Whatever Mellie pulls off, it is in direct response to the blow she was dealt at the end of last week's episode. [...] believing she could blackmail Olivia (Kerry Washington) into helping her become POTUS by threatening to tell Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) that Liv was behind booting Rowan (Joe Morton) from prison, Mellie was stunned when Liv told her that she had already confessed all to Fitz. [...] that her big gamble didn't pay off, it's back to square one again to get to the Oval Office. [...] don't expect Mellie to wallow in anger and pity before coming up with a new game plan. Though it'd be understandable if Mellie is out for revenge after Liv burned her so badly, the FLOTUS closet inheritor is the furthest thing from her mind. First on her list are her kids because she's a single mom now, Young says. Mellie's "zero f---s" attitude extends to Fitz possibly knowing that Mellie and Liv worked together to free Rowan. Since "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" played over Liv's whole confession -- a telling nod to their relationship built mostly on hollow words -- it's unclear what exactly she told him. Shonda baes: A definitive ranking of the men of Shondaland Less clear is if Mellie cares about the fate of Rowan -- who's now been captured by Huck (Guillermo Diaz) and whom Fitz ordered Jake (Scott Foley) to kill -- or exactly how much she cares. [...] is Mellie's new aha moment bigger than her deal with Olivia? I think she finally opens her eyes, looks to the left and sees a door.
Reported by SeattlePI.com 18 hours ago.
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