Just when you thought the web couldn’t be anymore complex, well get ready to welcome a new character into the Scandal story line. The “Mother Gladiator” will be entering your living rooms this coming Thursday on the newest episode of Scandal. E! News confirms that Treme star Khandi Alexander has been cast as Olivia Pope’s (Kerry Washington) late mother Maya Lewis. The actress, who will appear in multiple episodes throughout the third season, will first appear via flashback in this week’s all-new episode, “Icarus.”
