One minute, Mellie was kicking some serious butt in a congressional hearing as she conducted her filibuster to save Planned Parenthood, and the next, Olivia was lying on an operating table, and the procedure had begun. Scandal: Will Fitz ever find out about the abortion? That abortion blew my mind. Jerry Springer's last interview: What he would tell God on 'judgement It just happened. ", Next Week's Episode Is Major: Fans in the audience went crazy for this Thursday's episode, but Kerry Washington promised that next week's is even more insane. 'Scandal' Season 5, Episode 9 recap: Olivia has an abortion! She fell in love, got the fantasy and she discovered the fantasy was not real. She brought them coffees and worked her way up the ladder, and Marcus has gotten in there a little bit quicker than it took Quinn. Will Fitz start dating? The answer is YES, in capital letters. In its fifth season ABCs 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. is waiting with an apology (You were right, Lazarus wasnt you). To me, thats what was so disturbing about that abortion scene: it was so mundane. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. But that's not to say that it would ruin any chance of Olitz getting back together, at least not in this actor's eyes. She then heads back to the White House and makes a beeline for Mellies booze stash, which sets up an epic Olitz brawlfor the ages. "I don't know if he can go [without seeing his family]," said Guillermo Diaz. I can only assume he would because of his irrational love for Olivia. 'Scandal': Tony Goldwyn Interview On Fitz's Reaction To Olivia's Unfortunately, their relationship could not stand the public pressure, eventually leading to Olivia's shocking holiday plans: getting an abortion and moving out of the White House. Sign up for our Celebrity & Entertainment newsletter. And those expectations were pretty firmly established by what Id been taught to believe about abortion from Hollywood. At the midway point of the ABC drama's fall finale on Thursday, Olivia was escorted into a private medical room and then underwent an apparent abortion. But hold on! She sat behind me, and I was like, 'Action!' Will Olivia tell Fitz about the abortion? Sure, Olivia couldve talked to Fitz about it if shed wanted to, but to make a tiny assumption, it seems like she was really sure about what she wanted to do, in which case talking to him would only open her up in a really scarily vulnerable way, with her love for him and her now-shattered hopes for their future presenting a giant liability that could potentially lead her to choosing something that she already knew she didnt want. Im going home, says Huck, who reminds Rowan that HIS family, Olivia, is the only reason hes still alive. I don't really feel like I have that control of her. She's progressive politically but she really does these things because they're important to talk about. To me, her primary story has been discovery of herself. But that might be good for Fitz. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, thenView saved stories. Greys Anatomy explored the subject when Sandra Ohs Cristina Yang has an abortion in season eight because she and then-husband, Owen (Kevin McKidd), did not agree on having children. The episode ends with Olivia, bags packed, moving out of the White House and poised to celebrate Christmas with a big glass of red wine on a brand new couch in her apartment, alone. Scandals Republican president may have just revealed his stance on abortion. Olitz first face to face meeting after the "break up"/abortion It was as if she didnt connect with it at all. I thought that final scene with me and Kerry, as awful as it was, was very well-written. Get the daily inside scoop right in your inbox. I somehow feel as though his reaction wouldn't be all that understanding. 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.