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Bismillah!
I have never been so ambivalent about a television character…never. I love the way she dresses. I love her hair. I love the fact the she is the most intelligent character on television. I love that she is successfully self employed after having left her good gov’ment job…(afta my own heart with that one…) I love that she tries to help people. I love that she is a complicated character who is strong, yet vulnerable. I love the standard of achievement she sets Black women…even though she’s a fictional character…she’s a Black woman doing the dayum thing! Kerry Washington’s Olivia Pope is a breath of fresh air. Not to mention Kerry Washington as an actual person…
But just as much as I love Olivia Pope…if I knew her in real life…I would hate her. I would be so pissed off that this successful, beautiful Black woman who has all this going for her gotta be chasing after someone else’s man. I get it, I get it…she and the President are in love…it’s epic…blah, blah, blah. But, truth be told, she should never have fallen in love with him….dude was married from the get go. She is a much more attractive, better paid, much more intelligent, glamorized Monica Lewinsky.
I can not stand Bellamy Young’s character Mellie Grant…there are plenty o’ times I just wanted to slap her…and damn near cheer er time the President checks her…especially when he called her ornamental…Part of me wants to say that’s what she gets…but, then theres the part of me that says how can a marriage work with Olivia Pope’s lurking around. Marriage is hard enough without outside influences. Especially outside influences like Olivia Pope.
(To be fair this second picture is from I Think I Love My Wife, in which Kerry Washington plays another man stealing waynch…lol…but, she does.)
I also get pissed off with Olivia Pope because as awesome and fabulous as she is… she thirsty for this dude who is NEVER, ever, ever, ever (using my Smokey voice) gone leave his wife…NEVER…why she gotta be somebodies undercover, against the tree, in the Oval office, on the campaign trail lover…I’m just saying… The Olivia Pope character would be just as intriguing if she was all loopy for Senator Edison Davis’ character… ♥
Olivia Pope isn’t on some I’m getting with this dude girl power type stuff…her character can’t stand what she is doing…or has done at this point in the season…but, she doesn’t stop and is continuously hurt by her actions. This aspect of her character is not empowering. I loath this aspect of the character…it is certainly not a trait worth emulating. How many young girls, women… find themselves in dead end relationships and are just strung along by someone who is never going to change himself or a situation that prevents them from being together. The President cheats on her er time he’s with Millie’s lame arse. Not saying that her character won’t evolve to that…but right now…I don’t see it happening. She’s at the hospital reminiscing about flag pins and what not while Huck’s getting arrested…cuz this dude she pine-ing for was out celebrating his birthday with his wife he’s never ever ever ever gone leave…
That being said…my DVR is set for January 10th…
Haute Muslim 
But I cant always make up my mind about Fitz. I like him when he’s with Olivia. But what makes this guy tick? He can seem like such a WEAK character. Actor Scott Foley will be making an appearance, it would be interesting if he and livvie had something going. It would be nice if someone came into the picture to stir things up and give Fitz a run for his money. You know like real competion 4 Fitz, not like Edison aka bill cosby.
@judas quin… Thanks for reading and commenting! Fitz is a whole ‘nother blog…I haven’t watched Thursday’s episode yet, but the one with his Dad was really revealing. His character is WEAK! All around…but, interesting…I would like to see someone she really is interested in and who is her equal (on all levels).
Yeah,thats what i meant. Edison is not on her level. He’s bill cosby for G*ds sake! Why couldnt they get someone els to play him.
The only reason I think Edison isn’t on her level is because he doesn’t appear secure in himself. He’s still on some conquer the world by any means necessary stuff…I think Olivia is content/secure in where she is and what she does…I don’t see him as Cosby, but definitely not where she is…we’ll see where it goes, but suffice it to say we know she’s not gonna be with Edison…
If I were Liv Id get Jake to help me get over Fitz. The girl doesnt talk about her feelings. She gotta let out her frustrations in some way. Maybe when Olitz are forced in that room together Jake can walk in on them and join in. Jalitz? 123…not only you and me, got 180 degrees and Im caught inbetween. Counting 123…livie, jake and FG, getting down with 3P, everybody loves JALITZ!
I am just now catching up with the episodes….school has me all messed up. My priorities need some serious consideration…lol Yeah, I’m so mad at this series right now…
Are we watching the same show because…the only one who is thirsty is Fitz. Liv continues to push him away. She is the one who keeps telling him to stay with his wife, which he doesn’t want to. Liv is not a seductress nor a home-wrecker (this was no traditional or happy marriage); she’s not the one chasing after a married man.
Last but not least, this is a TV show…which is for entertainment purposes. People shouldn’t take things deeper about fictional characters because of their race. I for one, have yet to see any hispanic fans complain about Huck being a former torture addict. It’s just not that serious.
@Floacist1…is this The Floacist???? (: I actually wrote this blog sometime ago, towards the beginning of the season. I agree her character ended the season on a different footing. On one level, I agree with you, it’s not that serious…it is a television show. But, don’t you think that entertainers/writers have a social responsibility as to how we are depicted? Not to long ago folks were holding Rick Ross and Little Wayne to task because of the words that they say/said that promoted negativity. However, on the simplest terms one could say it is “just” a song, merely “entertainment”. Just a thought…thanks for reading!