Fitz’s impeachment hearing gains steam as Liv tells her side of the story.
Fitzs impeachment trial is really happening.
The Berlin wall is coming down!
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Notquite,Cyrus, especially since this happened with Clinton already.
Did anyone really care about thesecondmoon landing?
Do you even know what an impeachable offenseis?
he asks, but hes not being a jerk legitimately, theres nodefinitionof an impeachable offense.
Rosen recommends a slightly unorthodox lawyer to Fitz, and he hires her.
Fitz cant talk to Olivia about the case.
Liv, meanwhile, realizes she cant handle this on her own, either.
So who does the top fixer hire to fixherproblems?
Welcome back good ol Leo, who we havent seen in a minute.
Huck:You mean her wine and popcorn?
Over at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fitzs lawyer arranges a document dump: The prosecuting committee wants evidence?
Sure, they can have all the paperwork the White House can find especiallythe pointless stuff.
(Of course, the irony here is thatScandalloves a good buzzword.
one reporter asks), so he shifts the story.
Its time for Olivia Pope, Lovestruck Teenager, he announces.
But Elise gives him a big, territory-marking smooch and leaves them to chat.
He advises her to tell the truth.
I wish Id never laid eyes on him, she admits.
I wish wed never met.
This is an Olivia Pope speech worth re-watching.
Its the story of co-workers that couldnt help but fall in love with each other.
Andthatis how you spin a story.
But wait just as everything seems to be turning around, we hit a snag.
Newbie Marcus is approached (or, shall we say, threatened?)
by the impeachment committee to spy on OPA.
Thing 1 and Thing 2, according to Leo) will win out.
(Only saw one episode ofAlias, so Im hoping that reference checks out.)
Its been really crazy with all this affair stuff, okay?
and talks to David Rosen.
Do we think this war is going to come up again in the future?
What will this show be like when Fitzs term is up, if he doesnt get impeached next week?
Pause for one quick scene: Liv and Jake sit at OPA.
She smiles as they sit down to eat their Gettysburger.
Liv asks, Did you get extra?
and before she can finish, he tosses her some sauce.
Cyrus is quick, so immediately he wants to know what the prosecution has.
As he rattles off the list of impeachable offenses (really, jail-worthy offenses, right?
How about when Fitz killed Vera Thornton?
I dream your dreams and I sweat your nightmares, he says.
This is what you are to me.
And what is he to Fitz but the man you throw on the grenade?
I can look into your eyes and tell how you slept last night, Cyrus says.
Sure its a little sweet, but it sounded, to me, a bit stalkerish and insane.
Cyrus declines the job.
We both made some mistakes along the way, but your mistakes were for me, he says.
My biggest mistake was forgetting that we are family.
Fitz says he cant do this without Cyrus, and just like that, theyre back in action.
Wonder when thisll come back into play…
Are you excited to see Cyrus back in the White House?
What will Mellie do now?
Can Liv and Fitz ever live in peace?
Whats the deal with Jakes wife?
Why hasnt there been enough David Rosen lately?
