It's the only way for me stay creative. It was her decision and hers alone, so Rhimes may not feel it necessary to drudge the whole thing up again. Will Olivia tell Fitz about the abortion? But the dream may have been better than the reality if Thursday's midseason finale his any indication. A woman made a choice about her body that she legally has the right to make. Not once did Olivia say she was pregnant, and we had no idea what she was doing at the clinic until she laid down on the table. Hes a Republican but weve never asked that question [on the show]. But that's not to say that it would ruin any chance of Olitz getting back together, at least not in this actor's eyes. Its interesting to me that her primary story is a romance. This episode was such a timely and important one for Planned Parenthood, and it isn't the first time a Shonda Rhimes series or Scandal itself has featured an abortion. I didn't think Fitz could necessarily recover from the revelation that Olivia had been the one who saved her dad and yet Fitz did, albeit in such a dysfunctional way and making a grab at her and putting her in the White House. When Olivia is kidnapped, Quinn, Huck and Jake team up to find her. Hes going to be very lonely. During a recent chat with Entertainment Weekly, Tony Goldwyn (who plays President Grant) said that Fitz would be positively devastated if he ever discovered what Olivia did. "He got beyond the fact that her father was responsible for murdering his son," Goldwyn explained. What did you think of the abortion twist? Washington was quick to add that she'll do just about anything to make fun of Goldwyn. Id say 90 percent. I think it would be, next to the death of his son, the most gutting news he could get and frankly I don't know how he'd recover from that. Having an abortion doesnt look beautiful; breaking up doesnt look beautiful but theres a difference between pulling things apart because it wasnt built correctly, and things falling apart. But I do, and I think when people love each other as primally as these two people do, I think they can come back from anything. Olivia calls Fitz an ineffectual president and believes the White House is a cage. What's more, it may have. Shonda doesn't make polemic arguments; she's not sending messages. Olivia Tells Mellie Why She Left Fitz - Scandal 298,382 views Feb 19, 2016 1.8K Dislike Share Save Description ABC 2.83M subscribers Olivia explains why she left in this powerful and heartfelt. Do it! commands Rowan, as Huck starts to choke the life out of him. "Theres no logic to Fitzs love for Olivia, so I think he could get past it. She later figures out that the goal is to start a war between the U.S. and West-Angola by kidnapping Olivia and force Fitz to declare a war. Ad Choices, Shonda Rhimes Reveals Why Scandal's Olivia and Fitz Had to Split, If He'll Find Out About the Abortion, and More, Shonda Rhimes just dropped some major bombshells about Scandal at the Paley Center for Media's 33rd Annual PaleyFest. "I don't know if he can go [without seeing his family]," said Guillermo Diaz. I can do what ever I want!" Fitz is going to be terribly lonely. It was clear and quite balanced. To me, her primary story has been discovery of herself. We were all shocked, honestly, at how dark the writers went. We know where it ends and when it ends, Rhimes said, though the question is when. And then, to boot, marching home, telling her boyfriend that she wasnt happy in their relationship, and didnt think they were headed towards a future that filled her needs, before then going home to her apartment, by herself not falling apart. Roman Polanski, 89, and Samantha Geimer, 60, were seen beaming in a recent photo taken in Paris - 45 years after he raped her. What was the table read like when the cast got this script? Goldwyn previously told THRthat Fitz would have a progressive view on the matter. Sound off in the comments, below. Why, Shonda, Why? Do we need to know that choosing to handle a pregnancy in that way is the heartbreaking conclusion of a tortured decision-making process? The one where EW follows up with the cast. Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, and director Rob Marshall share the tale behind making their underwater musical with a groundbreaking Disney princess. We talk about it a lot.. The truth? Fitz blasts her as being more manipulative than Mellie. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Her father has been saying that, and while he represents evil to a lot of you, he also represents truth., RELATED: The Most Shocking Twists on Scandal, What their future may hold, in other words, is up in the air as is the future of Scandal, as Rhimes reiterated her plans to keepthe political fixer drama as a contained story. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. But when the vote hits the floor, Mellie throws in a surprise filibuster she wants to protect Planned Parenthood which threatens to throw everyones holiday plans into disarray and (gasp!) At the end of the day, it's her body and her right, but it's his child. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. For Olivia the character, it only highlighted her bravery. This is a very difficult job he's got and it's very lonely at the top. Shes progressive politically but she really does these things because theyre important to talk about. Fitz thinks she released the man who killed his son so she wouldn't have to marry him. I don't understand it. I havent actually decided, but I wonder sometimes. "Three highway patrol men came through and then nine secret service agents and then I saw Huma [Abedin, Clinton's aide], and I was like, 'I know her!' But that's not all we learned. Scandal: Will Fitz ever find out about the abortion? But his feelings for Olivia defy logic. Olitz. (Laughs.). Come on, it's difficult; there's a lot of scrutiny but what the hell is Olivia so scared of?! America So She Could Breastfeed Privately, Michael J. Making a splash: A deep dive into the live-action. I think everything would lead us to believe that Fitz would be ethically pro-life, even if he has a progressive bend like George Bush Sr. But the bigger thing is not a political question; the bigger thing here is the emotional [impact].. She went in and did it with no emotion. How will we see both Olivia and Fitz deal with the aftermath of their break-up? That's where she's coming from as a dramatist. In its fifth season ABC's Scandal gave diehard Gladiators everything they wanted: a presidential divorce that paved the way for Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) and Olivia (Kerry Washington) to finally go public with their romance and be together as a couple in the White House. Portia de Rossi mentioned that she'd like to get inside Huck's complicated mind. As Liv chugs the moonshine (as a Southerner, I call LIES on how hard she put that sh*t away) and fights with her pissed-off boyfriend about some fancy dinner she skipped while off getting her abortion, we can clearly see that shes not in a great place. Maybe what Mellies doing isnt about you at all, she tells Fitz. I want her to be whole. ), and savors a glass of wine. "The question itself feels so foreign to me because at no point in these five years has any decision that Olivia has made been because of something I wanted," she said. She brought them coffees and worked her way up the ladder, and Marcus has gotten in there a little bit quicker than it took Quinn. "She sees a lot in him as the moral compass that she was in season one and two. Director Debate: Scott Foley v. Tony Goldwyn: Now that Foley and Goldwyn have both directed episodes of Scandal, Washington admitted that she's "so horrible when Tony directs. By Are we at a point where, OK, we support a woman's "right to choose" but goddamnit, she better feel really bad about that choice or else she's a monster? Its interesting to me that her primary story is a romance. Fitz may have been replaced by a couch (Laughs.) He also noted that Fitz does not know about Olivia's abortion and if and when he finds out, he would . She's very real to me, which will make me sound crazy, but I almost feel like my job is toallow her to be who she is. But the dream may have been better than the reality if Thursdays midseason finale his any indication. She feels that Fitz moving her into the White House so suddenly (and without asking) was punishment for releasing Rowan. That was followed . Adding fuel to the fire that Olivia and Fitz really weren't truly ready to be together in such a high-pressure fashion was the fact that Olivia was pregnant and opted to have an abortion unbeknownst to Fitz. In the first teaser, released Thursday by ABC, Olivia tells presidential hopeful Mellie . Unfortunately, their relationship could not stand the public pressure, eventually leading to Olivias shocking holiday plans: getting an abortion and moving out of the White House. For Olivia, the breaking free of that, while painful, was the first step in realizing that's not who she is supposed to be." I was really impressed with the boldness of it; Shonda never fails to amaze me with her fierceness. Shonda talks about the White House being this prison and cage and how horrible it is. So it might be good for him. "My question is, 'Does he need to?'" Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. I understand as a viewer but if I were her shrink, I would have a lot to say. That [Olivia] was going to surrender every piece of who she was to be an appendage of [Fitz] was never going to work. That's true. Murder! Did you guys have questions for Shonda after reading this episode? Fox Says Battle With Parkinsons Disease Keeps Getting Tougher: Im Not Going to Be 80, TV Premiere Dates 2022: The Complete Guide, Broadcast TV Unscripted Scorecard 2022: Whats New, Renewed and Canceled, TV Pilots 2022: The Complete Broadcast Guide, The Definitive Voice of Entertainment News. 2 days ago, by Joely Chilcott And when they fight, they spiral. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. The Existential Yearning Of Are You There God? Unfortunately, their relationship could not stand the public pressure, eventually leading to Olivia's shocking holiday plans: getting an abortion and moving out of the White House. But on a show like this, it's difficult to know for sure if a secret is ever really buried for good, and this heated argument may be too tempting for Shonda Rhimes to resist. In the dramatic mid-season finale, Olivia and Fitz's brief time living together in the White House comes to a breaking point. ("We've talked about these things," is all Rhimes would elaborate.) Shes like, Hey, people, Im putting this on television because this is what is happening in our lives. Shonda doesnt make polemic arguments; shes not sending messages. Olivias been on a journey since we started. Hes very progressive in so many ways and my guess is that Fitz would have a fairly progressive view on the matter, if only to say that it should not be in the hands of the government. None of this is to say that Olivia's abortion was cast in some casual, glowy, unwrinkled-white-hat light. Not anymore.. That was followed by an epic, seemingly irreparable quarrelbetween Liv and Fitz, after which she moved out of the White House. I cant imagine how Fitz will react when he finds out about the abortion. And maybe they're right. In its fifth season ABCs Scandal gave diehard Gladiators everything they wanted: a presidential divorce that paved the way for Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) and Olivia (Kerry Washington) to finally go public with their romance and be together as a couple in the White House. How cool would it be if this one scene set a new precedent for how a woman's right to choose translates into television? Its brutal and it ends with Olivia boldly declaring that there is no us; no this; no Vermont; no jam; no future. A fan noted that since Disney has the upcoming Star Wars experience and Universal has Harry Potter, might fans ever get an actual Shondaland? is waiting with an apology (You were right, Lazarus wasnt you). It was a quiet scene that lasted only a minute or two, but that was enough. It all set the stage for the most epic fight Scandal has yet to feature between the couple that has long been considered end game. She feels that Fitz moving her into the White House so suddenly (and without asking) was punishment for releasing Rowan. KERRY WASHINGTON, JOSHUA MALINA, GUILLERMO DIAZ, GEORGE NEWBERN, DARBY STANCHFIELD, GEORGE NEWBERN, KATIE LOWES, KERRY WASHINGTON. and drops him off at home, where Jake (!) I didn't; I just had to absorb it and think about it. She has that thing where when you run away from a commitment or obligation, there's that initial sense of, "I'm free! When I was 20, I had an abortion. "If you think the debates in the real world are fun, then" is all Washington would tease. How much pain and suffering? I think everything would lead us to believe that Fitz would be ethically pro-life, even if he has a progressive bend like George Bush Sr. But the bigger thing is not a political question; the bigger thing here is the emotional [impact]. Yellowstone's Kelly Reilly Offers Explanation For Her PaleyFest Absence, American Idol's Top 10 Revealed Live, Following Pair of Brutal Eliminations, Morning Show Renewed for Season 4 Plus, Find Out When Season 3 Will Air, Time100: The World's Most Influential People, Felicity Dj Vu on The Diplomat? Get the daily inside scoop right in your inbox. But now that Scandal is gearing up to return, I'm starting to wonder if this secret (like most secrets on this show) will ever find its way to the surface. Todays biggest stories, from pop culture to politicsdelivered straight to your inbox. It's brutal and it ends with Olivia boldly declaring that "there is no us; no this; no Vermont; no jam; no future. "It was the last shot of the night, and I had no idea she was going to show up," he said of the former First Lady and Secretary of State. It was clear and quite balanced. There's been a lot of darkness of Huck, but he's trying to be a better person. To be clear about "falling apart," Olivia didn't. She did not break up with Fitz because she was f*cked up in the head about her abortion. And it really, really matters whether or not we have these depictions because its inescapable that young people are influenced by them, and its inescapable for their feelings and choices about their own lives will be swayed by these preconceptions. 2 days ago, by Victoria Edel Its such a divisive issue in our society and sadly has become a real political football. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. But hold on! Added Goldwyn: "When I give her direction or my thoughts on something, she's like, 'Yeah, right!" And perhaps a great many more women would experience abortion this way if more TV and movies taught them to expect that they might. Olivia calls Fitz an ineffectual president and believes the White House is a cage. The idea that they were together under the circumstances in which they were together that she was going to move into the White House and become Mellie [Bellamy Young], who was the unhappiest woman weve ever seen was a farce, Rhimes continued. He has always had a strong polarity in his life. But the combination of the fact that Fitzs fondest dream in life would be to have a child with Olivia as he put it in Vermont. And the pressures are intense and to not have anybody that you can share your confidence with, who you know has your back and frankly who understands your frailties, thats a tough place to live in.
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