Why Did Scandal Dumb Down Olivia Pope?

SPOILER ALERT: Don't read this post if you haven't watched last night's episode of Scandal.



We've seen lots of people get kidnapped over the years on Scandal, and the wheel of fortune has finally turned badly for Olivia.



But let's be clear about what happened. She was terrified, drugged, and hit. But she wasn't beaten, starved, tortured, sexually abused or raped. She wasn't subjected to solitary confinement for an extended period, which is also internationally agreed to be a form of torture. T...