Scandal, S03E01- It's Handled (Patreon)

It's the first episode of the first season, and I'm quickly seeing that very little is going the way I expected it to go. Which is awesome. Olivia starts out in denial on this, and I'm so glad that Mellie is willing to call it like it is and refuses to go along with Fitz and Olivia's little plan to continue this farce with her on board. I did NOT think it was him who leaked her name, and I'm still not sure the writers intended that when they finished up last season, but fine. I'll go with it. Olivia's dad makes total sense considering who SHE is. Overachiever, always trying to prove something, always pushing herself and trying to keep control. Yikes. Poor Olivia, he's done a number on her. And now she's in love with a guy who is in every way that matters, unavailable...yeah. Makes sense. This is one of three episodes covering Season 3 that I'm doing at a 1:1 ratio for the podcast. By episode 4, I will be doing three at a time in order to catch up with Season 4. So stay tuned! I will be livetweeting the premiere this Thursday!