In tonight’s episode of Scandal, “The Last Super,” somewhere in the middle of several scenes of charming banter, it’s decided that Jake will stay in the cell so Rowan won’t catch on to them. Olivia realizes that she is the only way they are going to get to her father. She is his weakness. They set it all up: she cries on the phone to him, making it seem like she’s ready to be taken under her father’s wing completely. Rowan seems understanding and thoughtful toward his daughter. But dinner has this uncomfortable, eerie feel to it and soon enough, Rowan is cutting off Olivia for good and declaring her on his bad side. If his bad side has yet to be seen, then I have some advice for Liv: maybe she should join Jake in super max for some extra safety… I was also surprised when Cyrus had an opportunity to take out his lover, Michael and didn’t. At the start of the episode, Elizabeth hired Olivia to find out if someone was bugging her phone. She lies to her, saying it was a virus when she realized it was Cyrus. Cyrus explains everything to Liv, but when she confronts Michael about it, he tells her about Elizabeth’s secret apartment and about all the other valuable information he learned from Cy, but didn’t use against him. It seems he may actually care about Cyrus after all. However, once Cyrus is scorned…he usually wants payback. Shock Factor Awards: In second place: Definitely the reveal that not only Kubiak and Elizabeth are working together, but that our understanding, considerate, favorite vice president, Andrew Nichols… is having an affair with her! Clearly, he’s not as sweet as we thought. Especially since earlier in the episode, he was having sex with the first lady. I guess his past reputation isn’t so far behind him. In first place: When Kubiak realized Huck and Quinn were outside watching him, he attacked Huck and nearly killed him. However, Huck ended up impaling Kubiak’s neck on a chard of broken window glass. Why don’t you participate in “bring your son to work” day, Huck? It’s because you never know when you might murder someone with a broken window. Well, Javi is scarred for life and I’m guessing visiting rights are no longer going to be a possibility. With the winter finale next week, Rowan nor Kubiak’s storyline is likely to be resolved. However, after tonight’s episode, I think it’s fair to say there won’t be any dull moments in next week’s finale. “Standing in the sun” may be Olivia and Jake’s catchphrase, but it looks like just about everyone is about to burn. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
