8.0/10860 votes#1 - White Hat's Off
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2012
Quinn's identity is finally revealed, and the more the Pope & Associates team learn about her past, the more they realize she could be their biggest scandal yet. Meanwhile, a senator seeks Olivia's help when his personal life is about to become a public disgrace, and President Fitz is stuck between a rock and hard place when Mellie and Cyrus put him in a very compromising position during a live television interview.
Director: Tom Verica
Writer: N/A
7.9/10761 votes#2 - The Other Woman
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2012
When a public figure is caught in a compromising position, Olivia and her team must do some heavy lifting, literally, in order to clean up the mess. But Olivia is still dealing with the ramifications of the judge's jaw-dropping verdict, and Abby continues to push for answers. In the White House, Cyrus and Fitz are forced to deal with a serious foreign policy emergency.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: N/A
8.1/10766 votes#3 - Hunting Season
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2012
A paranoid government official drops a bombshell on Pope & Associates and even Olivia is caught off-guard with how high up this Scandal goes. Back at the office, unresolved questions about Quinn's background create tension amongst the associates. Meanwhile, despite Cyrus' best efforts to keep a lovesick President under control, things still manage to heat up between Fitz and Olivia when Olivia's old flame returns.
Director: N/A
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7.8/10725 votes#4 - Beltway Unbuckled
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2012
A DC college student goes missing and her grieving parents come to Pope & Associates for help. Meanwhile David is still investigating the Cytron case and gets help from a very surprising source; and in the White House, Fitz feels the pressure as Mellie proves once again that she's a political powerhouse.
Director: N/A
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8.0/10737 votes#5 - All Roads Lead to Fitz
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2012
When the wife of a governor is raped, the governor takes the law into his own hands and then asks Olivia and her team to come in and clean up his mess. Meanwhile, both Cyrus and the President are caught off-guard when Cyrus' husband, James, decides to return to his career as a journalist covering the White House.
Director: N/A
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7.9/10722 votes#6 - Spies Like Us
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2012
Olivia receives an anonymous letter containing a coded warning which could expose Huck's dark past. Meanwhile another Pope & Associates secret has already been exposed and Olivia asks Harrison to step up and handle it. And in the White House, Cyrus and Fitz are dealing with the ramifications of Cyrus' husband's first front page news story.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10764 votes#7 - Defiance
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2012
Harrison leads the team in managing a billionaire businessman who seems to have lost his sanity; meanwhile, Olivia and the White House prepare to celebrate the President's 50th birthday, as James continues to investigate Cytron and discovers something that could change the fate of the country.
Director: N/A
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8.7/10927 votes#8 - Happy Birthday, Mr. President
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/2012
A national tragedy forces Olivia to return to work at the White House. Meanwhile, we learn more about the first few days of Fitz's presidency.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10750 votes#9 - Blown Away
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2012
While working in the White House, Olivia helps Vice President Sally Langston; Cyrus stumbles across the truth about James's secret investigation; and one of Olivia's associates struggles to come to terms with a shocking betrayal.
Director: N/A
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8.4/10731 votes#10 - One for the Dog
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/2013
With Huck being held under the Patriot Act, Olivia and the team get unexpected assistance from an old friend. Meanwhile, Olivia helps Mellie out of a very compromising situation that could affect Fitz's future, and her relationship with Edison reaches a boiling point.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10747 votes#11 - A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2013
Changes continue to rock the White House, as we also flashback to learn more about the rigged election. Meanwhile, things get heated between Olivia and Edison after he makes a shocking accusation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10690 votes#12 - Truth or Consequences
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2013
After discovering the truth about the rigged White House election, the "Gladiators in Suits" realize that a quickly unraveling Olivia may not always wear the white hat. Meanwhile, Mellie is forced to take extreme measures to try and reel Fitz in.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10746 votes#13 - Nobody Likes Babies
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2013
As David uncovers the truth about the Cytron case, things come to a head for Olivia, Cyrus, Mellie, Hollis and Verna. Backed into a corner, the five conspirators go to extremes and, in some cases, unconscionable lengths to protect themselves and/or the ones they love.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10706 votes#14 - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/2013
After discovering the truth behind defiance, Fitz is still struggling to figure out whom he can actually trust. Meanwhile Olivia is trying to move on with her life, and she meets a handsome stranger, Jake Weston, who sparks her interest. But when she and Fitz are forced to be in the same room again, real sparks fly and things get heated. Back at Pope & Associates, the team handles a new case, and for the first time they're working with David Rosen instead of against him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10700 votes#15 - Boom Goes the Dynamite
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/2013
Olivia and the team are hired by an up and coming politician, Peter Caldwell, but this time instead of fixing a scandal, they're playing high-powered matchmaker. Meanwhile, David is trying to leave the past behind him, but when he feels like he's being followed, he finally turns to the team at OPA for help. Back at the White House, Fitz is still struggling with whom to trust and how to handle a delicate hostage situation, and Jake just won't take no for an answer when it comes to dating Olivia.
Director: N/A
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7.9/10660 votes#16 - Top of the Hour
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/21/2013
Olivia finds herself in the middle of a media storm, but this time she's on the opposing side of the oval office when Fitz's pick for Supreme Court Justice is caught in a torrid affair with Liv's new client, high-powered CEO Sarah Stanner. Meanwhile, Olivia and Jake continue their flirtatious relationship, while Huck takes Quinn under his wing and Harrison and Abby try to figure out where they stand with their friendship. Back in the White House, Cyrus and Mellie continue to fight for Fitz's attention, but someone else may already have it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10649 votes#17 - Snake in the Garden
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/2013
The team find themselves working for the devil when Hollis Doyle's daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom. Meanwhile, David is still in danger and is forced to seek shelter at Pope & Associates; Olivia and Jake take their flirtatious relationship to the next level even as the President continues to rely on Jake for intel; in the White House, Cyrus will stop at nothing to get back into the President's good graces; and Mellie's claws come out when she tells Fitz he needs to make some changes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10656 votes#18 - Molly, You in Danger, Girl
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/2013
When details from an old case don’t add up, Olivia’s team must backtrack to figure out if they made a mistake. Worse still, this mistake has potentially put them all in serious danger. Meanwhile, Olivia and Jake’s relationship starts to heat up, while at the White House Fitz and Mellie’s relationship hits a new low.
Director: N/A
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8.5/10768 votes#19 - Seven Fifty-Two
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/2013
While Olivia engages in an emotion-filled conversation with Fitz, her team works to help one of their own. Cyrus becomes skeptic towards his husband and Mellie is near to bringing the white house down.
Director: N/A
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8.4/10707 votes#20 - A Woman Scorned
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2013
The team continue their investigation into the mole and make a shocking discovery in the process. Meanwhile Fitz orders Jake to continue to protect Olivia, who is still very much in danger, and back at the White House Mellie's ultimatum forces Cyrus into the role of "fixer."
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10659 votes#21 - Any Questions?
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2013
The White House is in the middle of its biggest scandal to date and Cyrus is in the eye of the storm. Meanwhile, someone close to Olivia betrays her and the team.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10826 votes#22 - White Hat's Back On
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2013
With the identity of the mole now closer than ever, Olivia and her team are in very real danger. Meanwhile, the latest White House scandal pushes Cyrus to his limits.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"White Hat's Off" is the best rated episode of "Scandal" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 860 votes. Directed by Tom Verica and written by N/A, it aired on 9/27/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Other Woman".