Scandal season 7 episode 16 spoilers: Olivia’s Cyrus dilemma

On Friday, ABC finally revealed some of the first details regarding Scandal season 7 episode 16 … otherwise known as an episode that could lead to the death of a major character. At least this is the way it will work out if Mellie Grant has her way. She wants Cyrus done away with once and for all — we don’t quite agree with the plans stemming from her frustrations, but at the same time we understand the frustrations themselves. We are talking about a pretty despicable person here with Cyrus, someone who tried to manipulate a potential plane crash into political gain. He wants nothing more than power — the President of the United States’ power. Olivia, meanwhile, is the sort of person more than capable of taking said power away and restoring it to the Oval Office.

Here is where the rubber meets the road: Olivia isn’t altogether intent on being that person responsible for taking things away anymore. After we spent most of the season screaming at our television it feels as though Olivia is finally hearing our cries to not be like her father and to not be a monster. Yet, now if she goes through with Mellie’s new order she in turn becomes more monstrous than she’s ever been.

The Scandal season 7 episode 16 synopsis that CarterMatt has for you below does a good job of laying the cards out on the table:

On the heels of her commitment to turn over a new leaf, personal turmoil strikes Olivia once again when Mellie demands that she get rid of Cyrus once and for all.

This is a life-changing decision for Olivia Pope and it is the fulcrum moment of the show. If Olivia kills (or tries to kill), there’s no turning back. If she finds another way to resolve the problem and make everyone happy, we know that her actions this season are more of a temporary phase. We’re crossing our fingers for the latter, while also assuming that Scandal isn’t a story necessarily intent on guaranteeing a happy ending. The former is equally possible in its own right.

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