Paris Is Burning 

Olivia and Fitz face big consequences; Mellie enlists an old friend to ensure she gets her way.

Director:

Jann Turner

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes (created by), Matt Byrne

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
Portia de Rossi	...	Elizabeth North
Cornelius Smith Jr.	...	Marcus Walker (credit only)
Tony Goldwyn	...	Fitzgerald Grant
Mackenzie Astin	...	Noah Baker
Joe Morton	...	Rowan Pope
Laila Ayad	...	Charlotte Reid
Kimrie Lewis	...	Reporter Ashley (as Kimrie Lewis-Davis)

Storyline

Just as the President and his wife were going to be interviewed on TV and proclaim their loyalty and devotion to each other, Olivia admits to the press that she is having an affair with the President. So Abby gets them out of the interview. And when they hear of it, Mellie wants to handle it but Fitz wants to be honest. Mellie freaks out and leaves. Abby arranges for another interview and tries to get Mellie there. When she goes to see Mellie, she finds that Mellie called Cyrus to help her negotiate.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the closet scene where Mellie is looking for hooch she moves a padded bench to one side of the closet so she can stand on it to look on a top shelf. At the end of the scene the padded bench is back in its original location even though Mellie clearly never moved the it back to where it was originally located.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Abby Whelan: [walking past chatting employees] Shut it down or get fired, people!

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Connections

References Paris Is Burning (1990)

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Soundtracks

How Do You Keep the Music Playing
(uncredited)
Music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Performed by James Ingram and Patti Austin

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 2015 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shondaland, ABC Signature

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD