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==Characterization==
==Characterization==
Pope is loosely based on Judy Smith, who served as [[George H. W. Bush]]'s Deputy Press Secretary and represented [[Monica Lewinsky]] during the [[Lewinsky scandal|Clinton-Lewinsky scandal]].<ref name=WSDHT/><ref name=DdftahoS>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2012/04/05/review_of_new_abc_drama_scandal_from_greys_anatomy_creator_shonda_rhimes_dirty_deeds_fast_talk_at_heart_of_scandal/|title=Dirty deeds, fast talk at heart of 'Scandal'|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 5, 2012|author=Rodman, Sarah|work=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref> On ''Scandal'', she is a revered fixer who helped United States President Fitzgerald Grant (played by [[Tony Goldwyn]]) win office.<ref name=WSDHT>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/arts/television/scandal-abc-political-drama-with-kerry-washington.html?_r=0|title=Washington Spin Doctor, Heal Thyself: 'Scandal,' ABC Political Drama With Kerry Washington|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 4, 2012|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Stanley, Alessandra}}</ref> Pope is a former lawyer and White House aide.<ref name=TT>{{cite magazine|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2012/04/05/tv-tonight-scandal/|title=TV Tonight: Scandal|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 5, 2012|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|author=Poniewozik, James}}</ref> Pope "thinks fast and effectively".<ref name=STFS/> Among her secrets is her affair with President Grant.<ref name=WSDHT/> Some of her employees have law degrees, but do not serve as lawyers. Instead, they are "gladiators in suits" who mollify or avert a wide array of crises.<ref name=TT/>
Pope is loosely based on Judy Smith, who served as [[George H. W. Bush]]'s Deputy Press Secretary and represented [[Monica Lewinsky]] during the [[Lewinsky scandal|Clinton-Lewinsky scandal]].<ref name=WSDHT/><ref name=DdftahoS>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2012/04/05/review_of_new_abc_drama_scandal_from_greys_anatomy_creator_shonda_rhimes_dirty_deeds_fast_talk_at_heart_of_scandal/|title=Dirty deeds, fast talk at heart of 'Scandal'|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 5, 2012|last=Rodman|first=Sarah|newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref> On ''Scandal'', she is a revered fixer who helped United States President Fitzgerald Grant (played by [[Tony Goldwyn]]) win office.<ref name=WSDHT>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/arts/television/scandal-abc-political-drama-with-kerry-washington.html?_r=0|title=Washington Spin Doctor, Heal Thyself: 'Scandal,' ABC Political Drama With Kerry Washington|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 4, 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra}}</ref> Pope is a former lawyer and White House aide.<ref name=TT>{{cite magazine|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2012/04/05/tv-tonight-scandal/|title=TV Tonight: Scandal|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 5, 2012|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|last=Poniewozik|first=James}}</ref> Pope "thinks fast and effectively".<ref name=STFS/> Among her secrets is her affair with President Grant.<ref name=WSDHT/> Some of her employees have law degrees, but do not serve as lawyers. Instead, they are "gladiators in suits" who mollify or avert a wide array of crises.<ref name=TT/>


The role is regarded as groundbreaking. According to Felicia Lee of ''[[The New York Times]]'', Pope is the only dramatic protagonist role played by a black woman on American network television since 1974,<ref name=TWTHC>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/movies/the-weight-those-heels-carry.html|title=The Weight Those Heels Carry|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=April 26, 2013|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Lee, Felicia R.}}</ref> when [[Teresa Graves]] starred as Christie Love in ''Get Christie Love!'' for one series.<ref name=TWTHC/><ref name=ASMFaH>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/arts/television/scandal-on-abc-is-breaking-barriers.html|title=A Show Makes Friends and History: 'Scandal' on ABC Is Breaking Barriers|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=January 16, 2013|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Vega, Tanzina| author-link=Tanzina Vega}}</ref> Among her prominent comedic predecessors, [[Diahann Carroll]] played the title role in ''[[Julia (1968 TV series)|Julia]]'' from 1968 to 1971.<ref name=TWTHC/> Pope is regarded as a [[Post-racial America|post-racial]] character, yet possibly the most complex black female lead in television history.<ref name=ASMFaH/> Although the show does not touch upon race that often, regarding her much publicized affair with Grant, Pope once said "I'm feeling a little, I don't know, [[Sally Hemings]]-[[Thomas Jefferson]] about all this."<ref name=TWTHC/> Pope has given Washington a role as a standard bearer for middle-class and upper middle-class, educated black women.<ref name=TWTHC/>
The role is regarded as groundbreaking. According to Felicia Lee of ''[[The New York Times]]'', Pope is the only dramatic protagonist role played by a black woman on American network television since 1974,<ref name=TWTHC>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/movies/the-weight-those-heels-carry.html|title=The Weight Those Heels Carry|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=April 26, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Lee|first= Felicia R.}}</ref> when [[Teresa Graves]] starred as Christie Love in ''Get Christie Love!'' for one series.<ref name=TWTHC/><ref name=ASMFaH>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/arts/television/scandal-on-abc-is-breaking-barriers.html|title=A Show Makes Friends and History: 'Scandal' on ABC Is Breaking Barriers|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=January 16, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Vega|first=Tanzina| author-link=Tanzina Vega}}</ref> Among her prominent comedic predecessors, [[Diahann Carroll]] played the title role in ''[[Julia (1968 TV series)|Julia]]'' from 1968 to 1971.<ref name=TWTHC/> Pope is regarded as a [[Post-racial America|post-racial]] character, yet possibly the most complex black female lead in television history.<ref name=ASMFaH/> Although the show does not touch upon race that often, regarding her much publicized affair with Grant, Pope once said "I'm feeling a little, I don't know, [[Sally Hemings]]-[[Thomas Jefferson]] about all this."<ref name=TWTHC/> Pope has given Washington a role as a standard bearer for middle-class and upper middle-class, educated black women.<ref name=TWTHC/>


Among women of all races, Washington's Pope is in the stark minority as a female protagonist of a television series who are "emotionally strong, professionally powerful, and personally complicated". Her leadership of a hodge podge crew is compared to that of [[Brenda Leigh Johnson]] of ''[[The Closer]]''. Pope's "intensity" infuses her team with a "sense of urgency" that gives the show its pace.<ref name=STFS>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefeministspectator.com/2012/05/24/scandal/|title=Scandal|access-date=January 29, 2014|date=May 24, 2012|work=The Feminist Spectator|author=Dolan, Jill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203095306/http://www.thefeministspectator.com/2012/05/24/scandal/|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her strong, professional, and feminine leadership style is accentuated by her fashion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/scandal-using-armani-and-valentino-to-make-olivia-pope-stand-out-in-a-male-dominated-world.html|title='Scandal': Using Armani and Valentino to make Olivia Pope stand out in a 'male-dominated world'|access-date=January 29, 2014|date=May 10, 2012|author=Marcil, Monique|publisher=Zap2it.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202174524/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/scandal-using-armani-and-valentino-to-make-olivia-pope-stand-out-in-a-male-dominated-world.html|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Among women of all races, Washington's Pope is in the stark minority as a female protagonist of a television series who are "emotionally strong, professionally powerful, and personally complicated". Her leadership of a hodge podge crew is compared to that of [[Brenda Leigh Johnson]] of ''[[The Closer]]''. Pope's "intensity" infuses her team with a "sense of urgency" that gives the show its pace.<ref name=STFS>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefeministspectator.com/2012/05/24/scandal/|title=Scandal|access-date=January 29, 2014|date=May 24, 2012|work=The Feminist Spectator|last=Dolan|first=Jill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203095306/http://www.thefeministspectator.com/2012/05/24/scandal/|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her strong, professional, and feminine leadership style is accentuated by her fashion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/scandal-using-armani-and-valentino-to-make-olivia-pope-stand-out-in-a-male-dominated-world.html|title='Scandal': Using Armani and Valentino to make Olivia Pope stand out in a 'male-dominated world'|access-date=January 29, 2014|date=May 10, 2012|last=Marcil|first=Monique|publisher=Zap2it.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202174524/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/scandal-using-armani-and-valentino-to-make-olivia-pope-stand-out-in-a-male-dominated-world.html|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


[[File:Kerry Washington Django avp.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Kerry Washington]], who portrays Olivia Pope|alt=Kerry Washington]]
[[File:Kerry Washington Django avp.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Kerry Washington]], who portrays Olivia Pope|alt=Kerry Washington]]
Pope's wardrobe is designed by ''Scandal'' costume designer Lyn Paolo (known for costume design on ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[Shameless (U.S. TV series)|Shameless]]''),<ref name=OPSWGAUFS3/> and it has caught the attention of the ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' staff.<ref name=KWOPWtBCoS>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/kerry-washingtons-olivia-pope-wears-the-best-coats-on-scandal/#1|title=Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope Wears the Best Coats on Scandal|access-date=December 11, 2013|author=Garcia, Patricia|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213183936/http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/kerry-washingtons-olivia-pope-wears-the-best-coats-on-scandal/#1|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Washington's portrayal of Pope and her promotion of Pope's style earned her acclaim as a style influencer from the [[Accessories Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/news/culture/kerry-washington-ace-awards-speech?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1448_108991694&linkId=10386412|title=Kerry Washington Wants Olivia Pope to Redefine Power Dressing|access-date=November 7, 2014|date=November 4, 2014|author=Bailey, Alyssa|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref> Paolo attempted to make Pope stand apart from the black, gray and dark blue colors of DC by outfitting her in "chic pastels" going so far as to put her in pink pants or [[Louboutin]] shoes at times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/shopping/gladiators-in-suits-the-enviable-wardrobe-of-scandals-olivia-pope.php|title=Gladiators in Suits: The Enviable Wardrobe of "Scandal's" Olivia Pope|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=January 10, 2013|author=Elbasha, Diana|work=[[The Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]}}</ref> Some of her most respected wardrobe pieces are from notable fashion houses such as [[Ferragamo]], [[Burberry]], [[Gucci]], [[Armani]], [[Prada]], [[Valentino Garavani|Valentino]], [[Tory Burch]], and [[Michael Kors]].<ref name=KWOPWtBCoS/><ref name=T1MIFCo2/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/style/the-enviable-wardrobe-of-scandals-olivia-pope.php|title=The Enviable Wardrobe of "Scandal's" Olivia Pope|format=slideshow|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=January 10, 2013|work=[[The Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]}}</ref> The Valentino was saved for the season 1 finale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/style/the-enviable-wardrobe-of-scandals-olivia-pope.php#&panel1-3|title=The Enviable Wardrobe of "Scandal's" Olivia Pope|format=slideshow|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=January 10, 2013|work=[[The Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]}}</ref> In addition to the luxurious elements of her wardrobe that are on loan from designers, Pope wears modest elements that Paolo picks up from [[Nordstrom Rack]], [[Bloomingdale's]] and [[Loehmann's]].<ref name=FTf/> The Pope character has become somewhat of a style icon. ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' and ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' analyze her wardrobe every week in a dedicated fashion watch columns.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/reviews/olivia-pope-scandal-fashion|title=Exclusive: The Weekly Scandal Style Report|access-date=December 11, 2013|magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|author=Rutherford, Chrissy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214095816/http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/reviews/olivia-pope-scandal-fashion|archive-date=December 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamour.com/fashion/blogs/dressed/2013/10/scandal-fashion-loved-olivia-p.html|title=Scandal Fashion: Loved Olivia Pope's Suit Jacket? Here's Where You Can One Just Like It!|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=October 11, 2013|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|author=Ogunnaike, Nikki}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=[[Nikki Ogunnaike|Ogunnaike, Nikki]] |date=October 25, 2013 |title=Scandal Fashion: We've Updated Our Keep Boards With More Olivia Pope-Approved Pieces |url=http://www.glamour.com/fashion/blogs/dressed/2013/10/scandal-fashion-weve-updated-o.html |access-date=December 11, 2013 |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' describes her as "a real-world lifestyle tastemaker", pointing out that the [[Crate & Barrel]] wine glasses that she drinks from on the show sold out at the store.<ref name=T1MIFCo2/> Washington and Paolo curated a [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] installation of Pope fashions in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scandal-saks-fifth-avenue-collaborates-636478|title=Collaboration Nation: Saks Fifth Avenue Partners With 'Scandal'|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=September 25, 2013|author=Chan, Stephanie|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> That season, Pope's attire was part of a special collection at Saks Fifth Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/wear-the-pantsuits-get-olivia-popes-scandal-look/#1|title=Wear the Pantsuits: Get Olivia Pope's Scandal Look|access-date=December 11, 2013|author=Garcia, Patricia|editor=Zalopany, Chelsea|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]}}</ref> In September 2014, an Olivia Pope Scandal collection was set to debut at [[The Limited]], in what was publicized as "the first design collaboration between a national retailer and a top-rated network TV show, its costume designer and star". The collaboration included "tops, pants, jackets and outerwear" and incorporated items priced as low as $49.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scandal-inspired-clothing-line-coming-714818|title='Scandal'-Inspired Clothing Line Coming to The Limited|access-date=August 14, 2014|date=June 25, 2014|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> The collaboration includes 42 pieces.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/06/25/want-to-dress-like-olivia-pope-its-handled/|title=Want to dress like Olivia Pope? It's handled.|access-date=August 14, 2014|date=June 25, 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|author=McDonald, Soraya Nadia}}</ref> ''[[Vulture (blog)|Vulture]]'' dedicated a feature to presenting every outfit Pope wore during season 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/scandal-kerry-washington-olivia-suits-every-outfit-season-2.html|title=See Every Single Outfit Olivia Pope Has Worn on Scandal Season Two|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=May 23, 2013|work=[[Vulture (blog)|Vulture]]|author=Lyons, Margaret}}</ref> When her wardrobe changed to more colorful and asymmetric looks in season 3, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' dedicated a feature to this issue.<ref name=OPSWGAUFS3>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/olivia-pope-scandal-wardrobe_n_4296926.html|title=Olivia Pope's 'Scandal' Wardrobe Gets Amped Up For Season 3|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=November 18, 2013|author=Critchell, Samantha|work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref> During season 3, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked Pope's ten best outfits.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.eonline.com/photos/10048/olivia-pope-s-top-10-looks-on-scandal/319073|title=Photos/Olivia Pope's Top 10 Looks on Scandal|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=October 3, 2013|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Because Pope's wardrobe is pricey, there are features and websites dedicated to cheap alternatives to the exact wardrobe elements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/11/look-like-olivia-pope-affordable-ways-to-get-scandal-ous-style/|title=Look Like Olivia Pope: Affordable Ways to Get 'Scandal'-ous Style|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=November 13, 2013|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> Paolo suggests that the Pope style be purchased at [[Zara (retailer)|Zara]] and [[Ann Taylor (clothing retailer)|Ann Taylor]].<ref name=FTf/> In terms of jewelry, Pope wears long necklaces and exclusively wears [[Movado]] watches.<ref name=FTf>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/06/showbiz/tv/scandal-lyn-paolo-fall-tv-fashion/index.html|title=Fall TV fashion: Outfitting 'Scandal'|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=September 7, 2012|publisher=[[CNN]]|author=Goldberg, Stephanie}}</ref> She also generally uses one of her modest collection of Prada [[Handbag|purses]].<ref name=FTf/>
Pope's wardrobe is designed by ''Scandal'' costume designer Lyn Paolo (known for costume design on ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' and ''[[Shameless (U.S. TV series)|Shameless]]''),<ref name=OPSWGAUFS3/> and it has caught the attention of the ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' staff.<ref name=KWOPWtBCoS>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/kerry-washingtons-olivia-pope-wears-the-best-coats-on-scandal/#1|title=Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope Wears the Best Coats on Scandal|access-date=December 11, 2013|last=Garcia|first= Patricia|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213183936/http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/kerry-washingtons-olivia-pope-wears-the-best-coats-on-scandal/#1|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Washington's portrayal of Pope and her promotion of Pope's style earned her acclaim as a style influencer from the [[Accessories Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/news/culture/kerry-washington-ace-awards-speech?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1448_108991694&linkId=10386412|title=Kerry Washington Wants Olivia Pope to Redefine Power Dressing|access-date=November 7, 2014|date=November 4, 2014|last=Bailey|first= Alyssa|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref> Paolo attempted to make Pope stand apart from the black, gray and dark blue colors of DC by outfitting her in "chic pastels" going so far as to put her in pink pants or [[Louboutin]] shoes at times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/shopping/gladiators-in-suits-the-enviable-wardrobe-of-scandals-olivia-pope.php|title=Gladiators in Suits: The Enviable Wardrobe of "Scandal's" Olivia Pope|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=January 10, 2013|last=Elbasha|first=Diana|work=[[The Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]}}</ref> Some of her most respected wardrobe pieces are from notable fashion houses such as [[Ferragamo]], [[Burberry]], [[Gucci]], [[Armani]], [[Prada]], [[Valentino Garavani|Valentino]], [[Tory Burch]], and [[Michael Kors]].<ref name=KWOPWtBCoS/><ref name=T1MIFCo2/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/style/the-enviable-wardrobe-of-scandals-olivia-pope.php|title=The Enviable Wardrobe of "Scandal's" Olivia Pope|format=slideshow|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=January 10, 2013|work=The Washingtonian}}</ref> The Valentino was saved for the season 1 finale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/gallery/style/the-enviable-wardrobe-of-scandals-olivia-pope.php#&panel1-3|title=The Enviable Wardrobe of "Scandal's" Olivia Pope|format=slideshow|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=January 10, 2013|work=The Washingtonian}}</ref> In addition to the luxurious elements of her wardrobe that are on loan from designers, Pope wears modest elements that Paolo picks up from [[Nordstrom Rack]], [[Bloomingdale's]] and [[Loehmann's]].<ref name=FTf/> The Pope character has become somewhat of a style icon. ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' and ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' analyze her wardrobe every week in a dedicated fashion watch columns.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/reviews/olivia-pope-scandal-fashion|title=Exclusive: The Weekly Scandal Style Report|access-date=December 11, 2013|magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|last=Rutherford|first=Chrissy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214095816/http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/reviews/olivia-pope-scandal-fashion|archive-date=December 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamour.com/fashion/blogs/dressed/2013/10/scandal-fashion-loved-olivia-p.html|title=Scandal Fashion: Loved Olivia Pope's Suit Jacket? Here's Where You Can One Just Like It!|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=October 11, 2013|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|last=Ogunnaike|first=Nikki}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author-link=Nikki Ogunnaike|last=Ogunnaike|first=Nikki |date=October 25, 2013 |title=Scandal Fashion: We've Updated Our Keep Boards With More Olivia Pope-Approved Pieces |url=http://www.glamour.com/fashion/blogs/dressed/2013/10/scandal-fashion-weve-updated-o.html |access-date=December 11, 2013 |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' describes her as "a real-world lifestyle tastemaker", pointing out that the [[Crate & Barrel]] wine glasses that she drinks from on the show sold out at the store.<ref name=T1MIFCo2/> Washington and Paolo curated a [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] installation of Pope fashions in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scandal-saks-fifth-avenue-collaborates-636478|title=Collaboration Nation: Saks Fifth Avenue Partners With 'Scandal'|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=September 25, 2013|last=Chan|first=Stephanie|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> That season, Pope's attire was part of a special collection at Saks Fifth Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/wear-the-pantsuits-get-olivia-popes-scandal-look/#1|title=Wear the Pantsuits: Get Olivia Pope's Scandal Look|access-date=December 11, 2013|last=Garcia|first=Patricia|editor=Zalopany, Chelsea|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]}}</ref> In September 2014, an Olivia Pope Scandal collection was set to debut at [[The Limited]], in what was publicized as "the first design collaboration between a national retailer and a top-rated network TV show, its costume designer and star". The collaboration included "tops, pants, jackets and outerwear" and incorporated items priced as low as $49.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scandal-inspired-clothing-line-coming-714818|title='Scandal'-Inspired Clothing Line Coming to The Limited|access-date=August 14, 2014|date=June 25, 2014|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> The collaboration includes 42 pieces.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/06/25/want-to-dress-like-olivia-pope-its-handled/|title=Want to dress like Olivia Pope? It's handled.|access-date=August 14, 2014|date=June 25, 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|last=McDonald|first=Soraya Nadia}}</ref> ''[[Vulture (blog)|Vulture]]'' dedicated a feature to presenting every outfit Pope wore during season 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/scandal-kerry-washington-olivia-suits-every-outfit-season-2.html|title=See Every Single Outfit Olivia Pope Has Worn on Scandal Season Two|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=May 23, 2013|work=[[Vulture (blog)|Vulture]]|last=Lyons|first=Margaret}}</ref> When her wardrobe changed to more colorful and asymmetric looks in season 3, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' dedicated a feature to this issue.<ref name=OPSWGAUFS3>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/olivia-pope-scandal-wardrobe_n_4296926.html|title=Olivia Pope's 'Scandal' Wardrobe Gets Amped Up For Season 3|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=November 18, 2013|last=Critchell|first=Samantha|work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref> During season 3, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked Pope's ten best outfits.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.eonline.com/photos/10048/olivia-pope-s-top-10-looks-on-scandal/319073|title=Photos/Olivia Pope's Top 10 Looks on Scandal|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=October 3, 2013|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Because Pope's wardrobe is pricey, there are features and websites dedicated to cheap alternatives to the exact wardrobe elements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/11/look-like-olivia-pope-affordable-ways-to-get-scandal-ous-style/|title=Look Like Olivia Pope: Affordable Ways to Get 'Scandal'-ous Style|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=November 13, 2013|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> Paolo suggests that the Pope style be purchased at [[Zara (retailer)|Zara]] and [[Ann Taylor (clothing retailer)|Ann Taylor]].<ref name=FTf/> In terms of jewelry, Pope wears long necklaces and exclusively wears [[Movado]] watches.<ref name=FTf>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/06/showbiz/tv/scandal-lyn-paolo-fall-tv-fashion/index.html|title=Fall TV fashion: Outfitting 'Scandal'|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=September 7, 2012|publisher=[[CNN]]|last=Goldberg|first=Stephanie}}</ref> She also generally uses one of her modest collection of Prada [[Handbag|purses]].<ref name=FTf/>


When [[Presidency of Barack Obama|the Obama administration]] needed a spokesman for its [[Affordable Care Act]], it had [[Jennifer Hudson]] spoof Pope.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/jennifer-hudson-spoofs-scandal-obamacare-171830339--abc-news-celebrities.html|title=Jennifer Hudson Spoofs 'Scandal' for Obamacare|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=September 30, 2013|publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|author=Fisher, Luchina}}</ref>
When [[Presidency of Barack Obama|the Obama administration]] needed a spokesman for its [[Affordable Care Act]], it had [[Jennifer Hudson]] spoof Pope.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/jennifer-hudson-spoofs-scandal-obamacare-171830339--abc-news-celebrities.html|title=Jennifer Hudson Spoofs 'Scandal' for Obamacare|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=September 30, 2013|publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|last=Fisher|first=Luchina}}</ref>


==Storylines==
==Storylines==
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===Season 2===
===Season 2===
During season 2, it is revealed that Pope had been involved in an [[electoral fraud]] scheme that had ensured Fitz's election. During a break in her relationship with Fitz, Pope develops an emotional and physical attachment to Fitz's Navy colleague Jake Ballard ([[Scott Foley]]). Fitz' affair with Pope caused him to become estranged from his wife, Mellie ([[Bellamy Young]]), and led to his romantic gesture to move Pope into the [[White House]]. However, the season ended with Pope telling Fitz he should go back to his wife and run for reelection after Fitz and Pope were driven apart by White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene ([[Jeff Perry (American actor)|Jeff Perry]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/03/five-things-to-know-before-the-scandal-season-three-premiere.html|title=Five Things to Know Before the 'Scandal' Season Three Premiere|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=October 3, 2013|author=Fallon, Kevin|work=[[Daily Beast]]}}</ref> The season ends with a mysterious relationship with her father, Rowan Pope ([[Joe Morton]]), coming to the surface.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jetmag.com/entertainment/olivia-popes-father-speaks-on-scandal-secrets/|title=Olivia Pope's Father Speaks on Scandal Secrets|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=July 22, 2013|work=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|author=Rocque, Anslem Samuel}}</ref>
During season 2, it is revealed that Pope had been involved in an [[electoral fraud]] scheme that had ensured Fitz's election. During a break in her relationship with Fitz, Pope develops an emotional and physical attachment to Fitz's Navy colleague Jake Ballard ([[Scott Foley]]). Fitz' affair with Pope caused him to become estranged from his wife, Mellie ([[Bellamy Young]]), and led to his romantic gesture to move Pope into the [[White House]]. However, the season ended with Pope telling Fitz he should go back to his wife and run for reelection after Fitz and Pope were driven apart by White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene ([[Jeff Perry (American actor)|Jeff Perry]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/03/five-things-to-know-before-the-scandal-season-three-premiere.html|title=Five Things to Know Before the 'Scandal' Season Three Premiere|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=October 3, 2013|last=Fallon|first=Kevin|work=[[Daily Beast]]}}</ref> The season ends with a mysterious relationship with her father, Rowan Pope ([[Joe Morton]]), coming to the surface.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jetmag.com/entertainment/olivia-popes-father-speaks-on-scandal-secrets/|title=Olivia Pope's Father Speaks on Scandal Secrets|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=July 22, 2013|work=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|last=Rocque|first=Anslem Samuel}}</ref>


===Season 3===
===Season 3===
The season begins with Rowan attempting to fix Olivia's personal life and Olivia teaming with Mellie and Fitz for a press conference to reveal the truth about her and Fitz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandals-tony-goldwyn-fitzs-bold-638901|title='Scandal' Case Study: Tony Goldwyn Talks Fitz's Bold Move, 'Nuclear' Mystery|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=October 3, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref> Olivia and Rowan disagree about the purpose of B613, which Rowan currently heads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandals-joe-morton-talks-olivia-646441|title='Scandal's' Joe Morton Talks Olivia-Rowan's Dysfunctional Relationship|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=October 10, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref> Olivia has an emotional history with Huck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-case-study-guillermo-diaz-646448|title='Scandal' Case Study: Guillermo Diaz Talks Huck's Big Revelation &ndash; 'What the Hell Have I Done?!'|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=October 10, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref> She teams with Jake and Huck to expose Operation Remington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-case-study-scott-foley-650763|title='Scandal' Case Study: Scott Foley on Operation Remington, Bringing B613 Down|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=October 24, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref> Olivia's mother, Maya Lewis ([[Khandi Alexander]]), is introduced both in the present day and in flashbacks.<ref name=SCTStPKWM>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-casts-treme-star-play-653537|title='Scandal' Casts 'Treme' Star to Play Kerry Washington's Mother (Exclusive)|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=November 5, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref> Olivia comes to believe that her father had made the decision to kill her mother, which was very different than her prior beliefs about her mother's death.<ref name=SCTStPKWM/> Believing that her father and Fitz conspired to shoot down a plane with her mother on board, Olivia becomes the client of her own firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-olivia-reveals-truth-remington-655565|title='Scandal': Olivia Reveals the Truth About Remington to OPA (Exclusive Video)|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=November 13, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref> It is later revealed that her mother is alive and has been held prisoner by her father in a maximum security prison for 20 years for national security reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-rowan-tries-fix-mother-657980|title='Scandal': Rowan Tries to Fix the Mother of All Problems (Exclusive Video)|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=November 20, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandals-khandi-alexander-well-get-658310|title='Scandal's' Khandi Alexander: 'We'll Get More Pieces to the Remington Puzzle'|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=November 21, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref><ref name=SKWPGCfHaOiRMF>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandals-kerry-washington-previews-midseason-665243|title='Scandal's' Kerry Washington Previews 'Game Changer' for Huck and Olivia in Revealing Midseason Finale|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=December 12, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref> Lewis escapes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-spoilers-jeff-perry-talks-658414|title='Scandal' Case Study: Jeff Perry Says Cyrus Has 'Blown Up His Marriage'|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=November 21, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Goldberg, Lesley}}</ref> The midseason hiatus from mid-December to late-February left off with Olivia sending her mother abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/entertainment/during-scandal-hiatus-morton-will-await-fate-of-debatably-diabolical-dad-rowan-pope-1.756480|title=During 'Scandal' hiatus, Morton will await fate of debatably diabolical dad Rowan Pope|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=December 11, 2013|work=[[Nanaimo Daily News]]|author=Lennox, Mike Cidoni|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201234146/http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/entertainment/during-scandal-hiatus-morton-will-await-fate-of-debatably-diabolical-dad-rowan-pope-1.756480|archive-date=February 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Olivia realizes that her mother is a terrorist who married her father for his access to high level intelligence.<ref name=SKWPGCfHaOiRMF/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/12/scandal-door-marked-exit|title=Rowan Pope Needs Unemployment: Recapping Scandal, "A Door Marked Exit" (Season 3, Episode 10)|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=December 13, 2013|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|author=Arceneaux, Michael}}</ref>
The season begins with Rowan attempting to fix Olivia's personal life and Olivia teaming with Mellie and Fitz for a press conference to reveal the truth about her and Fitz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandals-tony-goldwyn-fitzs-bold-638901|title='Scandal' Case Study: Tony Goldwyn Talks Fitz's Bold Move, 'Nuclear' Mystery|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=October 3, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley}}</ref> Olivia and Rowan disagree about the purpose of B613, which Rowan currently heads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandals-joe-morton-talks-olivia-646441|title='Scandal's' Joe Morton Talks Olivia-Rowan's Dysfunctional Relationship|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=October 10, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley}}</ref> Olivia has an emotional history with Huck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-case-study-guillermo-diaz-646448|title='Scandal' Case Study: Guillermo Diaz Talks Huck's Big Revelation &ndash; 'What the Hell Have I Done?!'|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=October 10, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley}}</ref> She teams with Jake and Huck to expose Operation Remington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-case-study-scott-foley-650763|title='Scandal' Case Study: Scott Foley on Operation Remington, Bringing B613 Down|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=October 24, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley}}</ref> Olivia's mother, Maya Lewis ([[Khandi Alexander]]), is introduced both in the present day and in flashbacks.<ref name=SCTStPKWM>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-casts-treme-star-play-653537|title='Scandal' Casts 'Treme' Star to Play Kerry Washington's Mother (Exclusive)|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=November 5, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley}}</ref> Olivia comes to believe that her father had made the decision to kill her mother, which was very different than her prior beliefs about her mother's death.<ref name=SCTStPKWM/> Believing that her father and Fitz conspired to shoot down a plane with her mother on board, Olivia becomes the client of her own firm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-olivia-reveals-truth-remington-655565|title='Scandal': Olivia Reveals the Truth About Remington to OPA (Exclusive Video)|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=November 13, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley}}</ref> It is later revealed that her mother is alive and has been held prisoner by her father in a maximum security prison for 20 years for national security reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-rowan-tries-fix-mother-657980|title='Scandal': Rowan Tries to Fix the Mother of All Problems (Exclusive Video)|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=November 20, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first= Lesley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandals-khandi-alexander-well-get-658310|title='Scandal's' Khandi Alexander: 'We'll Get More Pieces to the Remington Puzzle'|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=November 21, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first= Lesley}}</ref><ref name=SKWPGCfHaOiRMF>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandals-kerry-washington-previews-midseason-665243|title='Scandal's' Kerry Washington Previews 'Game Changer' for Huck and Olivia in Revealing Midseason Finale|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=December 12, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first= Lesley}}</ref> Lewis escapes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-spoilers-jeff-perry-talks-658414|title='Scandal' Case Study: Jeff Perry Says Cyrus Has 'Blown Up His Marriage'|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=November 21, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first= Lesley}}</ref> The midseason hiatus from mid-December to late-February left off with Olivia sending her mother abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/entertainment/during-scandal-hiatus-morton-will-await-fate-of-debatably-diabolical-dad-rowan-pope-1.756480|title=During 'Scandal' hiatus, Morton will await fate of debatably diabolical dad Rowan Pope|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=December 11, 2013|work=[[Nanaimo Daily News]]|last=Lennox|first=Mike Cidoni|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201234146/http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/entertainment/during-scandal-hiatus-morton-will-await-fate-of-debatably-diabolical-dad-rowan-pope-1.756480|archive-date=February 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Olivia realizes that her mother is a terrorist who married her father for his access to high level intelligence.<ref name=SKWPGCfHaOiRMF/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/12/scandal-door-marked-exit|title=Rowan Pope Needs Unemployment: Recapping Scandal, "A Door Marked Exit" (Season 3, Episode 10)|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=December 13, 2013|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Arceneaux|first=Michael}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
"Olivia Pope has the messiest personal life of any character in prime time. And that’s why you’ll probably fall in love with her..."<ref>{{cite news|last=Perigard|first=Mark|title=Scandal' a big turnon|url=http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/television_reviews/2012/04/%E2%80%98scandal%E2%80%99_big_turn_on|access-date=March 12, 2014|newspaper=bostonherald.com|date=April 5, 2012}}</ref> wrote Mark Perigard of ''[[The Boston Herald]]'' of Pope's character. ''Time'' ranked her second on their list of the 11 most influential fictional characters in 2013.<ref name=T1MIFCo2>{{cite magazine|url=https://poy.time.com/2013/12/09/the-11-most-influential-fictional-characters-of-2013/slide/olivia-pope/|title=The 11 Most Influential Fictional Characters of 2013: These are the on-screen figures who got our attention: 2. Olivia Pope|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=December 9, 2013|author=Alter, Charlotte and Eliana Dockterman|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref>
"Olivia Pope has the messiest personal life of any character in prime time. And that’s why you’ll probably fall in love with her..."<ref>{{cite news|last=Perigard|first=Mark|title=Scandal' a big turnon|url=http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/television_reviews/2012/04/%E2%80%98scandal%E2%80%99_big_turn_on|access-date=March 12, 2014|newspaper=bostonherald.com|date=April 5, 2012}}</ref> wrote Mark Perigard of ''[[The Boston Herald]]'' of Pope's character. ''Time'' ranked her second on their list of the 11 most influential fictional characters in 2013.<ref name=T1MIFCo2>{{cite magazine|url=https://poy.time.com/2013/12/09/the-11-most-influential-fictional-characters-of-2013/slide/olivia-pope/|title=The 11 Most Influential Fictional Characters of 2013: These are the on-screen figures who got our attention: 2. Olivia Pope|access-date=December 11, 2013|date=December 9, 2013|last=Alter|first=Charlotte |author2=Eliana Dockterman|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref>


Maureen Ryan of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' wrote "Washington does a good job of carrying every story along in her energetic wake, and even if ''Scandal'' isn't quite as instantly addictive as ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''..."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|title='Scandal' Review: An Efficient Political Soap Opera From 'Grey's Anatomy' Creator|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/scandal-abc_b_1406637.html|access-date=March 12, 2014|newspaper=.huffingtonpost.com|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> Washington's simultaneous "emotionally and intellectually acute" presentations are usually showcased in a "fast-talking...eloquent, pointed ... ultimatum (or two) to a client or a nemesis balking over a deal." in each episode.<ref name=STFS/>
Maureen Ryan of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' wrote "Washington does a good job of carrying every story along in her energetic wake, and even if ''Scandal'' isn't quite as instantly addictive as ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''..."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|title='Scandal' Review: An Efficient Political Soap Opera From 'Grey's Anatomy' Creator|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/scandal-abc_b_1406637.html|access-date=March 12, 2014|newspaper=.huffingtonpost.com|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> Washington's simultaneous "emotionally and intellectually acute" presentations are usually showcased in a "fast-talking...eloquent, pointed ... ultimatum (or two) to a client or a nemesis balking over a deal." in each episode.<ref name=STFS/>


Stanley says her voice patterns are reminiscent of a salesman in ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]''.<ref name=WSDHT/> According to ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' television critic Mary McNamara, saying the supernaturally empowered Pope is based on Smith is "like saying [[Willy Wonka|Willie Wonka]] [sic] is based on [[Milton Hershey]]".<ref name=Taac>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-apr-05-la-et-scandal-20120405-story.html|title=There's always a crisis|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 5, 2012|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=McNamara, Mary}}</ref> McNamara also says "Olivia Pope is not just the ultimate fixer, she also manages to work only on the side of the angels," although she has the sole flaw of loving the married president.<ref name=Taac/>
Stanley says her voice patterns are reminiscent of a salesman in ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]''.<ref name=WSDHT/> According to ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' television critic Mary McNamara, saying the supernaturally empowered Pope is based on Smith is "like saying [[Willy Wonka|Willie Wonka]] [sic] is based on [[Milton Hershey]]".<ref name=Taac>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-apr-05-la-et-scandal-20120405-story.html|title=There's always a crisis|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 5, 2012|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|last=McNamara|first=Mary}}</ref> McNamara also says "Olivia Pope is not just the ultimate fixer, she also manages to work only on the side of the angels," although she has the sole flaw of loving the married president.<ref name=Taac/>


''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' critic Troy Patterson describes her as intellectually comparable to contemporary protagonists [[Adrian Monk]] and [[Gregory House]] due to her genius powers of intuition, which enable her to judge guilt and veracity by scales in her gut. However, Patterson compares her emotionally to [[Roy Lichtenstein]]'s romantic subjects such as ''[[Drowning Girl]]'' despite her angelic swagger and chutzpah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2012/04/abc_s_scandal_kerry_washington_political_drama_reviewed_.html|title=You Tell the President of the United States To Make Time!|access-date=November 10, 2011|date=April 5, 2012|author=Patterson, Troy|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref>
''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' critic Troy Patterson describes her as intellectually comparable to contemporary protagonists [[Adrian Monk]] and [[Gregory House]] due to her genius powers of intuition, which enable her to judge guilt and veracity by scales in her gut. However, Patterson compares her emotionally to [[Roy Lichtenstein]]'s romantic subjects such as ''[[Drowning Girl]]'' despite her angelic swagger and chutzpah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2012/04/abc_s_scandal_kerry_washington_political_drama_reviewed_.html|title=You Tell the President of the United States To Make Time!|access-date=November 10, 2011|date=April 5, 2012|last=Patterson|first=Troy|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref>


Staff writer David Hiltbrand of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', calls Pope "one of the strongest (in every sense) female characters to hit prime time in recent memory".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-05/entertainment/31294532_1_scandal-mission-statement-clients|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110232543/http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-05/entertainment/31294532_1_scandal-mission-statement-clients|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2013|title=Kerry Washington is formidable in ABC's 'Scandal'|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 5, 2012|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|author=Hiltbrand, David}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'s}} [[Hank Stuever]] says Pope is a "much-feared" character delivered with a watchability that is "coldhearted but complex".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/abcs-scandal-oh-mighty-crisis/2012/04/04/gIQAWfjEwS_story.html|title=ABC's 'Scandal': Oh mighty Crisis|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 4, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|author=Stuever, Hank}}</ref>
Staff writer David Hiltbrand of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', calls Pope "one of the strongest (in every sense) female characters to hit prime time in recent memory".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-05/entertainment/31294532_1_scandal-mission-statement-clients|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110232543/http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-05/entertainment/31294532_1_scandal-mission-statement-clients|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2013|title=Kerry Washington is formidable in ABC's 'Scandal'|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 5, 2012|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|last=Hiltbrand|first=David}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'s}} [[Hank Stuever]] says Pope is a "much-feared" character delivered with a watchability that is "coldhearted but complex".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/abcs-scandal-oh-mighty-crisis/2012/04/04/gIQAWfjEwS_story.html|title=ABC's 'Scandal': Oh mighty Crisis|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 4, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|last=Stuever|first=Hank}}</ref>


David Dennis of ''[[The Guardian]]'' stated that Pope was "a home wrecker" and expressed disdain for the character's lack of morals. He went on to say that Pope's actions were so destructive that she was "barely an anti-hero, much less a hero."<ref>{{cite web|title=It's not a Scandal to think Olivia Pope's a rogue not a hero|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/10/scandal-olivia-pope-bad-black-character|author=David Dennis|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=April 12, 2014}}</ref> Writer Meghan Gallagher of ''[[Artifice|The Artifice]]'' considered Pope to be groundbreaking for being among the "first female antiheroes to grace primetime television." She also compared Pope to Tony Soprano, and stated of the character's strengths and weaknesses: "[S]he is a powerful and brilliant woman whose own scheming ambitions get the better of her."<ref>{{cite web|title=Scandal's Olivia Pope and the Rise of the Female Antihero|url=http://the-artifice.com/scandal-olivia-pope-female-antihero/|author=Meghan Gallagher|date=January 5, 2015|access-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref>
David Dennis of ''[[The Guardian]]'' stated that Pope was "a home wrecker" and expressed disdain for the character's lack of morals. He went on to say that Pope's actions were so destructive that she was "barely an anti-hero, much less a hero."<ref>{{cite web|title=It's not a Scandal to think Olivia Pope's a rogue not a hero|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/10/scandal-olivia-pope-bad-black-character|first==David |last=Dennis|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=April 12, 2014}}</ref> Writer Meghan Gallagher of ''[[Artifice|The Artifice]]'' considered Pope to be groundbreaking for being among the "first female antiheroes to grace primetime television." She also compared Pope to Tony Soprano, and stated of the character's strengths and weaknesses: "[S]he is a powerful and brilliant woman whose own scheming ambitions get the better of her."<ref>{{cite web|title=Scandal's Olivia Pope and the Rise of the Female Antihero|url=http://the-artifice.com/scandal-olivia-pope-female-antihero/|first=Meghan |last=Gallagher|date=January 5, 2015|access-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref>


===Recognition===
===Recognition===
Washington's portrayal of Olivia Pope has garnered mostly positive reviews as well as a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] nomination at both the [[65th Primetime Emmy Awards|65th]] and [[66th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/why-didnt-kerry-washington-win-emmy-twitter-thinks-scandal-star-was-snubbed-1409576|title=Why Didn't Kerry Washington Win Emmy? Twitter Thinks 'Scandal' Star Was Snubbed|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=September 22, 2013|work=[[International Business Times]]|author=Vultaggio, Maria}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/11/arts/television/2014-emmy-nominations-game-of-thrones-true-detective-among-the-honored.html?_r=0|title=2014 Emmy Nominations: 'Breaking Bad,' 'True Detective' Among the Honored|date=July 10, 2014|work= New York Times|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> The role has also earned [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]] nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-sag-nominees-winners-complete-list,0,7835488.story#axzz2nHDa9Ozr|title=SAG nominations 2014: The complete list of nominees|access-date=December 12, 2013|date=December 11, 2013|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/12/12/golden-globes-nominations-2014-twelve-years-a-slave-american-hustle-among-nominees/|title=Golden Globes Nominations 2014: '12 Years a Slave,' 'American Hustle' Lead Field|access-date=December 12, 2013|date=December 12, 2013|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|author=Farley, Christopher John}}</ref> Washington's performance as Pope also won an [[NAACP Image Award]] for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and a [[BET Awards|BET Award]] for Best Actress (also for Broomhilda von Shaft in ''[[Django Unchained]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/why-didnt-kerry-washington-win-emmy-twitter-thinks-scandal-star-was-snubbed-1409576http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/02/kerry-washington-naacp-image-awards_n_2605687.html|title=Kerry Washington & NAACP Image Awards: Actress Wins Three Awards|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=February 1, 2013|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|author=Lang, Derrik J.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bet-awards-drake-kendrick-lamar-577786|title=BET Awards: Drake, Kendrick Lamar Among Big Winners|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=June 30, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Nordyke, Kimberly}}</ref>
Washington's portrayal of Olivia Pope has garnered mostly positive reviews as well as a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] nomination at both the [[65th Primetime Emmy Awards|65th]] and [[66th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/why-didnt-kerry-washington-win-emmy-twitter-thinks-scandal-star-was-snubbed-1409576|title=Why Didn't Kerry Washington Win Emmy? Twitter Thinks 'Scandal' Star Was Snubbed|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=September 22, 2013|work=[[International Business Times]]|last=Vultaggio|first= Maria}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/11/arts/television/2014-emmy-nominations-game-of-thrones-true-detective-among-the-honored.html?_r=0|title=Emmy Nominations Cross a Few Lines|date=July 10, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Bill|last=Carter|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> The role has also earned [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]] nominations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-sag-nominees-winners-complete-list,0,7835488.story#axzz2nHDa9Ozr|title=SAG nominations 2014: The complete list of nominees|access-date=December 12, 2013|date=December 11, 2013|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/12/12/golden-globes-nominations-2014-twelve-years-a-slave-american-hustle-among-nominees/|title=Golden Globes Nominations 2014: '12 Years a Slave,' 'American Hustle' Lead Field|access-date=December 12, 2013|date=December 12, 2013|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|last=Farley|first=Christopher John}}</ref> Washington's performance as Pope also won an [[NAACP Image Award]] for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and a [[BET Awards|BET Award]] for Best Actress (also for Broomhilda von Shaft in ''[[Django Unchained]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/why-didnt-kerry-washington-win-emmy-twitter-thinks-scandal-star-was-snubbed-1409576http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/02/kerry-washington-naacp-image-awards_n_2605687.html|title=Kerry Washington & NAACP Image Awards: Actress Wins Three Awards|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=February 1, 2013|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|last=Lang|first=Derrik J.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bet-awards-drake-kendrick-lamar-577786|title=BET Awards: Drake, Kendrick Lamar Among Big Winners|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=June 30, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Nordyke|first= Kimberly}}</ref>


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Olivia Pope
Scandal character
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
First appearance"Sweet Baby" (1.01)
April 5, 2012
Last appearance"Over a Cliff" (7.18)
April 19, 2018
Created byShonda Rhimes
Portrayed byKerry Washington
In-universe information
Full nameOlivia Carolyn Pope
NicknameLiv, Livvie
The Fixer
OccupationWhite House Chief of Staff
Lawyer
Crisis manager (Campaign Manager)
White House Communications Director
Command of B613
FamilyRowan Pope (father)
Maya Lewis (mother)
Significant othersEdison Davis (ex-fiancé)
Jake Ballard (ex-boyfriend)
President Fitzgerald Grant III (boyfriend)

Olivia Carolyn Pope is a fictional character created by Shonda Rhimes for the political drama television series Scandal.[1] This character also played a small role in the series How to Get Away with Murder on its 4th season produced by Shonda Rhimes where she plays a crisis manager who helped Annalise get her class-action case heard by the Supreme Court.[2] The character is partially based on American lawyer, manager and author Judy Smith.[3] In the series, Pope is played as an adult by Kerry Washington and as a child by Yara Shahidi.[4]

Pope is a Washington, D.C.–based crisis manager who runs her own firm, Olivia Pope & Associates (OPA), that specializes in "fixing" political situations and scandals.[5] The character has become a widely watched fashion and style trendsetter.[6][7]

Characterization

Pope is loosely based on Judy Smith, who served as George H. W. Bush's Deputy Press Secretary and represented Monica Lewinsky during the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.[8][9] On Scandal, she is a revered fixer who helped United States President Fitzgerald Grant (played by Tony Goldwyn) win office.[8] Pope is a former lawyer and White House aide.[10] Pope "thinks fast and effectively".[11] Among her secrets is her affair with President Grant.[8] Some of her employees have law degrees, but do not serve as lawyers. Instead, they are "gladiators in suits" who mollify or avert a wide array of crises.[10]

The role is regarded as groundbreaking. According to Felicia Lee of The New York Times, Pope is the only dramatic protagonist role played by a black woman on American network television since 1974,[12] when Teresa Graves starred as Christie Love in Get Christie Love! for one series.[12][13] Among her prominent comedic predecessors, Diahann Carroll played the title role in Julia from 1968 to 1971.[12] Pope is regarded as a post-racial character, yet possibly the most complex black female lead in television history.[13] Although the show does not touch upon race that often, regarding her much publicized affair with Grant, Pope once said "I'm feeling a little, I don't know, Sally Hemings-Thomas Jefferson about all this."[12] Pope has given Washington a role as a standard bearer for middle-class and upper middle-class, educated black women.[12]

Among women of all races, Washington's Pope is in the stark minority as a female protagonist of a television series who are "emotionally strong, professionally powerful, and personally complicated". Her leadership of a hodge podge crew is compared to that of Brenda Leigh Johnson of The Closer. Pope's "intensity" infuses her team with a "sense of urgency" that gives the show its pace.[11] Her strong, professional, and feminine leadership style is accentuated by her fashion.[14]

Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington, who portrays Olivia Pope

Pope's wardrobe is designed by Scandal costume designer Lyn Paolo (known for costume design on The West Wing, ER and Shameless),[15] and it has caught the attention of the Vogue staff.[16] In 2014, Washington's portrayal of Pope and her promotion of Pope's style earned her acclaim as a style influencer from the Accessories Council.[17] Paolo attempted to make Pope stand apart from the black, gray and dark blue colors of DC by outfitting her in "chic pastels" going so far as to put her in pink pants or Louboutin shoes at times.[18] Some of her most respected wardrobe pieces are from notable fashion houses such as Ferragamo, Burberry, Gucci, Armani, Prada, Valentino, Tory Burch, and Michael Kors.[16][19][20] The Valentino was saved for the season 1 finale.[21] In addition to the luxurious elements of her wardrobe that are on loan from designers, Pope wears modest elements that Paolo picks up from Nordstrom Rack, Bloomingdale's and Loehmann's.[22] The Pope character has become somewhat of a style icon. Harper's Bazaar and Glamour analyze her wardrobe every week in a dedicated fashion watch columns.[23][24][25] Time describes her as "a real-world lifestyle tastemaker", pointing out that the Crate & Barrel wine glasses that she drinks from on the show sold out at the store.[19] Washington and Paolo curated a Saks Fifth Avenue installation of Pope fashions in October 2013.[26] That season, Pope's attire was part of a special collection at Saks Fifth Avenue.[27] In September 2014, an Olivia Pope Scandal collection was set to debut at The Limited, in what was publicized as "the first design collaboration between a national retailer and a top-rated network TV show, its costume designer and star". The collaboration included "tops, pants, jackets and outerwear" and incorporated items priced as low as $49.[28] The collaboration includes 42 pieces.[29] Vulture dedicated a feature to presenting every outfit Pope wore during season 2.[30] When her wardrobe changed to more colorful and asymmetric looks in season 3, The Huffington Post dedicated a feature to this issue.[15] During season 3, Entertainment Weekly ranked Pope's ten best outfits.[31] Because Pope's wardrobe is pricey, there are features and websites dedicated to cheap alternatives to the exact wardrobe elements.[32] Paolo suggests that the Pope style be purchased at Zara and Ann Taylor.[22] In terms of jewelry, Pope wears long necklaces and exclusively wears Movado watches.[22] She also generally uses one of her modest collection of Prada purses.[22]

When the Obama administration needed a spokesman for its Affordable Care Act, it had Jennifer Hudson spoof Pope.[33]

Storylines

Season 1

Season 1 introduces Olivia Pope, her "iron-clad rules", and her demands of loyalty. Pope works with her battalion of misfits that she has rescued from assorted affairs of varying amounts of unsavory elements.[11] Episode six, "The Trail", showed the evolution of the affair between Pope and President Grant.[11] However, the entire first season is strung together by Olivia's management of the Amanda Tanner case about "a former White House staffer who claims she’s had a relationship with the President and is carrying his baby".[11] This season presents the beginnings of Beene's constant attempts to manipulate Grant into dumping Pope.[11] The season ends as Pope's and Grant's shared dream of happiness is shattered.[11]

Season 2

During season 2, it is revealed that Pope had been involved in an electoral fraud scheme that had ensured Fitz's election. During a break in her relationship with Fitz, Pope develops an emotional and physical attachment to Fitz's Navy colleague Jake Ballard (Scott Foley). Fitz' affair with Pope caused him to become estranged from his wife, Mellie (Bellamy Young), and led to his romantic gesture to move Pope into the White House. However, the season ended with Pope telling Fitz he should go back to his wife and run for reelection after Fitz and Pope were driven apart by White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry).[34] The season ends with a mysterious relationship with her father, Rowan Pope (Joe Morton), coming to the surface.[35]

Season 3

The season begins with Rowan attempting to fix Olivia's personal life and Olivia teaming with Mellie and Fitz for a press conference to reveal the truth about her and Fitz.[36] Olivia and Rowan disagree about the purpose of B613, which Rowan currently heads.[37] Olivia has an emotional history with Huck.[38] She teams with Jake and Huck to expose Operation Remington.[39] Olivia's mother, Maya Lewis (Khandi Alexander), is introduced both in the present day and in flashbacks.[40] Olivia comes to believe that her father had made the decision to kill her mother, which was very different than her prior beliefs about her mother's death.[40] Believing that her father and Fitz conspired to shoot down a plane with her mother on board, Olivia becomes the client of her own firm.[41] It is later revealed that her mother is alive and has been held prisoner by her father in a maximum security prison for 20 years for national security reasons.[42][43][44] Lewis escapes.[45] The midseason hiatus from mid-December to late-February left off with Olivia sending her mother abroad.[46] However, Olivia realizes that her mother is a terrorist who married her father for his access to high level intelligence.[44][47]

Reception

"Olivia Pope has the messiest personal life of any character in prime time. And that’s why you’ll probably fall in love with her..."[48] wrote Mark Perigard of The Boston Herald of Pope's character. Time ranked her second on their list of the 11 most influential fictional characters in 2013.[19]

Maureen Ryan of The Huffington Post wrote "Washington does a good job of carrying every story along in her energetic wake, and even if Scandal isn't quite as instantly addictive as Grey's Anatomy..."[49] Washington's simultaneous "emotionally and intellectually acute" presentations are usually showcased in a "fast-talking...eloquent, pointed ... ultimatum (or two) to a client or a nemesis balking over a deal." in each episode.[11]

Stanley says her voice patterns are reminiscent of a salesman in Glengarry Glen Ross.[8] According to Los Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara, saying the supernaturally empowered Pope is based on Smith is "like saying Willie Wonka [sic] is based on Milton Hershey".[50] McNamara also says "Olivia Pope is not just the ultimate fixer, she also manages to work only on the side of the angels," although she has the sole flaw of loving the married president.[50]

Slate critic Troy Patterson describes her as intellectually comparable to contemporary protagonists Adrian Monk and Gregory House due to her genius powers of intuition, which enable her to judge guilt and veracity by scales in her gut. However, Patterson compares her emotionally to Roy Lichtenstein's romantic subjects such as Drowning Girl despite her angelic swagger and chutzpah.[51]

Staff writer David Hiltbrand of The Philadelphia Inquirer, calls Pope "one of the strongest (in every sense) female characters to hit prime time in recent memory".[52] The Washington Post's Hank Stuever says Pope is a "much-feared" character delivered with a watchability that is "coldhearted but complex".[53]

David Dennis of The Guardian stated that Pope was "a home wrecker" and expressed disdain for the character's lack of morals. He went on to say that Pope's actions were so destructive that she was "barely an anti-hero, much less a hero."[54] Writer Meghan Gallagher of The Artifice considered Pope to be groundbreaking for being among the "first female antiheroes to grace primetime television." She also compared Pope to Tony Soprano, and stated of the character's strengths and weaknesses: "[S]he is a powerful and brilliant woman whose own scheming ambitions get the better of her."[55]

Recognition

Washington's portrayal of Olivia Pope has garnered mostly positive reviews as well as a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination at both the 65th and 66th Primetime Emmy Awards.[56][57] The role has also earned Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series nominations.[58][59] Washington's performance as Pope also won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and a BET Award for Best Actress (also for Broomhilda von Shaft in Django Unchained).[60][61]

Notes

  1. ^ Jenkins, Carolyn (March 10, 2022). "The White Lotus Star Who Almost Played Olivia Pope On Scandal - Looper". Looper.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Olivia Pope is exactly what How To Get Away With Murder needs". The A.V. Club. March 2, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Scandal' For Real: Judy Smith's Famous Clients from 'Scandal' For Real: Judy Smith's Famous Clients". ABC News. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "YBF FRESH FACE: Meet 13-Year-Old". theybf.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Deggans, Eric (April 18, 2018). "'Scandal' Will Keep On Giving Long After Olivia Pope Handles Her Last Crisis". NPR. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "'Scandal' star Kerry Washington voted best dressed woman". independent. September 19, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kerry Washington's InStyle cover criticized for lighter skin; mag explains". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d Stanley, Alessandra (April 4, 2012). "Washington Spin Doctor, Heal Thyself: 'Scandal,' ABC Political Drama With Kerry Washington". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  9. ^ Rodman, Sarah (April 5, 2012). "Dirty deeds, fast talk at heart of 'Scandal'". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Poniewozik, James (April 5, 2012). "TV Tonight: Scandal". Time. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Dolan, Jill (May 24, 2012). "Scandal". The Feminist Spectator. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  12. ^ a b c d e Lee, Felicia R. (April 26, 2013). "The Weight Those Heels Carry". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  13. ^ a b Vega, Tanzina (January 16, 2013). "A Show Makes Friends and History: 'Scandal' on ABC Is Breaking Barriers". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  14. ^ Marcil, Monique (May 10, 2012). "'Scandal': Using Armani and Valentino to make Olivia Pope stand out in a 'male-dominated world'". Zap2it.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  15. ^ a b Critchell, Samantha (November 18, 2013). "Olivia Pope's 'Scandal' Wardrobe Gets Amped Up For Season 3". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  16. ^ a b Garcia, Patricia. "Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope Wears the Best Coats on Scandal". Vogue. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  17. ^ Bailey, Alyssa (November 4, 2014). "Kerry Washington Wants Olivia Pope to Redefine Power Dressing". Elle. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  18. ^ Elbasha, Diana (January 10, 2013). "Gladiators in Suits: The Enviable Wardrobe of "Scandal's" Olivia Pope". Washingtonian. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  19. ^ a b c Alter, Charlotte; Eliana Dockterman (December 9, 2013). "The 11 Most Influential Fictional Characters of 2013: These are the on-screen figures who got our attention: 2. Olivia Pope". Time. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  20. ^ "The Enviable Wardrobe of "Scandal's" Olivia Pope" (slideshow). The Washingtonian. January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  21. ^ "The Enviable Wardrobe of "Scandal's" Olivia Pope" (slideshow). The Washingtonian. January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  22. ^ a b c d Goldberg, Stephanie (September 7, 2012). "Fall TV fashion: Outfitting 'Scandal'". CNN. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  23. ^ Rutherford, Chrissy. "Exclusive: The Weekly Scandal Style Report". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  24. ^ Ogunnaike, Nikki (October 11, 2013). "Scandal Fashion: Loved Olivia Pope's Suit Jacket? Here's Where You Can One Just Like It!". Glamour. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  25. ^ Ogunnaike, Nikki (October 25, 2013). "Scandal Fashion: We've Updated Our Keep Boards With More Olivia Pope-Approved Pieces". Glamour. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  26. ^ Chan, Stephanie (September 25, 2013). "Collaboration Nation: Saks Fifth Avenue Partners With 'Scandal'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  27. ^ Garcia, Patricia. Zalopany, Chelsea (ed.). "Wear the Pantsuits: Get Olivia Pope's Scandal Look". Vogue. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  28. ^ "'Scandal'-Inspired Clothing Line Coming to The Limited". The Hollywood Reporter. June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  29. ^ McDonald, Soraya Nadia (June 25, 2014). "Want to dress like Olivia Pope? It's handled". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  30. ^ Lyons, Margaret (May 23, 2013). "See Every Single Outfit Olivia Pope Has Worn on Scandal Season Two". Vulture. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  31. ^ "Photos/Olivia Pope's Top 10 Looks on Scandal". Entertainment Weekly. October 3, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  32. ^ "Look Like Olivia Pope: Affordable Ways to Get 'Scandal'-ous Style". ABC News. November 13, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  33. ^ Fisher, Luchina (September 30, 2013). "Jennifer Hudson Spoofs 'Scandal' for Obamacare". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  34. ^ Fallon, Kevin (October 3, 2013). "Five Things to Know Before the 'Scandal' Season Three Premiere". Daily Beast. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  35. ^ Rocque, Anslem Samuel (July 22, 2013). "Olivia Pope's Father Speaks on Scandal Secrets". Jet. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
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