To celebrate our Winter TV Preview, EW is bringing fans 25 Scoops in 25 Days. Quinn Perkins is dead at least, thats whatScandalwould like you to think. When Liv refused to relent, Rowan seemingly shot a screaming Quinn. Credit: Mitch Haaseth/ABC To be fair, it was off-screen, so theres a good chance shes still alive, but still! Does this mean the Gladiators know their former fearless leader had a hand in whatever happened to Quinn?...

And even when it seems like she may be moving toward the light, she pulls away. We pick up exactly where we left off. If thats not enough to point out how far shes gone, Im not sure what is. Credit: Mitch Haaseth/ABC She tells him he does need to deliver a message. The message she wants to send to Fitz is to go home. And Rowan delivers it. And new-Sally-Langston-elect Curtis Pryce is tearing her up for it....

If your phone is on airplane mode, how are you supposed to broadcast a terrorist attack? So, were course correcting. Were sending our mom nice coats and letting her go to Paris. Credit: Eric McCandless/ABC Thats not to say wereGod, per se, but this show has made crazier comparisons. You read that correctly. The vice presidential plane. But the laughter is over quickly. Ahilariousspeech, but he got sent to Lisbon for a digital piracy summit by Mellie instead....

So many turkeys but not a pinch of seasoning Oh hey Fitzy! Oh, wait…notMs.Pope?MISTER POPE?Oh, great. Not that it starts that way. Credit: Mitch Haaseth/ABC It starts with Fitz alone in Vermont. He just wants to LIVE. And hes living like a real person…with debit cards and loyalty programs at the grocery store! Then he gets bored with that and calls Marcus. In short, our friend needs something to do....

Im feeling like a detective tonight. Oh, you too? Then lets do some work. Credit: Eric McCandless/ABC We have seen Quinns baby. And you dont get a baby without a mom. You dont have a mom if shes all shot up…so, we have a mystery. And by the end of this hour/this recap/my shortening wick, well know the answer to that mystery. Thats when Rowan admits that hes ready to let Quinn go in exchange for his freedom from Olivia....

Boys don’t make passes at girls who don’t have nuclear warfare capabilities, am I right? Well, no one ever saidScandalwas relatable, so. But thats where were at with Fitz and Curtis and Olivia and her smeared lipstick. Credit: Richard Cartwright/ABC She has that fresh man scent from Curtis lingering on her designer gown! So she closes the door on him. Olivia interrupts though, because if shes not getting nookie, then NO ONE IS....

Mellie is wearing the White Hat. So, guys, what if we killed Cyrus Beene? Its an idea, right? Credit: Mitch Haaseth/ABC Is it because Cyrus is a speedy dude who can dodge bullets? Will Mellie be the ultimately sacrificial lamb or the center of a hurricane that is finally calming down. I cant kill people! and all I can think is there is a metal chair out there that says otherwise....

Well, except for Fitz and Olivia, because for right now, Fitz and Olivia is actuallyCurtisand Olivia. Girl, girl, girl.Whatare you doing? you might tell Curtis is trouble, and the last thing that Olivia needs is trouble. Credit: Mitch Haaseth/ABC And while Olivia juggles that planning, Cyrus comes in to question…the seating arrangement. But Olivia needs Cyrus to work it because this is a big donor. Meanwhile, everyone wants to come to this super tense dinner!...

How far off the cliff are you willing to go? Im gonna get personal. Six-ish years ago, I was all about this crazy show. Credit: Mitch Haaseth/ABC Fit me for my Gladiator Suit. But I didnt sign up for a lot of that nonsense in the later seasons. And she kept going. So is this it? The day after the events of themidseason finale, Quinns remains are found. Even President Mellie shows up to offer her condolences....

Poor Glackland almost got the pulp (do you get it!? Because of the bag of oranges…never mind) beaten out of him. This week, we pick up where we left off. Credit: Richard Cartwright/ABC Season 1 had us asking, “Who is Quinn Perkins?” We pick up with the obvious: Quinn leaving QPA to, well, go to her wedding. The elevator stops, she’s in her wedding dress, and someone appears and kidnaps her....

Somewhere along the way, Shonda lost you. I know youre tired. But I think Olivia might pull it off. Credit: Mitch Haaseth/ABC I think Shonda might have brought her back. Good times, great oldies. We open with Olivia emerging out of bed with Fitz because old habits never die. Im going to be really transparent with you…Im so Team Mellie. Im ankle deep in hoock, throwing fried chicken at passers-by....

And the story lines are nuts. Gary Clark is back to haunt our nightmares. Its hard to keep up, especially with so much at stake. Credit: Richard Cartwright/ABC Lets take a look. Ugh, I wanted Cyrus to be good. I wanted to root for Cyrus. But we dont get Good Cyrus. We get regular Cyrus, who is perpetually looking to demolish all good karma in the world. She was a congressional aide, and now shes on the side of a metaphorical milk carton....

Charlie, you in danger, girl Ugh, Charlie. You got screwed, my friend. And all by Gary Clark. Credit: Mitch Haaseth/ABC And now theyre going all through OPA-turned-QPA. Quinn Perkins and Associates is shut down, and all the while, Charlie is getting tortured for information. Of course, the torture can stop if Charlie signs a document admitting fault. He can walk, too! But the complication is in the paperwork because the paperwork?...