"The Fluffer", Episode 16

We All Have to do Things We Don't Want to Do.... Right?!

1) Momma pope vs. Daddy Pope = the Ninja vs. The Gangsta
That scene was pretty darn amazing. Momma Pope is a force to be reckoned with, but let's not forget... so is her old flame! Eli Pope wasn't command for so long for nothing. Momma Pope has forgotten since she's been out of her little cell that Daddy Pope's thumb is heavy! And poor Liv... did ya'll see her face during the almost knife fight??? How must it feel to be the daughter of those two?! Lol 

2)Another round of applause of for the brief, yet incredible revival of Eli Pope’s daughter. Man, that girl gave "Uncle Andrew" a reading better than I’ve seen her give all season! She gave it to Andrew in a way that would have made her Daddy shed a tear! Agree with her or not, THAT is the Liv I know and love. THAT is the Liv that gets stuff done. THAT is the Liv that people fear. THAT IS LIV!!! Now if we can get her to keep it up and stop pretending like she didn't know she's a side chick, the help, and whatever else, we'll be in it to win it! On another note, Andrew tickles me because he really thought that "love" was all that mattered. His ole Toni Braxton singing sensitivities just weren’t ready for Mellie to hit it and quit it like that. #HeThoughtLoveShouldaBroughtYouHome

3) Mellie vs. Fitz . Ha! Ok, so I told ya’ll a few posts ago that this was becoming one of my favorite storylines right? I knew there was a lot of juice in this one. So let me just stop and say this right here… MELLIE IS NOT A VICTIM - ANY LONGER. Mellie is not a victim. Fitz isn't the only one cheating; she has become everything she told Liv she wasn't. How does she go from ignoring Andrew with her "oh, please just stop calling me. Don’t touch me… Look at me… Breathe in my direction." Then go to whispering (in the MIDDLE OF THE WHITE HOUSE HALLWAY) all “hoochiefied” hints that Andrew can get it if he wants it. Really Mellie?! And then because Andrew has made a choice, a choice Mellie would have also made in same position, you go and throw a TANTRUM. Not only a tantrum, but you throw it IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY, as if that ain't gon get out. You're mad because you think Fitz took your boyfriend away??? Giiiiiiiiiiirl BYE! That is ridiculous. Yes, Fitz has been cheating on Mellie. Now we can all agree to disagree, but that does not negate Mellie’s actions. And, in fact, she DID choose power over love when she – a woman scorned by her cheater husband - STILL invited Liv BACK into their lives to run the Grant campaign. Why? She wants to win, that’s why! Mellie isn't a victim. She degrades herself in the name of power just like the next person. BE HONEST ABOUT WHO YOU REALLY ARE MADAME before you go around smacking people. #SheStillAStraightThugTho

4) Them vs. Olivia Pope. So this was fun for me. I felt the warm and fuzzies when Abbey gave Liv her rendition of… Liv. To hear her give Liv a standard “Liv speech” was a nod to the good ole days, and a MUCH NEEDED reality check for her fearless leader. As I stated last week, she is operating in waaay too much emotion for me, and it is NOT what I enjoy or am used to seeing her look like. Secondly, to see Huck stand up to Olivia and make her taste her own medicine of “we all have to do stuff we don’t want to do” was definitely a sight to behold. Huck is undeniably the most loyal person Olivia Pope has ever known. However, in this moment, he didn’t back down from it just because it was her. And I’m going to be honest, I FELT LIV’S PAIN! I didn’t want her to go back and put it down on Jake like that, but a gladiator’s got to do what a gladiator’s got to do. It sucks that the means to an end, is an end to a means in situations like this, but it certainly makes for great Thursday night primetime doesn’t it? #JakeThinkLivLoveHim

5) This may be the only time hand-to-throat contact is acceptable. AND this may be the only time I side with........... #badJake. *waiting for it* *eye roll* Anyway, Liv's intentions were good… quite precious, in fact. But girl what in tarnation are you doing?! You ought to know by now that this stuff is ALWAYS deeper than what it seems, and B6-13 isn’t just your average cheating preacher or perverted politician… it’s B6-13!!! She definitely was operating in the spirit of goodwill toward men. Take out this mean clique of bullies and everyone is happy now. But her naivety is where I draw my frustrations from. Huck told her to stop. Her Daddy told her to stop. Her Momma told her to stop. Without seeking to understand the implications of what would happen, she assumes those implications - and now Momma Pope is about to blast everybody into the Twilight Zone!

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