What happens to Jake Ballard in Scandal?

In the series finale of Scandal, Jake Ballard is incarcerated for life in a maximum-security prison, taking the fall for the crimes of the B613 black-ops program and the sins of other characters. Despite his imprisonment, he appears to find peace, as shown in a final scene suggesting he mentally returns to a happier place. The Hollywood Reporter +1
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Does Olivia ever end up with Jake?

In the show Scandal, Olivia and Jake had a complicated, on-again-off-again relationship, but they ultimately did not end up together in the series finale; instead, Olivia hinted at a future with Fitz(). Despite their strong connection and plans to leave Washington, Papa Pope (Rowan) forced Olivia to break it off with Jake to save his life, leading to Jake marrying someone else while Olivia pursued a different path with Fitz.
 
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Why did they change Jake Ballard's wife?

Carter is exiting “Scandal” because of her first-position commitment to NBC's Dick Wolf procedural “Chicago Justice” on which she is a series regular.
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What happens to Jake in season 7?

He certainly did not receive the ending he deserved. Over the seven seasons, Jake evolved into one of the most morally complex characters in the show. While nearly every other character walked away with some form of peace and redemption, Jake was shoved into a prison cell and left to rot.
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Does Olivia find out Jake killed James?

When Olivia knew about this, she told Jake that they can't be together now that Jake killed James whom Olivia considered her friend. Later, Olivia decided to take down B613 and slept with Jake to get the Intel of B613 since he was the command.
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Is Quinn actually pregnant in season 7 of Scandal?

Yes, Quinn Perkins was really pregnant in Scandal Season 7, as actress Katie Lowes was pregnant in real life, and the show wrote her pregnancy into the storyline, making it a meta experience with the character giving birth to her baby girl, Robin, in the final season. The show even incorporated Lowes's real-life pregnancy, with intense scenes where Quinn's life and her baby's were in danger, and an OB-GYN was present on set for safety.
 
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What happens to Huck at the end of Scandal?

Huck survives by the skin of his teeth, but it's a close call, and his best friend at OPA, Quinn Perkins (Katie Lowes), ultimately kills Meg in a fit of rage over what happened to Huck. By the very end of "Scandal," Huck is alive and simply ready to move on from OPA, as is everybody else.
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Who was the mole in Scandal?

The main mole in Scandal, revealed in Season 2, was Billy Chambers, the former Chief of Staff to Vice President Sally Langston, who was presumed dead but reappeared working with David Rosen to expose corruption, though later, Abby Whelan also became a mole for a different shadowy organization. 
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Why does Jake Ballard not become VP?

Jake Ballard was technically not Vice President but was vice president elect during Mellie Grant's campaign. Because he is removed from the ticket after Olivia feared for his safety.
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Who does Mellie end up with at the end of Scandal?

While the finale does give Mellie a happy ending, in which she holds onto her Presidency and renews her relationship with former confidante Marcus (Cornelius Smith Jr.), it's a shame she wasn't more present.
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Is Mellies son Fitz's dad?

5. Fitz learns that his father, Big Jerry, raped Mellie while he was campaigning for governor of California, and Mellie tells him that she took a paternity test. “Jerry is your son, not his,” she tells him. 6.
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Does Jake go to jail in season 7?

Quinn (Katie Lowes): Got her happy ending: Married Charlie and is happy with their child — and running Quinn Perkins and Associates. Huck (Guillermo Diaz): Remains by Abby's side as she grieves for David. Jake (Scott Foley): Takes the fall for B613 and spends the rest of his life in jail.
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Who ends up being Mellies VP?

To fill the vacancy, Cyrus Beene was later nominated and confirmed as Vice President.
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What was Olivia Pope's famous line?

Olivia Pope quotes on always giving your everything...

"If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. But you have to try, because if you try, if you leap and you try, and it doesn't work out, it's not on you." “Mediocrity is not an option for me.” "Whatever happens, we do not give up.
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Why is Ballard stalking Olivia?

It is revealed that Jake has been surveying Olivia at Fitz's personal request. He reports on her behaviour to Fitz despite having misgivings as to why he is watching her and does not reveal that he has been in contact with her and has taken her out on a date.
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Who betrays Olivia in Scandal?

Abby betrays Olivia

Through all of their respective romantic ups and downs, Abby and Olivia have always been there for each other. Imagine Olivia's surprise, then, when she discovers Abby has thrown Mellie -- Olivia's candidate -- under the bus to salvage Fitz's reputation and Abby's own.
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Who paid Becky to shoot the president?

Verna Thorne: She ordered Becky the assassin to kill Fitz, and while Becky did not kill the president, she did kill press secretary Britta Kagen.
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Do they find out who killed Fitz's son in Scandal?

'Scandal' Season 3 Finale Recap: Rowan Kills Jerry To Get B-613 Back, Jake And Olivia Leave Town - IMDb. Rowan showed his true colors, killing Fitz's son, Jerry, to manipulate the reinstitution of B-13, and that was just one of the game changing twists in Scandal's season 3 finale, “The Price of Free and Fair Election. ...
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Does Olivia find out Abby had Huck killed?

Yes, Olivia finds out that Abby was involved in putting Huck in danger, leading to his attempted murder by Meg, and she confronts Abby with extreme anger, even slapping her multiple times, demanding answers and revenge in Season 6 of Scandal. Olivia discovers Abby's role as a mole, and though Abby claims she didn't intend for Huck to be killed, Olivia is furious and orders Quinn to punish her. 
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Is Jim actually Huck's dad?

Toward the end of the novel, James reveals to Huck that he is Huck's biological father. James and Huck's late mother had known each other when they were young. James's revelation catches Huck by surprise, though Everett does not dwell on it in detail.
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Who does Huck marry in Scandal?

Huck is a former black ops agent/assassin for B613, the top secret sub-division of the CIA. He was married to Kim and together, they have a son named Javi.
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Was Quinn really dead in Scandal?

I emailed [creator] Shonda [Rhimes] after last week's episode and I was like, "That was such a gift to be able to go through her funeral knowing she wasn't actually dead." I could appreciate how special Quinn is to me and how special she was to her fellow Gladiators and how special she was and is to the fans.
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Does Olivia become chief of staff?

The season focuses on Olivia Pope and her new position as Chief of Staff of President Mellie Grant and the Command of B613.
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What happens to Quinn's baby?

She gives birth to a daughter, named Beth by Puck, who is adopted by Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel), coach of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline and Rachel's biological mother.
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What happens to Mellie on Scandal?

The end of season six concludes with Mellie becoming the first female President of the United States. At the end of Fitz's term, he decides to reinstate B613 and become Command, due to Rowan's manipulation of him. Olivia convinces him not to, because she thinks it will destroy him.
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