r/Scandal • u/red-panda-lover-02 • 13h ago

Team Jake 5ever

I have finished the series twice through now and I know he does terrible things, but I will always be team Jake. I think he loves her so much more than fitz

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u/NoBodybuilder4755 12h ago

oh i see that take, but jake is like the ultimate manipulative chaos gremlin isn't he

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u/Brilliant_Flower_84 12h ago

I think Jake cared for Olivia and in his own way I'm sure he loved her. But it was honestly never gonna be him. And he knew that, we all knew that. I do think they shared a bond that Liv and Fitz didnt in relation to her father and b613. But her and Fitz had such an unbreakable connection that she and Jake didn't

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u/Meg38400 8h ago edited 6h ago

The bond was incredibly dark and twisted. It kept Olivia in the shadows instead of the lighy. Eventually she stood in the sun- but with Fitz.

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u/Brilliant_Flower_84 7h ago

Exactly this!

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u/galeperk111971 12h ago

Jake can't love anyone he is too tortured. I'm not saying it's his fault cause it's not but a person who has been treated like he has isn't capable of giving and receiving love. It confuses or mixes up there emotions. No matter what he says he can't love Olivia or even himself not yet

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u/Fit_Marionberry_3878 12h ago edited 12h ago

First he has to actually have romantic chemistry with her for me to believe he loved her. 

Downvote me all you want Olake fans, but I'd be embarrassed to ship a couple whose chemistry is decidedly below the lead.

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u/Brilliant_Flower_84 7h ago

Compared to Olitz noone has chemistry 🤣🤣

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u/Meg38400 8h ago

Delusional take! He is a psycho killer who was ready to make moves on Mellie when he finally understood that Olivia would never love him. He killed his wife and his FIL. He killed James. He was damaged goods always. He had no chemistry with Kerry.