Recommended for you

Start writing a post

Pop Culture

14 Reasons Why We All Want To Be Olivia Pope, Shondaland's Most Underrated Leading Lady

Honestly, she's the most underrated Shondaland character.

Brooke Catahan Smith

Nov 13, 2018

Virginia Tech National Writers Society

117

14 Reasons Why We All Want To Be Olivia Pope, Shondaland's Most Underrated Leading Lady

ABC / YouTube

My boyfriend and I have been binge-watching "Scandal" lately and we just reached the end of season four.

I have been a fan of Shonda Rhimes' creations for a while, whether it's "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice," or her new creation, "Station 19."

If you haven't seen "Scandal" yet, you should seriously rethink that because Olivia Pope is the main character and who doesn't want to be her?

She's powerful

Giphy

Every one in D.C. knows the name and so should you.

She's intelligent

Giphy

She has her law degree and knows how to use it.

She's beautiful

Giphy

Even Tom Larsen knows that she's the face that launched a thousand ships.

She cares about justice

Giphy

She knows how to fight for what's right and to top it off, she's always looking good while doing it.

She has some of the hottest male suitors

Giphy

I mean one of them is the President of the United States, talk about a power turn on.

She fights for what she believes in

Giphy

She will not stop until whatever is needed is done.

She's strong

Giphy

She has been through hell and back and will not stop until she gets what she wants and that she deserves.

She is independent

Giphy

Fitz may chase her but she never has "needed" a man.

She lives an exciting life

Giphy

Who wouldn't want to rub elbows with the who's who of politics.

She's fashionable

Giphy

Just look at the outfits she works in on the daily

She doesn't let her past stop her

Giphy

Her mom may be a terrorist and her father may have been commander for a terrible organization but she doesn't let that hinder her work.

She takes care of people she loves

Giphy

She goes above and beyond for her team at Olivia Pope and Associates and for her friends in general

She loves popcorn and wine

Giphy

I mean she loves the finest of the fine wines which already makes her awesome.

She loves to have fun

Giphy

She loves to dance and lay out on the beach

From Your Site Articles

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

North Carolina State University

1297

Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

Keep Reading...Show less

beer

Recommended for you

14 Reasons Why We All Want To Be Olivia Pope, Shondaland's Most Underrated Leading Lady

Honestly, she's the most underrated Shondaland character.

She's powerful

She's intelligent

She's beautiful

She cares about justice

She has some of the hottest male suitors

She fights for what she believes in

She's strong

She is independent

She lives an exciting life

She's fashionable

She doesn't let her past stop her

She takes care of people she loves

She loves popcorn and wine

She loves to have fun

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

Want to know more about beer?

Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

Subscribe to our
Newsletter

1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)