When I saw Olivia's mom gnawing her own wrist in Thursday's edition of "Scandal," I thought to myself, "Wow, how awful. I could never imagine doing that." Just a few minutes later, as Olivia fell for Fitz's latest, ostensibly-romantic-but-actually-super-creepy gesture (flying her to Vermont in a helicopter and showing off the secret house he's built for her and their brood of unborn children), suddenly I could relate. I am exaggerating (slightly) but the latest rekindling of Olivia and Fitz's relationship fills me with profound dread -- not just because they are bad for each other, but because they are bad for the show. The endless back-and-forth between these two is starting to grow...
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