If your friends won’t point out your penchant for assassinations, who will?

But were here, and over the cliff, and Gladiators for at least the next eight weeks.

So, lets do a catch-up.

KERRY WASHINGTON, TONY GOLDWYN

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Remember when Charlie was going to kill Rowan?

Then Fitz shows up and super casually says that he and Olivia should go to Vermont.

Back in Vermont, Abby presses Olivia, telling her its their time to save her.

Quinn needs to stay with him.

Theres a super crazy standoff that goes unresolved.

GIRL, maybe you shouldnt think-you-killed-but-didnt-kill his best friend before you go asking for favors.

Nevertheless, she asks him for a favor: get her out of the house.

Up until that point, I was totally on board.

But Quinn makes a point: She wants Olivia to pay.

I practically cant lift my glass of red wine to my lips.

In the wake of that, Charlie goes to visit his and Quinns baby.

In a really effed up way, Rowans kind of always been a dad to his B613 murder children.

After all of that, Olivia finally emerges to tearfully make her case for all her indiscretions.

She maintains that shesfine.

Shes doing the right thing.

Shes wearing the white hat.

But Fitz explains that shesnotfine.

And you know whos not interested?

But here they all are, in Vermont, getting down to business.

And you know what?

Mellie makes a point: Olivia is the problem.

That Olivia Pope Redemption Tour?

Looks like its been delayed again.

The next morning, Olivia asks, nay,ordersJake to have Mellie shut this Olivia-resignation down.

He threatens to expose Defiance, Ohio, and her affairs and everything else in between.

She bursts into Mellies office to ask, What did you do?

but Mellie has no interest in her business.