“There are cases that speak to evidence and there are cases that speak to our humanity.”
On the latest installment of How to Get Away with Murder, we have our team of ragtag law students and their fearless leader playing the good guys for once. In defending a teenager accused of murdering his father, Laurel resorts to unjust means to get the jury to declare a mistrial, finally showing us that maybe she’s not the card-carrying good girl she seems.
Over in Lila Stangard land, Rebecca and Mr. Keating come face-to-face (that’s the head she hasn’t see yet). When she tells Wes that he’s the penis guy from Lila’s phone, it makes Wes question Annalise’s true motives and who she’s really trying to protect.
Annalise
Good for you, Annalise, for calling out Bonnie for ratting out your side piece. Yeah, you and your husband both cheat, it seems, but it doesn’t mean you want a snitch among your ranks. Speaking of which, if Annalise knows Bonnie has a thing for her husband, why does she keep her on staff? Maybe unsurprisingly, Mr. Keating—or “Mr. Darcy, as Lila referred to him—got together with Annalise in an unsavory way. He was already married when they started seeing each other. This guy just can’t get enough, huh?
Also, in my book, Annalise gets bumped up a letter grade because based on the way she was downing shots in last night’s episode, she’d clearly make a great drinking buddy.
Laurel
Hey, Laurel, we’ve all been begging you to do something for weeks, and you finally have! Congrats! That something might really just be your boyfriend, and eventually Frank, but it still counts! Laurel clearly has doubts about getting involved with Annalise’s firm (and I can’t say I blame her, considering all the law-breaking and adultery, yikes), so it makes sense that she attaches to this teenager’s case so hard. I thought it’d be Wes who had the conscious, but apparently not.
Conner
Someday, Conner will realize that he’s more than just good looks and actually contribute something to a case besides his sexuality, but last night’s episode was not his time to realize it. Apparently, using a dating app called “Humper” he was talking to six guys at once, and one of them was a juror Team Annalise was looking to axe. Game, set and match, Conner, but what are you going to do if there’s ever another hot gay guy in town? Use your brain?! Also, thanks for not singing any Christmas carols this week, I appreciate it.
Wes and Rebecca
Wes and Rebecca have the honor of sharing this grade this week: Rebecca, because she traipsed into Wes’s apartment and ate his pizza (without asking!), and Wes, because he broke into Annalise’s apartment TO LOOK AT HER WALLPAPER. Certainly that could’ve waited, right? I get that it’s important to the Lila Stangard case, but Annalise holds your academic fate in her hands like a tiny bird and breaking and entering IS STILL A CRIME (probably a felony or a misdemeanor, I’m not the lawyer here).
“We’re Not Friends”`
I swear, these flash forwards and flash backs are making me dizzy, but this episode got a lot of important truths out of the way. Now, it’s pretty much only a matter of time before Frank and Laurel are sleeping together and Wes is taking his vows at the Church of Rebecca. Also, the name of the episode was “We’re Not Friends” because—in case you didn’t understand before—none of the characters on this show are friends.
Extra Credit
- “That episode of NYPD Blue where Detective Simone dies still makes me tear up,” a potential juror shares. Who was this reference for, I’d like to know. The older crowd?
- These lyrics: “I’m gonna put some hot led in my daddy’s head.” I’m more disturbed by the basic rhyme scheme than the imagery.
- Everyone thinks Annalise has great boobs, even Frank, who’s gay.
- Speaking of Frank, Asher is jealous of how much sex Frank is having. He just wants his sex to be straight sex.
- Asher cries when the teenage boy gets a mistrial. He’s basically a caricature, but I enjoy him anyway.
- The Mr. Darcy thing is hilarious, but Mr. Darcy would NEVER cheat.
Demerits
- “Jurors to Watch” sounds like a list from Variety about what jurors are going to have their breakthrough year.
- “Why are you so worked up about this case? Unless your father beat you.” Jesus, Frank. Rude, much?
- Next week’s episode: What Annalise does to get control back…"is just wow." Hi, ABC, I’d like to talk to your Marketing department.