Scandal Recap: Unstoppable Thirst [Photos]

Somebody go get Cyrus a cool beverage, and while you’re back there, pick one up for Fitz too. These dudes are so thirsty, they’re dehydrated.

On last night’s (Oct. 9) episode of Scandal Ms. Olivia Pope continued her reign as the head of command of …everything, while Quinn sat in the background wishing and waiting to be noticed.

Liv and her father are still doing that weird dance where you killed everybody and you have to keep lying to your daughter about it. Daddy Pope is cool as a cucumber though, there’s not much that could make him break. Even when Jake tried to turn it up just a little too much at dinner (more on that in the gallery), he didn’t even flare an eyebrow.

Mellie is coming back to life, and obsessed with some story about a lady maybe knocking her husband off a cliff. She’s getting her mojo back. Abby’s helping her.

Oh, and this other lady (an old friend of Liv’s ) slept with her daughter’s 17-year-old boyfriend and now the daughter is dead. And there’s a sex tape. How tragic.

Hit the gallery for more.

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Photo: ABC screenshot

Bang Bang

Cyrus is all the way in with that whore-for-hire guy. He hasn’t realized that he’s being set up yet.

Unemployment Line

Jake tried to curve Olivia by telling her he was working. She reminded him that he doesn’t actually have a job. Semantics.

Gun Control

David Rosen was having trouble getting a gun law to pass, so he tried to blackmail a judge with a story that could potentially ruin his career, and it backfired. The judge committed suicide.

Consciously Uncoupled

Liv was under the false impression that she was Jake’s girlfriend. He feels differently.

Dinner For Schmucks

Daddy P and Jake went at it at the dinner table, while Liv was in the other room on the phone. Jake is going to expose him for Harrison’s murder —so he says.

Non-Existent

Quinn’s feeling unappreciated.

Here We Go Again

This grossness happened while Charlie was being held hostage (by Jake) until he gives up the good on Harrison’s murder.

p.s. Pull yourself together Quinn.

Come Back To Me

Futz is sick about Liv shading his life so hard. He wants her to just walk through those White House doors and maybe give him a smooch or something. It’s written all over his face.

Meanwhile,

Fitz didn’t even know Abby’s name. Guess she’s not leaving a lasting impression.