Articles by Sterling Silver

Scandal Recap: “Vermont is for Lovers, Too” So it looks like Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) is back to her once-every-few-episodes “physical encounters” with President Grant (Tony Goldwyn) after finding out that that he only bought her a three-story home! Oh, and Maya Pope (Khandi Alexander) looks like she is finally going to talk to Olivia for the first time in 20 years. But let’s backtrack to the beginning. Olivia began the hour by conversely making attempts to ignore President Grant by trying to hide the phone he kept attempting to call and by slamming it with a stone repeatedly. Jake […]

Scandal recap: Episode 6 – “Icarus” Before I start the Scandal recap, I want to explain the story of Icarus. In Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of a master craftsman, Daedalus. Daedalus offered Icarus a pair of wings made of feathers and wax in an attempt to escape together from the island of Crete. The only rules for Icarus were that he fly not too close to the sun or sea and that he follow the path of his father. However, due to Icarus’s excitement from flying, Icarus curiously flew away from his father and drifted toward the sun. […]

Scandal recap: Episode 5 — “More Cattle, Less Bull” Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) continued her off-and-on love for the president (Tony Goldwyn) in a phone call. After another Sunday dinner with her father, Eli Pope (Joe Morton), which went ever-so-cheerfully, Olivia quickly started drinking wine in her humble abode. What seemed very obvious as the scene started, she felt the need to vent her sadness in a call to the president and approached the garbage where her secret phone was thrown away earlier in the show. The call showed the president and Olivia relieving themselves of their stressful daily lives. […]

Scandal recap: Episode 4 – “Say Hello to My Little Friend” The episode begins with members of Pope & Associates attempting a return to “normal life.” Jake Ballard (Scott Foley) wanted to join forces with Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) on catching her father, Eli Pope (Joe Morton). Olivia promptly responded by telling Jake she would return to her quiet father-daughter dinners, and that she didn’t know anything about Operation Remington or Jake Ballard. Huck (Guillermo Diaz) returned to Alcoholics Anonymous meaning to talk about his killings. He told the crowd about getting his bottle from someone, and how holding the […]

Scandal Season 3 recap Episode 3 – “Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington” The episode picks up where the last one ended, with Olivia (Kerry Washington) searching for the now-missing Huck (Guillermo Diaz). She tried to call him, but he ignored her requests as he was focused on stalking her father and head of Operation Remington, Eli Pope (Joe Morton). After failing to convince Huck to come back, she returned to Pope & Associates, where she met their new client, Mary Nesbitt (guest star Cynthia Stevenson). Nesbitt wanted more information on why her son and former military member, Chris Lawrence, was […]

Scandal Season 3 recap: Episode 2 – “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” By Sterling Silver III We learn more in this episode on what terms the relationship is established between Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) and her father, Rowan “Eli” Pope (Joe Morton), and how it ultimately fell apart. The first scene backtracks five years to a forced-upon dinner between dinner between Olivia and her father. Olivia was not pleased to be there as she referenced the “agreement” to have weekly Sunday dinners with her father with the return of her law school loans being paid off. Fans also learn through […]

Scandal Season 3 recap: Episode 1 — “It’s Handled” By Sterling Silver III Scandal Season 3 started with Vanessa Chandler (Jennifer Peo) reporting the affair between the president (Tony Goldwyn) and Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington). Olivia was just about to leave for a run when she was met with the media bombshell. She hopped in the limo she was guided to and was met by her father, Rowan Pope (otherwise known as the look-alike, personality-opposite Magic Johnson, played by Joe Morton). Rowan shook his daughter’s confidence with a pressure-filled lecture on a new identity, new bank account, and a new country away […]