Two of the fiercest, most intelligent characters on television are part of ABC‘s #TGIT. Olivia Pope, played by Kerry Washington, and Annalise Keating, played by Viola Davis, are the most badass leading ladies. While the pair are on two different shows, they have a lot in common. In this article we compare and contrast the women to find out which one would land on top should they ever go head to head.
** SPOILER ALERT ** They’re equally awesome.
People look up to Olivia and understand her.
Annalise, on the other hand, gets a lot of backlash on her tough approach.
But that doesn’t mean her employees won’t do anything for her.
Olivia’s crew is equally as loyal. In fact many of them owe her their life.
But that doesn’t mean they don’t keep secrets from her.
Annalise’s employees even went behind her back in a BIG way.
Also, both are in a messy love triangle:
Olivia with the president and the handsome Captain Ballard.
And Annalise with her complicated husband and hot boyfriend, Jake Lahey.
They can’t even go against each other for this one, because both have such hot chemistry with their men.
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I mean come on…
bananadome.tumblr.comAnnalise easily gets people wrapped around her finger.
While trusting Olivia gets wrapped around everyone else’s finger.
Both leading ladies like to look tough on the outside.
But it’s obvious that there is a lot of hurt inside.
Now, Olivia is finding herself in big trouble that even she can’t get out of.
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Olivia lost an employee she loved as family from this job.
Annalise lost her only family because because her employees were trying to do their job.
Throughout it all, Olivia Pope has looked stylish and chic.
Similarly, Annalise always looks put together, even when everything is falling apart.
At the end of the day, both women are trying to do the right thing and to preserve justice, so we think they’re both winners (even if the right thing can feel a little too much like the wrong thing).
