Скачать или смотреть (Scandal) Olivia Pope - Russian Roulette

TRIGGER WARNING FOR VIOLENCE! (If violence against women triggers you, you might want to avoid this video.)

"It is you who have no comprehension of love."

If the first "Miseducation..." video was about how Rowan created Olivia in his own image, this is sort of a mirror peace to that from Olivia's point of view. Try as he might create Liv in his own image, she has a will and a heart of her own. A heart that will always beat for others in need... but not for herself.

While "Run This Town" concentrated on the bravado she portrays to the world, with "Russian Roulette" I tried to take a look underneath all that to find that terrified kid within who emerged ever since Rowan entered her orbit. This video basically stemmed from my question on why Olivia has been acting like an abuse victim, even way before her kidnapping.

What has Olivia learned about love from Rowan? What are her "triggers" she got from her dad? That she's not worth to be loved, and she must push love away with both hands because of that (*cough*Olitz*cough*)? That she needs to fix everyone because she can't fix herself? That love is pain, and she deserves that pain? That she doesn't know what real love is?

As dark and sad as this video might appear to be, I actually meant it be hopeful that one day Olivia will be free from her dad's influence. Whether Olivia realizes it, or whether Rowan wants to admit it, she knows plenty about love. Love is her greatest weapon against him. Her love for others is boundless. Maybe one day she'll find some for herself.

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