Scandal Season 5, Episode 11 “The Candidate" Posted by Sage I'm not saying it was putting Olivia and Fitz back together that sent Scandal ratings down, but it was putting Olivia and Fitz back together that sent Scandal ratings down. Fortunately, … [Read more...]
“Where were we? Ah…power.” – Scandal Gif-Cap “It’s Hard Out Here for a General”
Scandal Season 5, Episode 10 "It's Hard Out Here for a General." Posted by Kim WELCOME BACK GLADIATORS! After an eternal winter hiatus, Scandal has come back to us. Where were we? Oh, yes. Liv dumped Fitz's sorry ass. That's really all you need … [Read more...]
“Welcome home, son.” – Scandal Gif-Cap “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
Scandal Season 5, Episode 9 "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Posted by Kim This is it, Gladiators. Our Winter Finale. Normally, Scandal likes to close out its half-seasons with a massive cliffhanger. Not so with "Baby, It's Cold Outside". This put a … [Read more...]
It Must Be Nice, It Must Be Nice To Have Olivia On Your Side – Scandal Gif-Cap – “Rasputin”
Scandal Season 5, Episode 8 “Rasputin” Posted by Sage I love it when Scandal makes up countries. It makes it feel even more like an AU version of our own international relationships. The AO3 tags for this episode would include "hat porn," … [Read more...]
“A criminal, a whore, an idiot, and a liar.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 5, Episode 5 "You Got Served" Posted by Kim FITZ MAY BE IMPEACHED!!!! Is our long (fictional) national nightmare finally over? Let's get right to the gifs to find out. Cyrus is in his jammies, surrounded by booze and junk … [Read more...]
“She’ll be a household name, mark my words.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 5, Episode 4 “Dog-Whistle Politics” Posted by Sage The White House is still in fallout mode after Olivia admitted publicly to her affair with the President. Shonda Rhimes uses this plot to expose media tactics and coded language … [Read more...]
“Think like a champion.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 5, Episode 3 "Paris is Burning" Posted by Kim I love when episodes take place as if they were in real-time. This week on Scandal, we have Abby Whelen and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Abby desperately tries to … [Read more...]
Ain’t Life Grand? – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 4, Episode 22 “You Can't Take Command” Posted by Sage A thousand apologies for leaving you alone with season 4's penultimate outing, Gladiators. But we're back with another rollercoaster of a Scandal finale. Shondaland gave us … [Read more...]
Daddy’s Home. – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 4, Episode 18 “Honor Thy Father" Posted by Sage Happy Easter, Gladiators! Have we got a second coming for you. Let's get straight to the gifs. "I can't. This is my death warrant. You understand? I sign this, I die. We're all … [Read more...]
“You see me for what I am.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 4, Episode 17 "Put a Ring on It." Posted by Kim It's been so long since Cyrus has had the central story I TOTALLY forgot that he was in a sham relationship with a prostitute. Whoops. To the gifs! Liv is dreaming about Fitz … [Read more...]
“The United States of Kink” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Season 4, Episode 16 "It's Good to Be Kink" Posted by Sage Lena and her wig are having a moment. I'm so glad this episode fell on my turn. Let's gif busy. (You heard me.) "I did nothing illegal...I'm human. I'm a man." "You're disgusting." … [Read more...]
“You could use something good right now.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 4, Episode 15 "The Testimony of Diego Munoz" Posted by Kim After a brief detour into "very important episode" territory, Scandal (and thus our gif-caps) returned to soapy and scandalous form this week. Just how we like it. Not … [Read more...]
“Everyone lives, no one is happy.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Season 4, Episode 13: No More Blood Posted by Sage Is there anything better than a surprise return by a beloved character? Yes: Olivia eviscerating Fitz with a blistering monologue. It was a good week in Shondaland. On to the gifs. "The … [Read more...]
“Billion Dollar Baby” – Scandal Gif-cap
Scandal Season Four, Episode Twelve "Gladiators Don't Run" Posted by Kim Sorry for the delay in posting, Gladiators. We were soaking up everything Doctor Who and Torchwood at Gallifrey One this past week. Which is why this gif-cap is HEAVILY … [Read more...]
“Do you wanna be a babysitter or do you wanna be a boss?” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Season 4, Episode 11: Where Is The Black Lady? Posted by Sage When last we left our hero, she was being held captive by a fake journalist on the set of Zero Dark Thirty. This Scandal gif-cap is brought to you by Left Shark. "We're here … [Read more...]
“You better listen to Meatball.” – The Mindy Project Recap
Season 3, Episode 7: We Need to Talk about Annette Season 3, Episode 8: Diary of a Mad Indian Woman Posted by Sage Welcome to a very special two-for-one The Mindy Project recap! Let's pretend that this was the plan the whole time and that I … [Read more...]
Dancing On My Own – Scandal Gif-Cap
Season 4, Episode 9: Where The Sun Don't Shine Posted by Sage All the fixers who independeeeent. Throw your hands up at meeee. Scandal winter finale....go. "Liv, we will find him." Liv sits silently watching Jake and Fitz plan, looking not … [Read more...]
“You will lose.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Season 4, Episode 7: Baby Made A Mess Posted by Sage Jake is still locked up. Someone is following Olivia. Abby's abusive ex is now in the inner circle. Huck may connect with his estranged son yet. And Fitz is the worst phone sex ever. SCANDAL. … [Read more...]
“What’s the worst that could happen?” – The Mindy Project Recap
Season 3, Episode 6: Caramel Princess Time Posted by Sage I wouldn't call continuity one of The Mindy Project's greatest strengths. But occasionally there's a holdover from a past episode that brings great joy to my life, such as Dr. Fishman's … [Read more...]
“The Truth is like The Sun” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Posted by Kim Scandal 4 x 06: "An Innocent Man" Was it me or was this episode chock-full of zingers? I feel like my note taking for this episode was fast and furious because EVERY line felt like it deserved a gif. Six episodes into Season … [Read more...]
Cruel and Unusual – Scandal Gif-Cap
Season 4, Episode 5: The Key Posted by Sage Olivia's case-of-the-week stretched over two this time. The disappearance and death of the daughter of Liv and Abby's law school chum Katherine had more twists and turns than OPA expected. (Maybe it's … [Read more...]
“You get one free pass.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal 4 x 04 "Like Father, Like Daughter" Posted by Kim Well it had to happen...Fitz finally got Olivia alone and made the moves on her. Sigh. We got three solid Olitz free episodes though!! Elsewhere we dive into the LOVELY world of … [Read more...]
“And we all know there ain’t no cure for that.” – The Mindy Project Recap
Season 3, Episode 5: The Devil Wears Lands End Posted by Sage I went to state school, so I have a lot of experience both with beer pong and with crying to get out of stuff. I know the glory that comes making the impossible shot and I know the … [Read more...]
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 4, Episode 3: Inside the Bubble Posted by Sage "I need to time my drop-offs better." Lizzie Bear runs into a lobbyist complaining about David Rosen defending gun control legislation when she takes her kid to school. "At … [Read more...]
“Craving Meat” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Posted by Kim Scandal 4 x 02 "Stand and Clap" Olivia Pope the Fixer is BACK, you guys. Anyone who read these gif-caps last season witnessed how Sage and I slowly descended into madness as our favorite BAMF lost her spine thanks to being … [Read more...]
“She’s back, Red. Get used to it.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 4, Episode 1: Randy, Red, Superfreak, and Julia Posted by Sage I hope you were using its lengthy hiatus to ferment your own red wine, because Scandal has returned, soapier and more extravagant than ever. When we last left the … [Read more...]
“She’s My Person.” – A Tribute to Cristina Yang
Posted by Kim "I think you're either born simple or you're not. I want to be the person who gets happy over finding the perfect dress. I want to be simple because no one holds a gun to the head of a simple girl." It's been a tough season … [Read more...]
“I am the Scandal.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Posted by Kim Scandal 3 x 18 "The Price of Free and Fair Elections" Sorry for the delay, Gladiators! I've been in tech all week for Little Wars, which opens tomorrow in NYC (Get your tickets here! I'm playing Agatha Christie!). But … [Read more...]
This Place About To Blow-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 3, Episode 17: “Flesh and Blood” Posted by Sage This week on I Still Know What You Did Last Scandal, the dissolution of B6-13 brings lots of people who want each other dead together under one roof. It's six days until the … [Read more...]
“Am I Your Fluffer, Fitz?”- Scandal Gif-Cap
Posted by Kim Scandal 3 x 16 "The Fluffer" While the pacing wasn't QUITE as furious as the past few episodes of Scandal, "The Fluffer" DID get the action ready for the final arc of Season Three, proving the episode title was not JUST a … [Read more...]
Poor Little Rich Kids – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 3, Episode 15: “Mama Said Knock You Out" Posted by Sage No longer the Maris Cranes of the Scandal world, the two eldest Grant children finally made an in-the-flesh appearance this week. And let me tell you, if you assumed that the … [Read more...]
“THAT is the point” – Scandal Gif-cap
Posted by Kim Scandal 3 x 14 "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" Well then. That was resolved quickly, wasn't it Gladiators? If there's one thing I love about Scandal, it's the fact that the break-neck pacing of the storytelling rarely leaves the fans … [Read more...]
Like I Blister in the Sun – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 3, Episode 13: “No Sun On the Horizon” Posted by Sage NOW we're talking, Gladiators. Could you even breathe during last night's episode? The chickens, they are coming home to roost. Olivia has to reconcile her lofty self-image … [Read more...]