Olivia Pope Had An Abortion On 'Scandal' & It Was A Brave & Unprecedented Move Entertainment Olivia Pope Just Changed TV Forever by Nicole Pomarico November 19, 2015 For a show that has. She has that thing where when you run away from a commitment or obligation, theres that initial sense of, Im free! Mellie was miserable in that role. At the end of the day, it's her body and her right, but it's his child. I somehow feel as though his reaction wouldn't be all that understanding. Olivia's Ending: When a fan asked Kerry Washington how she'd want to write her own ending for Scandal, Josh Malinanoting the enormity of the questionblurted out, "Oh snap!" REMEMBER ME, MELLIE? Why does it feel so necessary to make an abortion something tragic and terrifying and shameful? And she didnt have an abortion because she was mad about all the outfits he kept trying to dress her up in, although undoubtedly all of that is interconnected. Brief and devoid of dialogue as it was, Scandals presentation of Olivias abortion was my favorite of any Ive seen in TV or movies. I think Olivia is lying to herself. Fitz may grow through the experience; I have no idea what Shonda has in mind. Its interesting to me that her primary story is a romance. November 19 2015, 7:00 PM PST, Stop reading now if you have yet to watch tonights Scandal fall finale. I thought that final scene with me and Kerry, as awful as it was, was very well-written. 'First Republic has lots of knowledge about its customers and has been a profitable bank for its entire history - but its business model is not stable. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. is waiting with an apology (You were right, Lazarus wasnt you). ET on ABC. and drops him off at home, where Jake (!) 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. And more importantly, she didn't have to just like she didn't have to tell Fitz that she was pregnant, which she obviously chose not to do shortly before ending their relationship. In the first teaser, released Thursday by ABC, Olivia tells presidential hopeful Mellie . I didnt 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. 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. Olivias been on a journey since we started. Shonda Rhimes Reveals Why Scandal's Olivia and Fitz Had to Split Does this open the door for Mellie to return? The one where EW follows up with the cast. I mean, its fine, its what we all do until we get a little older and realize that what weve been taught about what adults do or how adults feel in various situations all of which is largely based on what weve seen in movies and on TV is incredibly narrow and ill-fitting for who we are as individuals. by Ariel Baker She fell in love, got the fantasy and she discovered the fantasy was not real. How will we see both Olivia and Fitz deal with the aftermath of their break-up? Thats what I thought was normal. "She has been on a journey since we started. 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. She's like, "Hey, people, I'm putting this on television because this is what is happening in our lives." It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. Thats true. An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. She sat behind me, and I was like, 'Action!' But give me a break! Shonda Rhimes political drama: Sex! It was her decision and hers alone, so Rhimes may not feel it necessary to drudge the whole thing up again. "I'm just writing what comes out. According to a December 2015 AP-GfK poll, support for legal abortion rose from 35 to 40 percent among Republicans last year with seven of 10 conservative Republicans opposing abortion rights in most or all cases. How do you think Fitz, who recently lost his son, would feel about Olivias abortion? Olivias been on a journey since we started. In truth,. And we dont in fact know where Fitz lives on this issue. I know what I want. During the episode, Olivia already being accepted as the first lady-to-be is growing tired of being left out of the big dog club and instead is left to deliver cookies to a senators wife as she has almost devolved to become the presidents arm candy. I expected to feel and do and say certain things, and the expectation manifested those feelings and prompted me to do those things. Goldwyn previously told THRthat Fitz would have a progressive view on the matter. 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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]. Please select the topics you're interested in: The Quick and Dirty Details of Scandal's Season Finale, Jada Pinkett Smith Says "Red Table Talk" Is Looking For a "New Home" After Cancellation, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau "Absolutely" Wants to Work With "GOT" Costar Gwendoline Christie Again, "Bel-Air"'s Creator, Showrunner Break Down the Bombshell Moments in Season 2's Emotional Finale, Jennifer Garner and Angourie Rice Search For Clues in Exclusive Clip From "The Last Thing He Told Me", 10 Books to Read After "The Summer I Turned Pretty", "Jury Duty"'s Judge Alan Barinholtz Is a "Nepo Dad": Meet His Famous Sons, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. But then a weird and telling and amazing thing happens: She never mentions the abortion. What's more, it may have. He's 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. Olivia's Abortion: Scandal has aired four new episodes since Olivia's abortion (as part of the mid-season finale), and Fitz still doesn't know about it. Do you think there's still a stigma associated with depicting abortion on TV? 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. So it might be good for him. 2 days ago, by Victoria Edel Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. And we don't in fact know where Fitz lives on this issue. Additionally, the poll found that six of 10 moderate and liberal Republicans supporting the right to choose. I feel like she disassociated from it. But the dream may have been better than the reality if Thursday's midseason finale his any indication. The latter event was a surprise to many, but it was unprecedented and something, thanks to Shonda Rhimes, that will forever go . I thought that final scene with me and Kerry, as awful as it was, was very well-written. Fitz would be positively devastated if he ever discovered what Olivia did. 18 hours ago, by Eden Arielle Gordon First Republic Bank's fate in limbo as US regulators consider bids His connection with Cyrus (Jeff Perry), even thought they tried to patch things up, that trust is fundamentally compromised. Darby Stanchfield said "I'd like to be Papa Pope for a day," to which Goldwyn joked that her character is "headed in that direction." Bellamy Young mentioned Mama Pope, while Tony Goldwyn gave his vote to Mellie Grant. Fitz blasts her as being more manipulative than Mellie. So when I got pregnant, I did all of those things telling my boyfriend, considering what he wanted, breaking my own heart, letting myself take the blame for breaking his; letting my life fall apart a bit afterward because those were the lines on the page. So, will he? Jerry Springer's last interview: What he would tell God on 'judgement Olivia calls Fitz an ineffectual president and believes the White House is a cage. It just happened. A woman made a choice about her body that she legally has the right to make. 'Scandal' abortion Fitz Olivia breakup Tony Goldwyn interview - The We didn't think so. Switch-Up Day: Good Morning America's Lara Spencer (who moderated the event) asked the cast if there's a fellow Scandal character they would love to play just for a day. Olivia is on a journey, Rhimes said. But he did so kind of from the right place; he was trying to take control of the situation. Will Fitz start dating? It just happened. When I finally made the appointment and had the procedure (my boyfriend was upset and didnt come with me; my sister did), I spent weeks feeling sad and like my life was falling apart, which it almost did but it didnt need to. 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. That's true. In truth,. Before I did, I did a few other things: I talked to my boyfriend; I spent a week locked up in my apartment, going through the should we or shouldnt we motions of deciding what to do with my boyfriend, who wanted me to have the baby, and I pretended like I didnt already know that I wanted an abortion the second I found out I was pregnant. Scandal season 5 return to feature six-month time jump When I was 20, I had an abortion. And we dont in fact know where Fitz lives on this issue. It was clear and quite balanced. There's always been Mellie and/or Olivia as this other yin and yang. A) I don't know, and B) I couldn't tell you. Added Rhimes: "I think everybody is evolving this season. My fingers are crossed. 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. It was a quiet scene that lasted only a minute or two, but that was enough. But that's still a very big "if" that may never actually come to pass.