'Scandal' Season 4 Spoilers: More 'Papa Pope' and Big Changes for Olivia and Fitz
"Scandal" creator Shonda Rhimes has offered new information about the upcoming season of the hit TV series. Rhimes spoke about character Harrison's fate and the influence Papa Pope will have on the rest of the characters.
"It's safe to assume that Harrison has met his end," Rhimes told TV Guide. There's no coming back for former star Columbus Short, who played Harrison for three seasons.
During the powerful season finale, Oliva and Jake got on a plane to seemingly leave all of their troubles behind them. Yet could they actually be happy, given that Olivia has always loved Fitz?
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"I always think about the finale when she says to him very clearly, 'I am in love with another man.' And he says, 'Let's go anyway.' He (Jake) goes off with her knowing full well that she's very clear about her feelings for somebody else. So, whatever that relationship is, as fun or romantic or happy as that will be, she's very clearly in love with another man. I don't know what that holds for them. They have to face whatever that's going to mean," Rhimes explained.
"Do you think that she finds out?" Rhimes asked, rhetorically, about Olivia finding out about her father's plan for getting on the plane. "I hope that she finds out, but perhaps she does not. [There will be] more Papa Pope [this season]. How can you live without Papa Pope?"
Viewers will be surprised by the premiere of season four – Rhimes warned that viewers will find themselves "in a surprising place both time-wise and location-wise." And there are still other plenty of surprises in store. Huck finally saw his family and got up the courage to introduce himself to his former wife and son. Will they be able to reunite, given his tortured past?
"One of the things that we did specifically when we created the show is slowly deploy people's stories. It was purposeful," Rhimes said. "Season four is Abby's season. That was by design. A lot of what we know about Abby happens this season. A lot of what we discover about her and see her back story will happen as we tell Abby's story."
"Scandal" returns Thursday, Sept. 25 on ABC.
