The Scandal season finale set up the presidential election for next season, with plenty of shocking political twists and turns along the way!
WARNING: SPOILERS!
After Mellie (Bellamy Young) and Frankie Vargas (Ricardo Chavira) earned the presidential nominations last week, their VP running mates were unveiled in the season finale.
On the Republican side, Jake Ballard (Scott Foley) was selected to run with Mellie — a move orchestrated by Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) in order to save him.
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But the real chess board is being operated by Olivia’s dad Rowan (Joe Morton) — who has a master plan to use Mellie’s ticket to get Jake, Olivia, and himself into the White House. At the end of the episode, Papa Pope smirks and says “that’s my girl,” as he watches Mellie’s convention unfold.
But the selection for the Democratic running mate was even more shocking — even to Olivia and the Gladiators — after Frankie’s VP was revealed to be none other than Cyrus (Jeff Perry)!
Fans of the Shonda Rhimes political drama were definitely taken back by this twist — which is REALLY going to shake things up next season!
Ch-ch-check out the best fan reactions to the Scandal season finale (below)!
“You came to tell me that your ex-boyfriend is going to be on my ex-wife’s ticket and you won’t sit with me?” ETIQUETTE, #Liv! @ScandalABC
— Kate Coyne (@KatePeople) May 13, 2016
“@ScandalABC: OMG!!!! ├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒├░┼╕╦£┬▒
The ultimate puppet master! #Scandal pic.twitter.com/2R7UtdjbfB” YES
— Nekada Ollivierre (@polosugar) May 13, 2016
This just in: Hillary, Bernie & Donald have all also picked Jake Ballard as their running mate. #ScandalFinale #Scandal
— Henry Goldblatt (@HenryGoldblatt) May 13, 2016
“This stage is mine” come through #Mellie. Get Fitz TOGETHER! #Scandal #ScandalFinale
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) May 13, 2016
Sorry, Fitz. Vermont isn’t for ex-lovers. #Scandal
— Joshua Malina (@JoshMalina) May 13, 2016
THIS IS WHAT ELI WANTED THE WHOLE DAMN TIME OMFG HES A MASTERMIND #Scandal
— Lean Latifah (@holadamilola) May 13, 2016
Cyrus is the VP candidate… he just laid me out. Lawd. #scandal pic.twitter.com/FDO3O9JA91
— Beatrice E. Peterson (@MissBeaE) May 13, 2016
The leading cause of death among young women is @shondarhimes #Scandal
├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ Sam O’Grady (@samogrady) May 13, 2016
Cold-Blooded assassins can find love and I can’t even get a text back…#Scandal
— najee barnes (@Nvader13) May 13, 2016
MELLIE MELLIE MELLIE! The fact that Bellamy Young doesn’t have a supporting Emmy nod is just plain wrong. #Scandal
— Beth (@TnsBAW) May 13, 2016
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