This week’s timely Ferguson, Mo.-inspired Scandal episode has been deemed by many as the best and most important episode to date, and by others the most divisive. Olivia has been back in Washington, D.C., for only two days since being rescued from kidnappers, and instead of resting, seeking therapy or catching up on the How…

Someone drape a prayer cloth over my legs, because I still feel faint from all the twists, turns and masterfully crafted flashbacks in the How to Get Away With Murder two-hour season finale!   First, absolutely no one cared about the case of the week involving the guilty/not-guilty priest and his lover/not lover. In fact, I’m mad that…

As we gear up for the highly anticipated, two-hour season 1 finale of How to Get Away With Murder, let’s look back at some of the ways in which HTGAWM’s freshman season has shaken up the cultural landscape: 1. With the addition of HTGAWM to ABC’s existing Thursday-night lineup of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, Thursday nights officially became the property of Shonda Rhimes. #TGIT…

We tuned in to this week’s Scandal anxious to find out who was finally going to save Olivia. The episode picks up with Olivia being handed over to the Iranians who bid on her. As it turns out, Olivia, who we already knew was magical given her steady supply of trench coats and fresh blowouts even…

Thursday’s episode of Scandal was laced with excellent quotes, major changes in plans and plenty of unanswered questions, like, what was the plan when you proposed this auction, Olivia? And why is Andrew still alive? Olivia’s friends suddenly decide that they should bid for Olivia in the auction. I’m not sure why it took them so long to think…

Last week I walked into a CVS pharmacy and was struck by the annual Valentine’s Day gift selection. I wasn’t taken aback because I saw anything new or unusual. To the contrary, I was struck by the realization that drugstores across America have been peddling the same janky, hacky combinations of tired teddy bears holding heart-shaped…

How many people does it take to save Olivia Pope? So far it looks like it takes at least one president, one first lady, one former head of B613, one Secret Service agent, one attorney general, two gladiators and a Republican National Committee chairwoman … First things first, though: This Thursday’s episode of Scandal—a show…

After a two-month hiatus, Scandal has finally returned, and as far as the plot is concerned, we don’t know much more than we knew at the end of the winter finale: Olivia Pope was kidnapped to compel Fitz Grant to declare war against West Angola. But as we know, it’s about the journey, not the destination. Well, Shonda…

We made it, folks! We survived Scandal’s winter hiatus. Scandal finally returns on Thursday, and it’s time to find out where things pick up after the shockingly scandalous winter finale. To recap a recap: 1. Olivia Pope tried to kill her father (gasp!), and then 2. Olivia Pope got kidnapped (oh nooo)! The big question, of…

Lose weight, stop drinking (so much) and recycle! That’s right. It’s time for New Year’s resolutions, and if anyone needs to make a commitment to self-improvement in 2015, it’s everyone in Olivia Pope’s crew. Pledging not to kill, kidnap and/or torture people are obvious choices, but here are a few additional New Year’s resolutions for…