'Scandal' Season 5 Spoilers: Olivia Pope To Run For Office, Inspired By Mellie Grant?
Just a week before "Scandal" season 5 returns on air, various spoilers and theories are circulating in the internet about what happens next on the life of Olivia Pope, played by Kerry Washington.
The events from the last episode of the Shonda Rhimes political thriller was rather jaw-dropping, leaving a lot of cliff hangers to ponder upon during the mid-season break.
Aside from Olivia's abortion and breakup with President Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn), the filibuster of Mellie Grant (Bellamy Young) has also been one of the highlights of the episode.
"As Mellie eventually starts to falter under the strain of holding court on the Senate floor - she needs to pee, badly! - enter VP Susan Ross to the rescue, who takes over the fight," TV Line previously wrote in a recap.
"So guess who's waiting in the ladies room to give Mellie a surprise pep talk? 'You're the biggest bitch I know,' Liv muses, 'don't tell me you can't do this.' At last, Mellie triumphantly runs out the clock on the bill, even earning a handshake (which she rejects) from cranky Senator Moskowitz."
Was Olivia Pope inspired by Mellie Grant's firm principles that the fixer would be willing to close the doors to OPA and seek an elective position in "Scandal" season 5?
Not a lot of spoilers have been revealed, but there are fan theories relating to Olivia Pope's possible career move after her breakup from Fitz.
Though some may argue that Olivia Pope may not have the knack for holding a government position, it could be recalled that she was very hands-on in President Grant's administrative decision-making back when she was still living in the White House.
Furthermore, Olivia Pope also knows the ins and outs of election campaign. Since she's well-trained in handling crisis, why can't she do it for herself once she's in public office in "Scandal" season 5? Even Mellie Grant once said that Olivia is the go-to person when it comes to solving tough problems.
"We're moving into the primaries in our next season, in our spring season as we are in American politics," Bellamy Young told Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming episodes of the show. "The old characters, the new characters, are really going to be a bunch of wild, wild craziness to watch."
With all the spoilers and theories surfacing about the show, fans of Olivia Pope can't wait to witness the mid-season 5 premiere of "Scandal" on February 11.