Possibly the most emotional and powerful episode of How To Get Away With Murder. The acting was absolutely phenomenal.
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Beauty Shop
I loved the beauty shop because it was crucial to the plot. With an all star line of Michael Hyatt, Mary J. Blidge, and Viola Davis it was destined for success. There were many attacks at Annalise, along with everyone else. The conversation was fun and light until a crack head came into the shop. This set the scene as Mary J. Blidge confessed to her addiction struggles and how she overcame.
I Usually Hate Bonnie, But....
This episode made me love Bonnie. She was so incredible from the start. We begin by seeing her visit her father, and she runs into Frank. She thanks him which is totally unexpected. I believe that she was grateful for the gesture that Frank did. Although this was not a happy reunion, she confronted Frank about why he shot Mahoney, and he goes back to a darker time. Annalise calls Bonnie who lies and says that her sister showed up(this is the first mention of Bonnie having a sister). Frank asks Bonnie to run away with him, and suggest that they get normal jobs and make a family. He says that he is only joking but Bonnie seriously considers this. She wakes Frank in the middle of the night, while he is having a bad nightmare, and the two have sex. The next day Bonnie goes out and gets them coffee, when she returns Frank is gone.
Flashbacks
They are so crucial to this episode. They take us on a journey through time. They explain how Sam became acquainted with Frank. His aunt wen to school with Sam's sister who asked for a favor. Sam sticks his neck out to help Frank get released from prison.
This flashback was extremely significant because Frank in prison is similiar to Frank now. I am curious as to how Sam and Annalise were able to bring Frank out of his depression, and what can bring Frank out of this depression know.
Annalise is reluctant to take Frank's case. Sam reminds Annalise that she asked him to help Bonnie. She agrees to help Frank and tells him that he can only win this case if he admits guilt. Annalise comes to the conclusion that Frank just wants to be a father to Frank. She comes to the realization that he hasn't touched her.
Sam visits Frank and mentions the idea that he is afraid to get out. After that, Frank says that he was planning to kill this guy for weeks. Sam says that he deserves to get out of jail because he starts crying over what he did. Sam says that he will help Frank see the good inside him.
In another flashback, Annalise is pressured into drinking a drink that Frank's father had stored many years ago. She remarks that it is the foulest thing she has ever tasted.
In another flashback, Annalise is seen in the bathroom, bleeding. She looks extremely upset with a toothbrush in her hand. It is assumed that he has had a miscarriage, and Sam calls the doctor.
In the final flashback, Sam is making remarks about how there will be two professor Keating's in one school.
Miceala Keating
"Go anywhere near my bag or anyone else's in this room and that laptop won't be all your missing, you spineless bald, sorry excuse of a man" The words that made us all so sure that Miceala is a candidate to be the new Annalise. This is something that fascinates Asher, and he wants the voice to come out again. She steals Simon's computer looking for an outline, but instead, with the help of Oliver, they find the "Killer" posters. SIMON IS THE CULPRIT!
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I am so happy that Annalise is seeking help, and I really like that the president of the college is in recovery as well. The president continues to act strong with Annalise, she fights back and proves that she holds more power than her with the sentence "Stop fighting Annalise, it's not cute anymore". Go President! Don't suffer anything from Annalise. Unfortunately, Annalise's recovery involves a relapse--a really sad relapse. After the painful flashbacks, Annalise drowns her sorrows in alcohol. She calls Nate and tells him that he is lucky that he doesn't have to deal with her mess anymore. Wes comes over her house, and she is completely drunk. She asks Wes to dance with her. Wes takes her to the bathroom so that she can throw up, and she breaks down crying. She brings up the fact that Wes shot her and tells him that he hates her. He says that it is not true that she protects him so he will protect her. She also admits that Nate is too good to her, and that she tried to be ok with it. Wes throws her on her bed, and leaves. As Annalise fights for her job back, the president appeals to her on an emotional level, saying that she cannot get better by herself.
So close,
Well, Wes has been lying to Meggie hardcore. I mean, he told her that his mother died of stomache cancer, and he felt extremely uncomfortable. I felt like he is destined to date Laurel not just because of the dramatic tension between them, but because they are stuck in this web together. They can only be honest with eachother. This concept of honesty comes out when Laurel tells Wes all about Frank. This cuts through their romantic moment and forces Wes to tell Annalise. It is a good thing that Bonnie decides to walk in at the exact moment that this information is being revealed to Annalise. Man are they screwed.
The ending: So we begin with Meggie telling Oliver all about Laurel. They continue to talk as Bonnie gets a call, I guess that it would be safe to assume that this person already knows about Laurel being in the fire, but what they did not know was that she was pregnant. I guess that it wasn't Annalise since she had called Bonnie earlier in the evening. Oliver makes a call, desperately trying to reach Asher. A white woman answers the phone. Micaela snatches the phone away from her, and mentions that she doesn't know where Connor is. There is a heading on the news screen saying that an unidentified male was killed in a fire at Annalise's house.
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