Meanwhile, Mellie and Jake try their best to postpone if not sabotage the case through QPA, leaking the reason Olivia lost her post as Chief of Staff.
[1] Fans began to speculate a possible crossover episode being in the works, which was only heightened when Davis tweeted out a photo in response, that being her on the set of the fictitious Oval Office from Scandal.
[2] Later that day, the crossover was officially confirmed through a tweet by Scandal creator and How to Get Away with Murder executive producer Shonda Rhimes.
[3] How to Get Away with Murder creator Peter Nowalk later went on to share in an interview with Deadline: At the beginning of the season, my writers and I were planning out Viola's entire arc and something in her story organically came up that was very appropriate for Scandal.
[6] Liza Weil, who portrayed Amanda Tanner on the first season of Scandal, is also a series regular on How to Get Away with Murder, playing Bonnie Winterbottom.
Nowalk said that he and Rhimes decided to ignore the continuity error and hoped that audiences wouldn't be confused and able to separate Weil's performances as both characters.
In its original American broadcast, "Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself" was seen by an estimated 4.95 million household viewers and gained a 1.2/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"[13] Refinery29's Ariana Romero noted the importance of two black actresses sharing television screen time and praised the dynamics between Annalise and Olivia.