Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Scandal: Kerry Washington’s pregnancy could affect the show, and here’s how – Entertainment Weekly

After Kerry Washington announced her initial pregnancy, Scandal followers waited along with bated breath to locate out exactly what it would certainly mean for Olivia Pope. would certainly she be pregnant along with Fitz’s (Tony Goldwyn) baby? Or would certainly she be relegated to hiding behind giant purses?

The answer, amusingly, was the latter, which developed a “locate the bump” game for Gladiators. To be honest, the bump wasn’t that challenging to find, hidden behind lamps or chairs while Washington was mostly shot from the chest up throughout season 3. 

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Now that Washington has actually announced her 2nd pregnancy, will certainly ABC’s political fixer dramatization go the very same route? Or is it time for Olivia Pope to welcome a mini-Gladiator? ABC is not commenting as the network reportedly mulls numerous choices ahead of its Could 17 upfront presentation. Here’s exactly what could happen:  

Scandal receives delayed.

Per TVLine, the Shondaland dramatization Could grab pushed to midseason, allowing a lengthy hiatus for Washington. That would certainly most likely mean Olivia Pope would certainly not be pregnant as soon as the actress begins filming again. There’s likewise talk of the episode order being trimmed, a lot enjoy Washington’s pregnancy as soon as season 3 was reduce to 18 episodes. 

Scandal hides the bump.

Second verse, very same as the first. Yet don’t you wish to notice a lot more of the hilarious means Scandal attempts to trick viewers?

Scandal goes all of in and knocks Olivia up.

Technically, they currently did that, Yet Olivia got an abortion. Maybe Olivia can have actually a modification of heart this time about and determine to maintain the next baby?

Here’s one more among those gifs… merely because. (h/t TVGuide.com

Scandal airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET regard ABC.