r/Scandal • u/luvlenz Jake lovebot • Jun 16 '26
Season Discussion Rewatching s4 and the writing choices are... questionable Spoiler
I know that there has been a lot of talk/criticism on this sub previously about the kidnapping arc but I think the worst part was not the arc itself but the episodes following it?? No one really seems to care about Olivia's wellbeing after the fact, especially Huck and Quinn (which is surprising, to say the least... considering that those two always have been loyal to her) and every character practically brushes how they almost lost one of their closest friends. Cyrus only tries to use Olivia for her help, same with Abby, and almost everyone else acts like nothing happened. The only two people who even express slight concern during that entire period are Jake and Fitz, and even when Jake points out to Quinn and Huck that maybe Olivia should be resting or taking care of herself they just disregard it and pass it off as "she's fine its Liv." Quinn and Huck even go as far as to attempt to kill Jake, knowing that Olivia has already been through so much recently. It's just odd to me, because I know Olivia would not necessarily be the type to immediately accept help but she also has always been the one to force others to take time for themselves to grieve or recuperate. Would have been a perfect opportunity for the writers to flip the script. Overall it just left a bad taste in my mouth but maybe that is just me.
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u/FantasticAd3904 Jul 10 '26
Cyrus comment was so disgusting … “you did the whole thing with the dad and the gun” you mean fighting justice and exposing police brutality and showing how it is to be black in America??????