Two schools of thought emerge in conjunction with Mellie's odds for making it through the series finale. On one hand, what kind of statement would it make to depict the assassination of the first female president, one who fought for bipartisanism and free college for all? Are fans ready to see something like that? Not likely. Scandal always course corrects toward political triumph.
On the other hand, with Jake and Cyrus solidifying their unholy alliance to usurp her power and her own tendency to utter foreboding dialogue reserved for horror movie characters on the verge of entering a psycho-filled forest — "Tell secret service I'll be using the tunnels to move between the Oval and the residence from now on" — her days are numbered. If Mellie doesn't watch her back, she might go from a lame-duck president to a sitting duck.
Chances of a season finale death: 50 percent