"Olivia Pope can't do anything right..." - Mellie

Loose Lips Sink Ships

So, gladiators, let's rewind back to April 17, 2014. This episode was jam-packed with drama, action, plot-twists and anxiety! There is one story-line that I want to focus on, though.... so let's go there. 

Picture this. The Oval Office. President Fitzgerald Grant is feeling defeated after losing the post-funeral-bomb-speech to Sally. He sits in his office, writing his concession speech and dreaming of life-after the White House, living in Vermont, as a small town mayor, and his beloved Olivia as his wife... making jam with custom labels for him to hand out at all of his mayoral engagements. He's sitting alone in the silence of his thoughts, allowing his vivid imagination to run free as the scene plays out in his mind. Picture it. Welp, then Olivia walks in and chooses to tell Fitz that Mellie was raped by his big-ole brut daddy. *Moment of Silence.* What?! I'll admit, I had mixed feelings about this moment. Mostly, I was like "Hello Liv.... noooooooooo!", but then on the other hand, I wasn't completely mad at her for it. I guess I could see why she wanted him to be aware of such an earth-shattering piece of news, but was that really her place?! Would you have wanted to know that from her if you were Fitz?

So of course, Fitz struggles with this revelation, but after some time, he grapples with the reality of its truth. His heart weighs down his swag-daddy presidential walk as he heavily goes to Mellie. Eventually, she reads his disturbed stare and realizes that the cat has been let out of the bag. He knows. "Olivia Pope can't do anything right," she thinks aloud. Frustrated and embarrassed, I am sure her thug life kicked in for a moment, as she instantly began to think of ways she could beat Liv's cute-coat-wearing tail once she got a chance! Then Fitz, in all sincerity turns his heart toward Mellie in what turns into a precious, authentically tender moment... as all #TeamOlitz citizens of America screech in heartbreaking agony!

Then, to top it off, their son DIES! WHAT?! What a rough season for the Grant household. They went through the kids almost embarrassing the family on national television, their daughter catching their mother in adultery, the knowledge of an incest rape, and now... their child is dead. Tragedy has been known to bring couples together.... and well, they've had more than their fair share of it!

Bottom Line... 

1. Do you think Liv was wrong for sharing that info with Fitz?
2. What do you think has become of Fitz & Mellie's relationship?

Could this be the rebirth of the romance between the embittered, estranged First Couple?

#ScandalSept25