Sunday, October 9, 2016

HTGAWM "Always Bet Black"

This episode is super intense and I cannot wait to see what happens next! But let's review shall we?



***********Spoilers Ahead************


Oliver is officially involved


The episode opened up with Oliver erasing everything off of Annalise's phone. This is dangerous for us because that makes him a part of this murder mystery. Connor will not be happy.


The Roommate


Unfortunately, Nate is the worst type of roommate. He changes your diet and forces you to assimilate to his lifestyle. I really like Nate but Geez, let Annalise live. She doesn't want to eat healthy especially with the high stress of her job. Wes should've come to live with her instead.

Nate creates a new rule for their bedroom: What is said there stays there. Annalise asks what secrets does he have? He deflects away from the question. Could Nate be under the sheet?


The New President

This President brings so much to the table. she offers a new cultural aspect to the show. She is a woman trying to make it in a field dominated by men. She understands Annalise, and wants her to succeed but her hands are tied.

In the end of the episode the New President stares at the article on Annalise solving a missing girl case. She is on the phone with someone and it seems as though there may be peace and resolve for 
Annalise's work-life.
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"Always Bet Black"
Ok Michaela meant this in regard to gambling, but this was also clear in the court case. This was interesting because there was a case where the lawyers on both sides were black. The person assisting Annalise with the case was also black. No matter what, you have to always bet black in order to win. This ADA is named Renee Atwood, declares that she will not offer Annalise a plea deal for her newest client. Annalise considers that "officitorial misconduct." She replies by mentioning that it is "payback for all of those years of bad behavior". She also mentions stealing moves from Annalise. Is this Renee Atwood a previous Keating 4 member?

Well, it seems like Aiden is not gay? He is getting married to a black girl, so I guess he was betting black. Michaela's defense when the broker questions if the $20,000  was stolen is "It's my husbands, the bastard is cheating on me"...Is this how she feels about Aden. Michaela loses the money by betting on red.

Still don't trust you

Maggie is sketchy. She is definitely a medical student. She checks Wes' body for abnormal growths and monitors his heart rate--because that's typical dating behavior.  She knows that Laurel and Wes still have feelings for one another(I mean, don't we all), but she still believes Wes when he tells her that he doesn't love Laurel. I mean, come on, I don't even believe him. He loves Laurel and he knows it. 

Mr. Castillo

It seems as though he wants to resolve the conflict between he and his daughter.  He left her mom in the middle of a mental crisis, and married her stepmom a month later. Laurel was kidnapped when she was 16, and her father refused to pay the ransom. He blames the government for not letting him pay the ransom. He doesn't like Frank, but knows that Laurel is leaving pathetic messages for him. She addresses her daddy issues, and she calls him a narcissist, but he's not wrong. He proposes and investment in her name, and Laurel views this as her Dad trying to buy her affection. Laurel signs the investment, and he gives Laurel information about Frank.  Laurel's voicemail sounds almost exactly like Rebecca's.

Rebecca: "Hey it's Rebecca, dont leave me a message"
Laurel: "Hey this is Laurel, leave me a message, but I'll probably never listen"
This is why Wes is destined to be with Laurel before her untimely death.



Slap heard around the world
Annalise took on a horrible client, who tried to dispose of a dead girl's body. It seems as though she has overdosed. Annalise must prove his innocence, and while doing this, she catches him in the act of paying off his former lawyer for blackmailing him. His lawyer blackmailed him for killing a girl, no not the girl who he was on trial for murdering, but a girl who bullied him for his weight and the way that he looks. She did this after he gave him drugs, and she said "no amount of drugs would erase the PTSD of having your hairy sweaty body--"...yeah he killed her fore she finished the sentence. Annalise is able to get him off but at a small price of 3 years in jail. He argues that he was supposed to have no jail time, and Annalise slaps him. "You killed two innocent women, and you still get to complain, say you'll take the deal. SAY IT" she screams. He says he'll take the deal, but this slap looks like it is about to haunt Annalise.



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Annalise and her children


Connor: Annalise shows sympathy toward Connor when she discovers that he and Oliver are no longer in a relationship. Although she does primarily focus on the idea that Connor may have screwed things up she does see sightly worried for a moment about him.

Bonnie: "It could've been me. I could've ended up on the street, but someone did the right thing". So Annalise was a huge force in saving Bonnie from her father. Bonnie is the oldest of Annalise's children, but her child nonetheless. I want to see more of her story.

Asher: Is Asher the babysitter in the casino? He feels the need to comfort and help out Oliver and Conner as they struggle with their relationship, and when he hears that Michaela bet red, he rushes over there.  It is super unfortunate.

The Ending

Bonnie survived, and it seems as though she will be representing Annalise in this new case. Bonnie is scrambling trying to find out what her charges are(they never made that clear in the last episode), but we did discover that Oliver was able to plant the phone. While Bonnie surviving was not much of a shock, we were all shocked by the fact that one of our own is alive, barely. They said that they found another body, but it is in critical condition. I think that this body is Connor. Especially since Oliver is right there, but judging by the way these episodes are going. I have a feeling that it might be Nate(not under the sheet but next week's survivor).



Tune in Next Thursday October 20, 2016 to see an all new episode of How to Get Away with Murder: "Don't Tell Annalise"

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