Scandal - "Thwack!" {5x17: 7th April, 2016} Episode Discussion

Srta_Parker · 04-04-2016, 10:05 AM

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"Thwack!" - The election is in full swing, which means everyone is doing their best to take down their opponents, but when a potential leak threatens several candidates, they have to work together to keep their secrets safe. Boundaries are pushed and lines are crossed as we find out just how far some people are willing to go to protect themselves, on a shocking-new "Scandal," THURSDAY APRIL 7 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT) on the ABC Television Network.

"Scandal" stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, Guillermo Diaz as Huck, Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan, Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins, Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald Grant, Jeff Perry as Cyrus, Bellamy Young as First Lady Mellie Grant, Joshua Malina as David Rosen, Scott Foley as Jake Ballard, Portia De Rossi as Elizabeth North, Cornelius Smith Jr as Marcus Walker and Joe Morton as Eli Pope.

Guest cast TBA.

"Thwack!" was written by Zahir McGhee and directed by Tony Goldwyn.

drunkalice · 04-04-2016, 01:22 PM

What can this leak even be about? I tend to think of Defiance.

Srta_Parker · 04-04-2016, 01:31 PM

Me too. Specially after Fitz told Susan last episode

drunkalice · 04-04-2016, 02:46 PM

Exactly. If it's not it, bringing it up would seem random.

Srta_Parker · 04-05-2016, 02:20 AM

I hope Susan doesn´t spill the beans

drunkalice · 04-05-2016, 02:57 AM

I sure hope so too. Fitz was a jerk for telling her in the first place, too many of Susan's political rivals were involved and coming clean about something that blackens others' reputation is just wrong. But the word "leak" makes me think of something else, documents, videos, material stuff in any case. So unless Susan has something that proves Defiance it can't be her.

Srta_Parker · 04-05-2016, 04:27 AM

I don´t think Susan betrays Fitz. At least I hope she doesn´t.

About Fitz telling her about Defiance. It was the only way he found to her for no repeating what he did. As he said he want to run clean this time.

drunkalice · 04-05-2016, 10:10 AM

I understand why he told her, I merely hope he didn't get into the details.

Srta_Parker · 04-05-2016, 01:21 PM

I hope the same. Besides, I don´t think he can throw Olivia under the bus

Butterfly85 · 04-05-2016, 01:29 PM

If Fitz told Susan it's just another example of what an idiot he is. Considering it's dangerous treason that could lead them all in prison (and he killed Verna over it as well which some of them know) that is something he should tell NO ONE, especially when he is an accomplice to it as well. The leak is probably about what Fitz told her cause it looks like Hollis, Fitz, Mellie, Liv, Mellie, and David are meeting in the WH kitchen in the next episode. So the leak is probably cause the toddler made another stupid mistake as per usual.

drunkalice · 04-06-2016, 02:42 AM

Ouch. I can't believe we'll be haunted by that again. I wonder what Mellie will have to say about it

Srta_Parker · 04-06-2016, 06:11 AM

I wonder how they can solve forever the Defiance problem

lizzybug57 · 04-06-2016, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Srta_Parker (View Post)

I don´t think Susan betrays Fitz. At least I hope she doesn´t.

About Fitz telling her about Defiance. It was the only way he found to her for no repeating what he did. As he said he want to run clean this time.

That's how I felt watching it. Fitz told her so she knows what the ramifications can be and how it can effect you if you don't run a fair race.

I hope Susan doesn't betray Fitz.

Srta_Parker · 04-06-2016, 06:54 AM

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I hope Susan doesn't betray Fitz.

Please

drunkalice · 04-06-2016, 07:14 AM

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I wonder how they can solve forever the Defiance problem

Well the logical thing would be going to jail, all of them, but then there would be no show. The idea to make up for that by running a fair campaign was good enough but Fitz had this idea to tell Susan and while I see how he felt it just wasn't the right thing to do. He could have been more vague by avoiding to implicate everyone else in the process. Like Olivia said, he wasn't exactly q victim.

Anyway maybe the leak won't have to do it. It's just that the timing is interesting


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