ABC’s ‘Scandal’ season 3 spoilers: Shonda Rhimes on Olivia Pope’s revelation
As if “Scandal” was not a shocking-enough finale on Thursday night, the producers went ahead and shook things up yet again with one of the craziest endings possible: The revelation that Rowan (Joe Morton) is the father of Olivia Pope.
So why was this specific moment chosen? Speaking to Entertainment Weekly on this very subject, a tight-lipped Shonda Rhimes explains that one of the primary reasons for this revelation was a way in which to give even more dimension to a character that to this point, has remained very mysterious beyond just what she does for a living and who she sleeps with:
”It wasn’t just a cliffhanger. We knew that when we were headed towards this back-nine we had to figure out what the end was going to be … I wanted to platform a moment where you really begin to understand who Olivia was and why she is the way she is.”
As you would expect, the fallout from this moment along with the public leak that Olivia is Fitz’s “other woman” is going to be enormous, which Rhimes knows thanks to having the opportunity to already be in the writers’ room for a few weeks preparing for the season ahead.
When it comes to another important moment, let’s just say that Quinn being awesome has its ramifications, and her move to destroy the mole will come back early on next season. This is a woman that has changed dramatically while under Huck’s wing, but the question you have to ask yourself is whether or not change is always good.
Have you recovered yet from the “Scandal” finale craziness? As you start to do so, hopefully the review here will eventually start to seem a little bit more commonplace.
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Kandi
May 25, 2013 @ 9:50 pm
I want more of Olivia and Fitz for Season 3. In addition, Fitz is evidently a man who cannot stand on his own two feet without a womans’ guidance or guidance period. He needs to man up and really be the president and/or man. Kick Cyrus to the curb or better yet put him in his place as the Chief of Staff and keep his foot on Cyrus neck.. Olivia needs to step up to womanhood and get out of La La Land as the White Hat. If she truly loves Fitz then bite the bullet and stand her ground…what’s done is done. There’s no going back but for the future things can be righted. I would like to see more of Jake in Season 3. Let’s see where he and Olivia go in their relationship. Jake risked a lot for Olivia. Jake is a better option than Fitz (future wise). To be hones there really isn’t much of a future with either of them but more so with Jake. I believe it was Edison or Huck who leaked the relationship with Fitz to the news. Huck is really worried about Olivia life as long as she is with the Fitz. I hope in Season 3 Fitz merely went back to Mellie because he was following Olivia’s plan. He will run for president and divorce Mellie and then begin dating several women before he goes for his grand prize which is Olivia.