As the episode opened, we saw Abby, aka Red, and Leo in a heated debate...okay, it was a yelling match. His secrets had been exposed in a tell all book about the many men of power in Washington, DC who had all slept with the same woman - 17 men to be exact. It is quite interesting to me that she was the one who was the harlot, the whore-monger, the greedy one - when it was all of these married men with children who had betrayed their wives and families. What a double standard. Nevertheless, life isn't fair - as Abby stated in her long monologue. The fact that Abby had two men, both Leo and David, who were in the book who she had relationships with made her also a target for name calling and professional ruin.
Lena Dunham's portrayal of Sue as the modern day, high profile, Caucasian version of Karrin Steffans was really good...but her wig was awful. It was her delivery of a read on Liv that got my attention, "What happened to you?" I do think it was pretty ironic that Liv threatened to destroy Sue, but Sue turned the tables asking for $3 million instead. She figured that since her reputation was already going to suffer, she just might as well get paid for it. The fact that one woman was being used to destroy another is not ironic rather more of the classic approach. Did she call Liv a dried up prude though?! Does anyone else have $175,000 in his/her bank account? Well, that's what it would cost each senator to destroy the book.
Even after all of the foolishness, Cyrus is still a mean, old, miserable, foolish shell of a man. He's just dirty. He pretended to care about Abby's reputation just long enough for Liv to see through him and his $3 million in a briefcase. He was really buying the secrets rather than saving Abby's job. And he's so miserable that he is going to marry someone who he despises..tremendously. For some reason, I thought they were already married...
And what's up with Fitz and Jake? They are NOT friends. If they were, then wouldn't Jake work for free? Because he isn't...and the last time they worked together to protect Liv, uh...that didn't go so well. And Mellie is always up to something, trying to run for senator or president or whatever.
But Brian J. White, aka Russell, as Olivia's newest love interest...okay, Alex's new boy toy, was interesting. Nice choice, Shonda, by the way. Yes, Liv is having a mental and emotional breakdown to the point of having an alter ego. Nice twist. Somehow I have to wonder if Jake and Fitz are plotting on this one. Russell doesn't know Olivia Pope? Hmmmm...Sue knew exactly who she was. The contrast of Liv's dark color scheme and her dark personality seeping through is nice. But her dark shaded makeup was the bomb dot com. Kudos to the makeup artist. There's no white in sight, honey. #whitehatgone
But nothing could prepare me for Huck killing Sue in such a swift manner. That $3 million was certainly not worth it...too late now. I would love to say Huck also had a breakdown, but he's always been over the top crazy. Just when you think he is acting, sort of normal, he does something just a little more crazy. But he is very clear that he wants to go home to his family. And poor David Rosen, he knows Huck is dangerous and ruthless and he is shaking in his boots. #immunity
And don't think I missed the small reference to my home state of Kentucky and one of it's "made up" senators. The Bluegrass State was on a national platform last night for Scandal and the NCAA Tournament!
I do miss James...sigh! But seriously, who is Alex? We are in for a ride, folks...
Brian J. White, aka Russell, aka new guy from the bar
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