Oh Shondaland and Those Crazy Season Finale Rides

Well, last night was the season finales of Grey's Anatomy & Scandal for the 2014 -2015 TV Season. Both shored up some open holes. Grey's Anatomy was good at it. Scandal was not as good for me.

Let's start with Scandal. I have to admit this season has be so-so for me. After Olivia was freed and Andrew was given a stroke, I was mostly underwhelmed. And that was even when I was given so many episodes of Olivia the Crisis Management Fixer(I am Not a Fitz or Jake fan). The Controversial Black teen shooting was great. I sobbed.

But like the episode when Marla Gibbs came looking for her friend who was Olivia's neighbor. The boring reveal that those little old ladies were lovers was not needed. Old people can be friends and seriously care about their well being. Whenever my grandmother makes her transition, all her little Mission sisters & Garden Club buddies will be there crying almost as hard as us. Go to a funeral of an old person, there are swarms of their buddies there boo-hooing, talking to long and to much and trying to run stuff. And I doubt they were sexing it up with each other. So I should've known the season finale would let me down some.
Okay so we found out what or rather who is Foxtail. It was Mellie and Eli/Rowan Pope finally got an audience with her. He posed as a donor for her Senate campaign and she then finds out he was there to blackmail her so he could get his hands on a list. The list provided was the list of the Grand Jury in the case against B-613. The next thing you know all 16 jurors & the stenographer are killed. Mellie put 2 & 2 together and went to Cyrus and he handled it.

Rosen stepped away from the case & Olivia went to work taking down command aka her father Eli/Rowan. She tried with the advice of her mother but ended allowing her father to cover his bases and "kills off" Rowan.

Mama Pope is let out her confinement as a result also. Then the idea about following the money finally hit Olivia (She only watched The Wire, once so she didn't know) and Eli is arrested for money laundering.

Yes, I'm still butt hurt about that

Now over at the Mellie/Fitz camp, Mellie becomes Junior Senator.

As she is giving her speech Liz (who in my opinion is still pissed odd about Andrew) tells Fitz everything. Fitz then cleans house. He tells Mellie to leave and fires Cyrus. Jake also decided to "breakup" with Olivia freeing her to be with Fitz. The last scene was of Fitz & Olivia standing on the balcony of White House basking in the moonlight.

Next season will probably not reveal the dream I think it should but as long as Olivia keeps Gladiating like she should and Mama Pope does Not run to much havoc, I'll be okay

Speaking of being okay, before I talk about Grey's Anatomy. Let me warn all you McDreamy (and Olake, Jolivia, & Team Jake) fans, this is not the place to bash Shonda Rhimes. Please hop off the Shondaland ship and let the true fans have more legroom. I am not a characters only fan. As long as the storyline is good... Only person that must be on Grey's Anatomy is Not Named, Derrick Shepherd.

I'll tell anybody I am not a fan of Richard Webber & Catherine Avery together. It's like Webber is cheating on Adele even though she is dead. But they had a nice wedding in the end. The negotiations scene was priceless. It was like their version of a prenuptial agreement. It was touch and go for a minute but thanks to Meredith Grey they should be just fine. I have to say through sorrow Meredith Grey is a Hero.

She brought the newborn infant of a man stuck in a car to him so he can see he had to survive to see his son. She let her sister-in-law, Amelia listen to the last phone call she received from her now deceased husband, Derek Shepherd.

Then she made her sister, Maggie tell her what was going with her. When Maggie told her that her parents were divorcing she let her cry for a moment and then told Mags & Amelia it was time to dance it out.

All while hosting a wedding reception.

Now can Grey help Maggie's new step brother, Jackson and his wife, April Kepner? I don't know who is wrong. oth are right, actually. Kepner needs to heal her way, internationally. Jackson loves her enough to let her go, figuratively & literally. He also loves himself enough to know he's hurting & not healing when she is gone. I am a Japril fan. I want them together. And hopefully next season, Season 12, we'll get to say Chief Miranda Bailey.

I love that she has finally found a happy medium between love & career.I was not feeling weepy Bailey a few seasons back. One of the two characters (Maggie) that I see myself in and she was acting crazy (I hear Football Nerd in my head & heart say "You act like that Bailey too". To which I am telling him the hush LoL). I can't wait to see who is Bailey's competition is on her road to Chief.

Speaking of Football Nerd, I made it through a whole season of Grey's Anatomy without him physically here on this Earth. He was my person when in came to the show. I discuss the show with other friends (that I truly love & appreciate. And better know it.) and I live tweet but talking to him about it was different. And yes, I have major "cry face" typing this by like Meredith, I will survive.

Alright, I will see you guy TV season 2015-2016 in Shondaland, if the Lord says the same. Yep, I'm still riding Grey's Anatomy, Scandal & How to Get Away With Murder until the wheels fall off or the storylines go dumb. So, see you next season!!!

Shondaland Winter Finale Recap (Yes and More Observations, Theories & Wishful Thinkful)

I finally left that place Thursday with a shocked & confused looked on my face. I was perplexed. Not only did Shonda Rhimes debunked All my Theories, she also gave me more to think about.

Grey's Anatomy

First I want to give Shonda Rhimes a Great BIG Thank You for the breakup of Callie & Arizona.

I hated them together. I don't like Arizona. She is a good pediatric surgeon but spoiled & selfish person. Callie can do so much better. I Do Not want them back together. Please Keep Them Divorced!!!

Arizona will be busy anyway. She has to learn from the great Dr. Herman before she dies.
Or will she??? Amelia Shepherd feel likes she could turn the illness around for her. Will she accept the offer especially since Arizona snuck and got her personal records to give or Amelia.

Richard & Maggie are finally starting to heal. Got a little shaky there for a moment. After she told him off on the Shepherd's porch,

I just knew it was going to be 2015 before she would come around. But I told you Meredith would be the common thread to mend all of this. I loved when Maggie told Meredith she was excited about dinner at her house because as a single person she was lonely. I really loved when Meredith took her to the Grey home and let her know that she was welcomed to use that as a loneliness refuge. 

Well Ellis Grey's daughters are playing nicely. Now can we get her oldest girl's marriage out of limbo when we come back. I knew he going to take the job. Meredith kept on pushing him.
I predict they will drag this out until the finale. And if the rumors about Patrick Dempsey leaving the show, a Divorce decree will be sent to Meredith.

The baby of April & Jackson is having bone problem in the womb. And who knows this, Stephanie Edwards, Jackson's ex.

I will predict there will be drama. The words jealous and bitter will thrown Edwards way. Jackson & April will fight about what plan of action should be done about the fate of Baby Japril. Catherine Jackson & Karen Kepner will join forces and become Super Grandmas to keep some sanity to these awaiting parents. I know that is frightening

Scandal

Ok I was wrong about a Mellie-Olivia showdown. But that Mellie-Elizabeth showdown was the best.

I can't wait for the a Mellie-Andrew showdown. Mellie is going spit fire upon this man's head. Mellie is Back!!!

Okay Olivia Pope has been Kidnapped. The Fixer has been stolen. First episode back, All hands will on be deck. That will include Papa Rowan/Eli Pope.

Oh Fitz & Jake will need his help. But when they find out Papa Pope's help comes at a price or he is actually working with Andrew & Elizabeth to set the "Fixer-Napping" up, they better not be shocked. If they are I will them that "Shut all That Crying Up" look of Maya Pope.

Oh and Huck's wife will come around and allow him slowly back in. Let's just hope it's not too late to save the mental stability of little Javi. He can't unsee his daddy kill that man and that can mess a kid up.

How to Get Away With Murder

Okay yes my theory was debunked. 

Now for my theory. Sam Keating's murder may have been an accident. He goes to confront Rebecca and it got violent and he's dead. She called Wes and the other students and they "help" her. Annalise Keating does Not know her husband is dead, right now. The point of the show is "How we, Keating's client & students got away with the murder & cover up of her husband". This will be a big cat & mouse game with one question, Will Annalise Keating ever find out?

All Sam had to do was die the first time when he fell chasing Rebecca and the others. The accident part would not have been so off. As for Annalise not know well she's like Papa Pope on Scandal, they just have to know everything. I could Not with TV when they showed her at that desk when Wes apologized to Sam's lifeless body.

I can't wait to see the events that she saw through her eyes. 

How does I feel about Sam being the murderer? I'm good with that. It gives him another bargaining chip to use with Keating. I am just happy it was not Fine. Fine. Nate.

That character is already bitter & scornful because he lost his job (Because of Bonnie, not Annalise and I wish that would be told to him). I didn't want my Eye Candy to be a killer also. My heart couldn't handle it.

Now my heart can handle that Nate, Annalise, & Bonnie are in on the alibis. When Annalise fired Bonnie, I think that was a rouse. Annalise may have been planning to kill Sam herself and Bonnie was in on the plan. The plan went awry when 4 of the Keating 5 and Rebecca got in the way. Plans had to change when she saw him dead. Wes filled her in on the details. That phone call to Bonnie was so Annalise could catch her up to speed on the details.
Nate is in on the 2nd albi after Sam was dead. Why??? Sam is dead & out the way. I'll keep you secret as long as you have sex with me. Also if Nate gets his job back, don't be surprised. Also don't be surprised when 4 of the Keating 5 (maybe all 5 if Bonnie who slept with Asher sways Annalise) get automatic A's in the class. 

Laurel will tell Frank during pillow talk. Sam will be at a crossboard.

The Season Finale we will find out who actually killed  Lila Standgard.

So that's that!!! I might be back after the first shows of the Spring. I have feeling Scandal will move quick with getting Olivia Pope back. She is the linchpin. 

So would do you think about what is going on in Shondaland so far? Leave your comments in the inbox.

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Oh Yeah, can we All sing "Vagina"!!! LOL That was so Funny!!!
I ♥♥♥ Drunk Meredith & Callie!!!

Shondaland Observations, Theories, & Wishful Thinking (Early Guess)

Spoiler Alert!

On Facebook I said:
Okay my fellow Shondaland fans, I have a feeling tonight's ‪#‎TGIT‬ might give me a clear theory on ‪#‎HowToGetAwayWithMurder‬ & more wishful thinking for ‪#‎GreysAnatomy‬ & ‪#‎Scandal‬ ‪#‎Gladiators‬. So as I say on Twitter,‪#‎ExpectABlog‬

Well here is said blog. I'm going to go in order of latest to earliest show order. So, I will start with "How to Get Away with Murder".

I have one minor observation well actually funny ha ha observation. No, it is not about Annalise Keating's wig.

Even Viola Davis has no good clue why she is wear that thing.
The nape of it is... look just get Annalise some better looking hair. How did she get that fine, fine, Nate with that hair? No, my funny observation ages me. Is it me or does

Alfred Enoch resemble C. Thomas Howell in the movie "Soul Man".
I laugh every week at that. Spoiler alert but Mark & Sarah (who happen to be in law school) makeup at the end.Wes Gibbons could be their child. An appearance by them as his parent, could happen. Alright, that's the wishful thinking. Now for my theory. Sam Keating's murder may have been an accident. He goes to confront Rebecca and it got violent and he's dead. She called Wes and the other students and they "help" her. Annalise Keating does Not know her husband is dead, right now. The point of the show is "How we, Keating's client & students got away with the murder & cover up of her husband". This will be a big cat & mouse game with one question, Will Annalise Keating ever find out?

Okay I'll admit this "Fixer Only Fan" has been enjoying Olitz free episodes to think about many possible Scandal theories. I only have one. There may be a Mellie vs Olivia showdown. I'm not talking about Mellie's Folders of Men tactics. Mellie is finally going to fight for her husband. And if this

Mellie with fleece wear and chicken in tow shows up, my money is on her.

Still don't feel sorry for Cyrus Beene and his hair plugs he got that happens to look like a dead muskrat. He can grieve screw that prostitute all he wants. His now lonely butt should not have had James, his husband killed. 

I'm full of wishful think when it comes to this show. Harrison may Not be dead, just shot. Quinn brought the information. They had a Graveside burial. Lord know who was in the casket. Oh and Eli Pope is involved. He could've hid him off like he did Maya. Also, Harrison still could be Olivia's brother. At the funeral it came out that Harrison was reared in a group home. The actual reason why Eli put him away (one way or the other), He could be the love child Maya and Dominic. Not because Harrison put 2+2 together.

 Again wishful thinking, Isiah Washington came back for a moment, if Columbus Short gets his head and issues straight, he could too. 

Where is Sally Langston? I know she lost the election but Fitz needed to make her Secretary of State. I know over in her Ellis Grey world, she has daughter coming out the woodwork but she needs to be on Scandal. She worked well as the conservative in the White House. I miss "Yum, Yum, Piggy Piggy".

Speaking of Ellis Grey, Maggie Pierce is her daughter. Her reaction to Weber finally admitting he was her dad, told me so. If she didn't act like Meredith, I don't who did.

Sad to say but Meredith will be the healer in the broken family drama. That's my theory. Oh and who is buying this Ellis grey didn't know she was pregnant story. Umm, why were she & young Meredith in Boston? My theory is she and possibly Adele, Weber's wife knew she was pregnant. Ellis went to Boston to have the baby and give it up for adoption quietly so that her husband Thatcher (who is Cyrus Beene on Scandal) wouldn't find out. Also not to cause any more drama in the Weber household. Thatcher may have been told by Ellis or Adele before their deaths both from Alzheimer's disease.

Another theory is Karev may have conceded the board position to the Bailey. Oh and I see him snidely admitting that to her when he can't get something done from her. 

If have a feeling Derrick will go test the waters in DC anyway because of this upcoming fight between Meredith and he. Could we get a Grey's Anatomy/Scandal crossover show via Derrick Shepherd?

Yeah, its wishful think but I bet I gave you something to think about. 

That all this is, my thoughts so far on the current seasons of TGIT. I'll be back sometime around the holidays during the winter hiatus. Let's see if my change or was I on to something.

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Oh the Angry Black Woman (I Blame Pop Culture)

Okay before you read this, go check out this ARTICLE, if you have not already.

It is already bad enough with reality television constantly playing up the image of the Angry & Sassy ("Coming for you again, soon" warning) Black Woman. Here come Ny Times writer,

Alessandra Stanley and her very hurt butt article about her disapproval of the the image of black women Shonda Rhimes uses in her shows. Alessandra Stanley called

Shonda Rhimes, an Angry Black woman for creating non docile black female characters as leads. Stanley does not view Miranda Bailey, Olivia Pope and the newest character added, Annalise Keating as heard working heroines. She gives that compliment to Esther Rolle when she played Florida the maid on Maude & benign mother also lawyer, Clair Huxtable. I want Stanley to watch the beginning video of Clair Huxtable and wonder will she still call her benign. Lord, I just got Clair Huxtable put on Stanley's "Angry Black Woman Lead" list.

When I read this article I immediately thought of this meme.

Even Stanley's beloved Florida Evans on Maude probably wanted to tell her,

 when it came to Stanley's green eyed feeling of  Shonda Rhimes. So unless, Black women are help the women succeed in the background, she should not be seen on scripted television. Or if she not helping the white person be the best they can, she can only be a gentle mother aiding her family through life. Alessandra Stanley lives in a trivial past filled with stereotypes on her television only. Stanley need to turn the past off and go step into the real world. She must have never heard the real Crisis Management, "Fixer", Judy Smith.

I doubt Ms Smith is docile in her job. Stanley clearly has never truly seen a medical or law professor "terrorize" their student into being the best they can. I was a nursing & nutrition student. I have had some terrorizing instructors. I'll take her to Lamar University and let her meet my Basic Foods instructor who took ten points off every time a student said cooking term wrong. When she get's a 30 for the day, I bet she'll understand some instructors are like that. Then she wants to talk about the morals of the characters of Pope & Keating. Where was her morality finger waving when Rhimes introduced up to Addison Montgomery (formerly Shepherd)

on Grey's Anatomy later on the now cancelled Private Practice. Derick Shepherd would've never came to Seattle Grace and met Meredith Grey had Addison never cheated on him. Oh and she complained about the rantings and long speeches of the Angry Black Women leads. Umm remember Meredith Grey's "Choose Me" speech. Am I "nitpicking"?

Those are even the most egregious parts of the article.

"As Annalise, Ms. Davis, 49, is sexual and even sexy, in a slightly menacing way, but the actress doesn't look at all like the typical star of a network drama. Ignoring the narrow beauty standards some African-American women are held to, Ms. Rhimes chose a performer who is older, darker-skinned and less classically beautiful than Ms. Washington, or for that matter Halle Berry, who played an astronaut on the summer mini-series “Extant.”

My mind exploded at  less classically beautiful. So, now Alessandra Stanley is an expert on Black Beauty.

Halle Berry is somewhere, wishing Stanley had not brought her name into this typecast based article. It is Shonda Rhimes' show. She can show the off the wonderful beauty of the Black skin tone rainbow if she wants. Dark-skinned woman, heck any-skinned don't only play servants & sidekicks to white people. Don't let racism and pop culture fool you. There is not one single written down rule about that. If it was, it would still get broken because Hollywood breaks the rules all the time. Then we wonder why a "Dark-Skin Girls" documentary had to be made. Stanley needs to know that is not the Black standard of beauty. That is the White standard of beauty that was fed to all of us. The problem is those that keep eating it and won't feast on another dish.

Now if you think Shonda Rhimes didn't respond to Alessandra Stanley. Huffington post covered it very well  HERE. My Twitter timeline was full of Ms. Rhimes rebuttal tweets and us fans agreeing with her. I loved how she informed the writer & creator of the article. In my opinion, all Alessandra Stanley had to say is, "I don't like Shonda Rhimes work. I prefer the black women characters of the past" when asked to review the new show "How to Get Away With Murder". I did my research on Ms Stanley. This is not her first time not doing her job correctly. She misspelled the name of Everybody Loves Raymond. She accused Geraldo of a nudge that never happened and much more. Maybe that is why she is so hard hitting Shonda Rhimes. She can't do her job correctly so, she'll make somebody else look bad. Alessandra Stanley, you failed, majorly.

Oh Well, this time next week we'll be talking about the Shondaland shows that fill our Thursday primetime lives. Alessandra Stanley's critical piece will fade away. No, I'm not Angry at her. I pray for her and others that continue to ingest the images the Pop Culture that tells are the only proper definitions of people.

I'm sorry, we are All more than that definition, even the definitions.

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