ABC’s ‘Scandal’ season 4, episode 12 preview: Kerry Washington, major moves in ‘Full Circle’

Tonight, the capture story continued on “Scandal,” and it was all sorts of crazy from start to finish. At least we started to see some evidence that Olivia Pope has some friends outside of her cell who are willing to do just about everything they can in order to save her. This is something that was missing a little bit during the winter premiere “Run.”

Next week’s installment is entitled “Full Circle,” which is a rather interesting hour of TV given that it could tie back into the past just as much as it does into the future. If you want to get some generic news in terms of what to expect, take a look right now at the synopsis below:

“Olivia remains one-step ahead of her captures, but she won’t be able to keep it up for long. Jake, Huck and Quinn turn to an old friend for help and Fitz is pushed to the limit forcing Cyrus to take matters into his own hands.”

Based on the promo below and what we saw on the show tonight, one of the largest themes at the center of this episode is pretty simple: Who in the world is going to be responsible for buying Olivia Pope? Kerry Washington’s character convinced Ian that it was in his best interest to sell her to the highest bidder, and for one simple reason: She is one of the few people the President listens to. Whoever wins her will have a whole lot of power.

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