The Lawn Chair 

A tragedy in D.C. gains national attention and the White House must deal with their problematic VP.

Director:

Tom Verica

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes (created by), Zahir McGhee

Stars:

Kerry Washington, Scott Foley, Darby Stanchfield

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kerry Washington	...	Olivia Pope
Scott Foley	...	Jake Ballard
Darby Stanchfield	...	Abby Whelan
Katie Lowes	...	Quinn Perkins
Guillermo Díaz	...	Huck
Jeff Perry	...	Cyrus Beene
Joshua Malina	...	David Rosen
Bellamy Young	...	Mellie Grant
Tony Goldwyn	...	Fitzgerald Grant
Courtney B. Vance	...	Clarence Parker
Chris Mulkey	...	Chief Conners
Artemis Pebdani	...	Susan Ross
Susan Santiago	...	Rosalyn Mendez
Cornelius Smith Jr.	...	Marcus Walker
Michael Welch	...	Officer Newton

Storyline

Olivia is hired by the police department to help when a young black man is shot by a policeman but his father shows up at where his body is with a shotgun and refuses to let them take his son until they tell him why he was killed. The policeman says he had a weapon. But some people are inciting a riot saying the boy was not a criminal. Olivia tries to get David to help but he won't. The White House is looking for a new Vice President. The best choice is a woman from New Mexico but she has desires for the Presidency which doesn't make Mellie happy.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 2015 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shondaland, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode concludes with the song "I Shall Be Released" written by Bob Dylan, Performed by Nina Simone. Courtney B. Vance (Clarence Parker) also portrays Johnny Cochran in American Crime story: The People vs OJ Simpson, in which the first episode also ends on this song.

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Goofs

When Clarence Parker, the grieving father, receives news of the truth about his son's shooting, he sets his shotgun down by his son's body. When the body is being removed, the shotgun is gone.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Olivia Pope: [on the phone in a cab] I'm fine.
Jake Ballard: I don't think you are.
Olivia Pope: I'm fine.
Jake Ballard: It's been two days. Are you talking to somebody? You need to talk about it, what happened to you, to someone. You need a war buddy. Even the biggest, baddest Navy Seals have war buddies.
Olivia Pope: I'm not there - at the talking stage. I'm just tired, so I'm resting.
Jake Ballard: Resting?
Olivia Pope: Yes, resting.
Jake Ballard: Uh-huh, not working?
Olivia Pope: No.
[...]

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Soundtracks

Mercy Mercy Me
(uncredited)
Written by Marvin Gaye
Performed by Marvin Gaye

User Reviews

Political correctness

This was the worst Scandal episode I have watched to date; I am a bit behind with the episodes. My mom is a big fan and she turned me on to Scandal. The reason I keep watching is because the script writing is phenomenal, and the cast is extraordinary. As an audience, we tune in to entertainment medium to escape every day life. We want another place to go to get away from politics and mainstream media garbage dumping. I feel that this story line was so biased and only served to push a narrative and an agenda that frankly not all Americans, particularly blacks, agree with. Please don't take Scandal down this road because you will RUIN a really great show. Leave your opinions about controversial topics out of the narrative and stop trying to influence us (your audience) to your point of view. We do not all share it.