Ill be joining you as your aficionado this season, and together well see to it its handled.
Lets just say that its probably fair to say Amanda and this lady have something in common.
Remember when exit polls were fun to watch?
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Mellies camp seems pretty excited, but suddenly, it falls into Frankie Vargas court.
Jake is nowhere to be found, and Olivia is pushing Mellie in the direction of having her concede.
Mellies determined that 4,000 votes arent enough to end it, but Olivia demands she make the call.
As they mourn, they hear cries from the main room.
Running in, they reporter on television announces that President-elect Vargas has been shot.
Its too, too much.
They find the shooter, and Fitz is immediately briefed.
Of course, in the aftermath, Olivia and staff are trying to pull the pieces together.
And with that last shot, Frankie Vargas, PEOTUS of Shondaland, dies.
NEXT: Does Mellie want the job?
Olivia takes the news to Mellie, who says, Thesepeople.
Raise a chicken leg to this girl, becausewe get it, Mellie.
She immediately dismisses the notion that shed go for the Oval in the face of Frankies death.
But Olivia is not done with it, because shes a professional business lady.
You know who else is a professional business lady?
Without proof, though, Fitz isnt willing to make a move.
Instead, he gives Olivia until morning to figure it out.
Huck, Quinn, and Charlie hop on the case, investigating the man who shot Frankie.
Thats when he reveals to Mellie that he has to choose, and the choice is impossible.
But Mellie confirms that shedoeswant it: that rare air.
And you deserve it, sister friend.
Through the cereal and rogue-son-killings and the adultery.
So Olivia does what she does best: handles it herself.
It leads her back to the White House, where she apologizes to Fitz.
Marcus meets Mellie the next morning to give her the news, and shes clearly heartbroken.
At OPA, Charlie and Quinn are talking about taking off on vacation.
Thats when Charlie proposes to Quinn.
Of course, as that transpires, Huck discovers one deleted voicemail the team didnt go over.
And Olivia vows to Cyrus that shell prove it.
How many times can one person audibly gasp during an episode?
Enough to nearly hyperventilate, per my count.
Rest in peace, sweet prince.
Well honor your name every Thursday at 9 p.m. /8 p.m. Central whenScandalreturns.
