“leave your lover…”

Mellie being top of her class. Mellie being a partner at a law firm. Mellie allowing herself to marry Fitz even though it was a business deal. Mellie being raped by Big Jerry. Mellie getting Big Jerry to apologize to Fitz, because he needed his father to apologize. Mellie getting pregnant and not knowing if her son was her husband’s or her father-in-law’s. Mellie holding on to that secret for fifteen years. Mellie giving Fitz another child even though it scared her to be touched. Mellie giving up her position at the firm. Mellie helping Fitz get elected. Mellie deciding to help rig the election. Mellie holding up the walls of their house for years. Mellie realizing that her husband was cheating on her. Mellie trying to think it was okay. Mellie being told that her husband was in love with another woman. Mellie realizing it was time to make plans for her own political future. Mellie watching her son die right in front of her. Mellie being deemed crazy for going to his grave every day. Mellie showing up for Fitz. Mellie breaking down because it was all too much. Mellie finally getting the chance to be her own person. Mellie earning the Senate seat. Mellie finally getting to be happy, but then her husband kicks her out of the house, because she didn’t know what she was doing.

Literally the reasons why I will fight anyone who says something negative about her.

“The cherry on top is the fact this nuance is mainly achieved by the use of Foley’s master of The Look ™… Foley has an electric ability to gaze upon the subject of his affection in a way that not only incites his love interest, but also the audience.” TVGuide

I wrote a thing, guys!

Olivia doesn’t care.

Mellie Grant ◇ Scandal 3.04 ◇ Say Hello to My Little Friend

🎄 (23/25) Baby, It’s Cold Outside “I just thought, since we’re doing this that I’d get you something special, because you are someone special. ‘Tis the season and all.”

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Just sit with me. Be with me. Pretend like last night never ended. I can do that.

How Scandal should have ended

I can’t articulate my disappointment at the Scandal finale after watching 7 seasons of the show. So,here’s the ending we never knew we deserved:

Rowan takes the fall for B613 and finally redeems himself as a father figure to both Jake and Olivia. He realizes the depth of the things he has done wrong over the decades and the jail scene is repeated only with Eli being in the cell & Jake also being on the outside. He gives one of his final epic monologues and reminds both his kids to be better people.

Charlie goes to kill Cyrus because of what he has done to his family&this presents a role reversal from earlier seasons when Charlie was just muscle for hire for Cyrus. Charlie is ultimately stopped by Quinn who tells him that David has enough evidence to prosecute Cyrus for faking his assassination attempt. Charlie wakes away showcasing his transformation in character but Cyrus who cannot stand the idea of prison decides to take the gun and end his own life briefly requesting them not to tarnish his reputation for the sake of his daughter.

A relative or friend of President Rashad attempts to kill Olivia and she does not resist understanding the depth of her mistakes but reminding him that this cannot take away his pain. Fitz is killed as he jumps in the line of fire & it seems that Olivia is next. However, her mother saves her at the last minute and the two share an intimate moment as Marie asks for forgiveness and finally apologizes for what she put her through as a child. She disappears before the police rush to the scene and reminds Liv that she may be gone but always watching over her. Fitz’s death along with Cyrus’s prompts mourning across the world bringing in many world leaders for the proceedings. Along with them, Stephen returns to share a few words with Liv&his former team members.

President Grant’s funeral begins with a eulogy by Liv and ends with her goodbyes to Mellie&Jake&her team resolving the conflicts they had in the past and expressing her love. The show ends with a flashforward.

Abby is seen arguing a case in support of a victim of domestic violence securing an apparent victory and she leaves the courtroom to meet David who hints at marriage in their future.

Charlie is shown at QPA with a new client wondering where Huck is, when Quinn reminds him that he is with his family for lunch. Huck is shown enjoying a meal with his son finally having earned forgiveness from his ex.

Liv is shown on an island similar to her time on Zanzibar and she calls out “Jake” but it is revealed to be a young boy(her son apparently with Fitz). He runs up to her and asks where they will be going next as she seems to have been traveling with him constantly. She tells him that they will be going to D.C. next showing her readiness to return to action.

Jake is shown teaching at Quantico leading the future of American intelligence agencies, but staying away from the violence of the past. His class ends and then he shares cute banter with an female agent before agreeing to meet for dinner.

Marcus continues to run the Fitz’s Institute after his death & is seen working closely with Mellie who is now in her second term.

The finale ends with a shot of Ella(Cyrus’s daughter)& Robin looking with awe at the portrait of Liv in Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

I agree with everything, except I don’t think Olivia ever truly wanted a child, especially not Fitz’s, even if it was a “he just died I gotta keep his legacy alive (even tho he has 2 other kids)” pity baby. And, I don’t think she would name him Jake, either. I do like your ending for everyone else tho, cause the real ending was truly trash and jake didn’t deserve to be the scapegoat for everyone.

I hated how they pushed jake out of the love narrative and made him the bad guy, till the last possible moment. It was so cheap of the writers to throw away all of liv and jake’s history and make him bad, just so that they can sell olitz. I would have liked to see jake and liv chilling on a beach, with both of them free of b613 and politics. But realistically, I think that liv will always be entangled in politics, but I would have liked to see her and jake get together after years had gone by and they (mostly liv) were ready for a real relationship. I couldn’t fit everything in the chat lol.