Shut Up and Dance!

I am done with my scandal rewatch, but I’m not going to do that analysis. I said that I might find the words upon finishing the rewatch and that did not happen. At least not in the form of an actual articulate post. I can, however, give you the minutiae of what I thought was going to be a bigger post once I got my thoughts together.

Initially, I was going to focus on s4/s6 finales because they feature Olake partnering to overtake Command and/or take control of B613. However, thanks to the rewatch, I’m more intrigued by how Olivia’s Big DecisionsTM about her agency and the next step in her journey by the end of the season are made with Jake’s advice, assistance, or company. It’s been this way since the end of s3 when she took him with her to the island. The end of s4 saw Olivia taking what she is owed because Jake pushed her to see that she could. S5 ended with Olivia saving Jake because he asked her to and then enfolding him into her plan to take back her White House. The conclusion of s6 sees Olivia with her White House firmly in hand and still she chooses Jake to help her reinstate B613.

Jake has, though.

appreciation…

post…

for…

those…

times…

Jake…

stunned…

Olivia…

breathless.