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3 highlights from Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington  Olivia standing in front of the window to prevent Mary from being shot. - Jaha The case for the Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington episode Game changing moment from the Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington episode What scene would you have taken out or extended from tonight's show? Listen in to the episode and check the Scandal Podcast schedule The Panelists Olivia Linden OliviaLinden.com @mslissa2u Olivia Linden was born in Queens, NY but raised between Queens and San Antonio, TX. Reading and writing were her passions from a very young age. Other than a blog and a few articles written for a website, Olivia is a newbie to the industry. Jaded Hearts (The Jaded Hearts Club Vol. 1) is her first published novel. Olivia’s writing style takes after her personality in a big way. Her sometimes sarcastic, and usually humorous tone comes across in her stories. In reality, she prefers to laugh her way through even the toughest of situations. Katrina Pavela Katrinapavela.tumblr.com @number1feeling Katrina Pavela is a US citizen of Indo-Jamaican origin who lives in the UK.  She has a couple of smarty pants degrees, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Scandalology, with an emphasis on the truth and consequences of the #Olitz relationship. When not spilling her feelings about Scandal on Tumblr, she puts her degrees to use in world class cultural institutions. She is pursuing a career as a roving lecturer, focusing on issues of sexuality, gender and power in visual art. Her goal is to fuse academia and pop culture in a way that is engaging, accessible and raises the level of public discourse. A recovering cupcake whore, she is now passionate about afternoon tea, during which she thinks about how she should be running. Elde’a Harris  @eldeascandalobssessed Tumblr eldearelayer@gmail.com Elde’a Harris is 28 years old. She works in the retail world.  She has been a #gladiatorsinasuit since day 1. Overall her favorite things in life are eating, sleeping, laughing, spending time with family and of course watching Scandal.

3 highlights from Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington  Olivia standing in front of the window to prevent Mary from being shot. – Jaha The case for the Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington episode Game changing moment from the Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington episode What scene would you have taken out or extended from […]

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner This episode got off with a ton of flashbacks as we travelled back five years into the past of Huck and Olivia.  We saw into the relationship between Olivia and Rowan and learned about the rift that has rented this father/daughter duo apart.  We also learned where her love of wine originated. Due to some technical difficulties and unfortunate incidents I am joined on this episode with only one of the three panelists today. Favorite moment of tonight: [quote]When Olivia was having the conversation with Jeanine and she was saying to her, every time you lie, you lose a bit of your soul.  I thought that was very interesting because of the relationship with her father.  That was definitely my favorite moment. "- Evette[/quote] [quote]You say her relationship with her father every relationship in her life is based on a lie.  The whole Quinn situation that happened was a set of lies. -Jaha[/quote] What were your three highlights this episode? Was the case compelling? You can listen to the Scandal Podcast for the Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Episode, watch it on Youtube and subscribe to the show. Thank you for joining us.   Evette Dionne [Brown] is a cultural critic, experienced digital and print magazine editor, multi-platform storyteller and news hound. Currently Dionne serves as daily editor of Clutch magazine and managing editor of Full Figured Magazine. She is also a wordsmith for hire. Dionne is alum of the Dow Jones News Fund, where she spent a summer in the newspaper trenches at The Star Tribune. She cultivated a distinctive writing voice as an editorial intern for the Atlanta Post (now Madame Noire), BettyConfidential.com, House of Mikko and other publications. Some of her writing interests include the economics of fashion, politics, black women’s roles in social movements, and critiquing social institutions (popular culture, hip-hop, fashion, etc.) with a racialized and gendered lens. Her work has been featured in a variety of publications including The Root, theGrio, XOJane, Uptown Magazine, Vibe Vixen and Urban Cusp.

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner This episode got off with a ton of flashbacks as we travelled back five years into the past of Huck and Olivia.  We saw into the relationship between Olivia and Rowan and learned about […]

  I was a little disappointed with the Scandal episode, It’s Handled last night but by the end of the episode with Scandal Panelists Katrina Pavela, Oliva Linden, Elde’a Harris I was convinced it was a great episode.  I […]

  I was a little disappointed with the Scandal episode, It's Handled last night but by the end of the episode with Scandal Panelists Katrina Pavela, Oliva Linden, Elde'a Harris I was convinced it was a great episode.  I absolutely did love the way this episode did a lot of heavy lifting to set up the season but it worked.  So let's talk Scandal.  Each week you will find our recording schedule here and you can live tweet with us #ScandalFanPodcast. He is not in charge.  Power is in charge, power got him elected." - Rowan “Chief of staff, secretary of state, first lady? Do you have to be so mediocre?” It is clear that no one really has any amount of respect for the position of first lady. I didn't realize Fitz called out Olivia's name when he was shot - @ScandalPodcast Was the case compelling, did it support the storyline/take away from it? What was the game changing moment in the It's Handled Episode? Favorite Tweet  The Panelists Olivia Linden OliviaLinden.com @mslissa2u Olivia Linden was born in Queens, NY but raised between Queens and San Antonio, TX. Reading and writing were her passions from a very young age. Other than a blog and a few articles written for a website, Olivia is a newbie to the industry. Jaded Hearts (The Jaded Hearts Club Vol. 1) is her first published novel. Olivia’s writing style takes after her personality in a big way. Her sometimes sarcastic, and usually humorous tone comes across in her stories. In reality, she prefers to laugh her way through even the toughest of situations. Katrina Pavela Katrinapavela.tumblr.com @number1feeling Katrina Pavela is a US citizen of Indo-Jamaican origin who lives in the UK.  She has a couple of smarty pants degrees, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Scandalology, with an emphasis on the truth and consequences of the #Olitz relationship. When not spilling her feelings about Scandal on Tumblr, she puts her degrees to use in world class cultural institutions. She is pursuing a career as a roving lecturer, focusing on issues of sexuality, gender and power in visual art. Her goal is to fuse academia and pop culture in a way that is engaging, accessible and raises the level of public discourse. A recovering cupcake whore, she is now passionate about afternoon tea, during which she thinks about how she should be running. Elde’a Harris  @eldeascandalobssessed Tumblr eldearelayer@gmail.com Elde’a Harris is 28 years old. She works in the retail world.  She has been a #gladiatorsinasuit since day 1. Overall her favorite things in life are eating, sleeping, laughing, spending time with family and of course watching Scandal.   There were a ton of predictions, thoughts and more on this episode.  Tune in to the Scandal Podcast to listen to more revelations about the Season Premiere episode of Scandal.  Until next time Soulphisticated Gladiators, It's Handled.

So the Podcast is back and we are ready to get it in with all of you Gladiators tonight during the Scandal Premiere!  We have a whole new look, mimicking the awesome design of this season’s poster graphics and […]

So the Podcast is back and we are ready to get it in with all of you Gladiators tonight during the Scandal Premiere!  We have a whole new look, mimicking the awesome design of this season's poster graphics and we've carried that look throughout. Every Thursday Night at 10p EST During this season's episodes, you will be able to tweet with us throughout the episode @ScandalPodcast and our favorite tweets from the night's episode will be highlighted in the next day's episode!   Where can you find the Scandal Podcast? You can listen to us on Itunes/Stitcher/Zune or Youtube We will be recording the episodes live on these dates with the respective panelists from Panel A and Panel B (we have got to come up with better group names for the panelists.)  During the taping of the Scandal Podcast, we will take to twitter with the hashtag #ScandalFanPodcast and you can chat back with us as we are recording the episode.  You will be able to watch us live at JahaKnight.com/ScandalPodcast during the times we are recording, as well. Here are our weekly panelists: Panel A I got busy during the hiatus and made a few graphics of the cast and the quotes that I loved.  Feel free to take the images and share!

The Conversation I was joined this episode by Phoebe Robinson from blaria.com and Dion Davis from Gold Derby.  They had a lot to say, you should tune in to find out what they were The Drama The Panelists Phoebe […]

The Conversation I was joined this episode by Phoebe Robinson from blaria.com and Dion Davis from Gold Derby.  They had a lot to say, you should tune in to find out what they were The Drama The Panelists Phoebe Robinson Stand-up comedian and writer Phoebe Robinson is the proprietor of Blaria.com (that’s Black Daria, for those not in the know). Most recently, she appeared on FX’s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, co-hosted an episode of the new series Raising McCain, and was a panelist on VH1’s Big Morning Buzz. When not on television, she’s a writer for Glamour.com and contributes to The New York Times and The Huffington Post. She has performed in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the Eugene Mirman Festival, the New York Underground Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, and the Women in Comedy Festival. Phoebe egularly does stand up at venues all over New York City and you can track her every move on Twitter @PRobinsonComedy. Dion Davis Gold Derby

Mellie She starts this episode off pissed with Fitz because he’s sleeping in the baby’s room on the sofa.  Now correct me if I’m wrong but the baby isn’t going to come straight out of the hatch and use […]

Mellie She starts this episode off pissed with Fitz because he's sleeping in the baby's room on the sofa.  Now correct me if I'm wrong but the baby isn't going to come straight out of the hatch and use the couch as a bed so Mellie didn't have to make such a big deal about Fitz sleeping there. Mellie wants a seat at the table and not the kiddie table during this episode.  Is Mellie ever happy?  She's always complaining about something.  Then she refers to the election --wanting to take a part in the administration like she did then but the reality is, everybody was promised something that they didn't get.  Just ask Sally Langston about her justice appointment.  In the end since they won't give her a platform, she makes her own.  Mellie is a great actress. Cyrus Is impressed by Olivia's use of the media and the parents to push the White House into a corner.  Cyrus was a bit of a footnote this episode.  He didn't have a dozen witty lines but he did have a couple great ones.  He doesn't sound envious when he tells Fitz that the women in his life play a mean ball of political chess.  He sounds relieved that he doesn't have to deal with women at all and happier still that it isn't him. Cyrus ends up setting Olivia and Fitz up on a date that Olivia wasn't aware she was participating in. Olivia Loved when Olivia is walking out after getting the information on Lavich.  This episode starts to show Olivia unravelling visibly and she is letting Edison be her rebound.  This episode had to drive team #OLITZ a little crazy.  Olivia pushed too hard and now Fitz is like...aiiight I'm done too then.  He left to go on an overseas trip with a broken heart.  Despite Fitz invitation, Olivia said no and ended up boo hooing in the restaurant.  Don't worry girl a few episodes from now and yall will be back in each other's breathing space. Fitz Tries to play hardball with Olivia and is dismissive to Mellie and this is all to his detriment as Mellie and Olivia join forces to rally to the side of Jenny's parents. Fitz is all beaten down this episode by Mellie and Olivia.  I felt sorry for him as they sat in the restaurant and he made that questioning speech to Olivia, almost as if he were asking her permission to let her go while he was saying the very same words.  I mean the man cleared out an entire restaurant for you--talk about ungrateful, Olivia. Abby Abby is feeling herself this episode.  She's literally up in Liv's face.  There was a moment when she looked at Harrison when she tells Olivia they could need her help while she's on her way to sit with Verna and Olivia says she'll come back to the office soon.  Olivia turns off her phone while with Verna and they get details about Lavich of Kirkestan.  Abby will not be denied in every area of her life.  David won't let her come over and Olivia won't let her in on what's really going on so she takes matters in her own hands.  Abby resolves one of the challenges--she breaks into David's apartment and sees his conspiracy wall of crazy. Abby breaks into David's house for the second time in the day.  She begins to betray Olivia right in the moment she steps in the shower. Quinn This is the second time a client's come into the office and Quinn has raised the parent's hopes.  The first was when Amanda Tanner's father came out looking for her.  Didn't Olivia tell her the last time to keep her mouth shut and stop giving false hope to people, but here she goes again telling them about the girl in the hospital instead of taking the information to the OPA team first.  Welp, it wasn't Jenny and Quinn learned today. Quinn wants to know why no one except Abby questions Olivia.  Uh Quinn don't get it twisted, Abby may have the cahoonas to question Olivia but she gets the brick wall.  Maybe if you stopped being lil Ms. I just got an identity two weeks ago and stand up for yourself you too will be able to find out more about what's going on around you before you get to crazy status. David

  The Quotes   The Drama The One-on-One Panel Abigail Bereola-blackgirlseeks.com Abigail is a college student who lives on one coast and attends school on the other. On Thursday nights at 10pm when the show is not on hiatus, […]

  The Quotes   The Drama The One-on-One Panel Abigail Bereola-blackgirlseeks.com Abigail is a college student who lives on one coast and attends school on the other. On Thursday nights at 10pm when the show is not on hiatus, you will find her watching Scandal.  

  The Quotes   The Drama The One-on-One Panel Evette Dionne [Brown] is a cultural critic, experienced digital and print magazine editor, multi-platform storyteller and news hound. Currently Dionne serves as daily editor of Clutch magazine and managing editor of Full Figured Magazine. She is also a wordsmith for hire. Dionne is alum of the Dow Jones News Fund, where she spent a summer in the newspaper trenches at The Star Tribune. She cultivated a distinctive writing voice as an editorial intern for the Atlanta Post (now Madame Noire), BettyConfidential.com, House of Mikko and other publications. Some of her writing interests include the economics of fashion, politics, black women’s roles in social movements, and critiquing social institutions (popular culture, hip-hop, fashion, etc.) with a racialized and gendered lens. Her work has been featured in a variety of publications including The Root, theGrio, XOJane, Uptown Magazine, Vibe Vixen and Urban Cusp.