progressive bend like George Bush Sr. But the bigger thing is not a political question; the bigger thing here is the emotional [impact]. 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Hes a Republican but weve never asked that question [on the show]. Im happy that you have fallen in love with Fitz, because that is the journey that Olivia went on. Do you think there's still a stigma associated with depicting abortion on TV? I feel like she disassociated from it. Shonda talks about the White House being this prison and cage and how horrible it is. ET on ABC. And we repeat:Stop reading now if you have yet to watch tonights Scandal fall finale. Its the burning question Gladiators have been asking since the Scandal midseason finale: Will Fitz ever find out about Olivias abortion? She's making it a little bit tough for him. But as Mellie eventually starts to falter under the strain of holding court on the Senate floor she needs to pee, badly! To me, her primary story has been discovery of herself. How much more will Scandal explore Planned Parenthood and abortion storyline going forward? According to a December 2015 AP-GfK poll, support for legal abortion rose from 35 to 40 percent among Republicans last year with seven of 10 conservative Republicans opposing abortion rights in most or all cases. Of course, abortion is something that has been alluded to on TV before, but this is one of the first times it's been shown so openly on network television especially in a clinic. Look what hes forgiving her for and what hes overlooked, in terms of her bailing out on this supposed marriage they were going to have by making a deal with the man who murdered his son, with the father who has tormented her her entire life.
