Last episode, right after a bunch of people got laid, (because apparently everyone in the show loves to have
I'm so happy to be alive! sex 24/7) we found out Catherine is a big ol' tall liar. Except, y'know, Amy Okuda is probably actually short.
Google doesn't have any clue what her height is, so I'm going to tweet her. Hopefully she responses in time so I can inform the Internet how tall she is.
I've been thinking all week who shot Annalise. I'm willing to take the chance and say that the person who killed Emily Sinclair (or St Clair..) is Asher. I came to this conclusion because he is one of the only people who had that much interaction with her throughout the season. Perhaps the person who shot Annalise was Michaela. I know that's probably way off, and maybe I should be completely ashamed, but I think that having Connor or Wes shoot Annalise is too obvious. Plus, the latter already got their chance to murder someone. I think we're going to make every character in the show a murderer before allowing there to be repeat offenders.
I also think that Michaela is the reason they're all there in the first place, because why the fuck not.
And.... I was wrong about some things!
The Underdogs:
Annalise: 'Kay. She gets this genius plan to help Asher get away with his first murder (because baby children new to the murder game need a bit of help) and most of the episode she's on her phone calling people and telling Asher that Wes and the Accomplices killed Sam. Until the last five minutes, when she asks people to kill her to make it look like a crime scene, because Annalise takes her job way too seriously.
- She goes directly to her least fave, Connor, to shoot her. This is where I started making weird mouth noises, in which words like, "no!" and, "Don't!" could possibly have been made out. She tried to purposefully piss him off by saying that she's going to ruin his and his boyfriend's life, and even be the reason Oliver could go to jail. Michaela starts screaming for him not to do it, standing in between the two, so eventually Connor puts that gun down and leaves.
- Then Annalise goes out of her way to tell her 3rd favorite that she's going to ruin her academic career. Michaela didn't shoot her.
- Annalise goes to Laurel, which means that she's now the 2nd favorite. Laurel tears up and says that they should all go to prison. Maybe she isn't the beautiful murderous butterfly that we thought she was, which rules out her and Frank becoming a murderous duo.
- But then, oh Christ, Annalise tells Wes about Rebecca. Remember Rebecca? That girl that's like the rebellious puppy your family gets and the puppy pisses on everything and chews on everything. Then 'someone' accidentally kills the puppy and your mom tells you that the puppy ran away. But then you find out that the puppy got ran over and you grow up with an intense hatred of your mom you let unleash after you turn 18. Except Wes found out how long afterwards? So he didn't let his hatred age like a fine wine, and he took matters in his own hands and shot her in the stomach.
Bonnie: Sometimes , Bonnie scares the hell out of me. She just casually comes up to the car where Asher hit Emily and calmly tells him that she'll help him. You know what? I was always trying to determine what character is How to Get Away with Murder's version of Huck from Scandal. I tried to guess between Phillip and Frank. But you know who is the most like Huck? Bonnie.
Nate: He starts off the episode being accused of changing Phillip's files with the schizophrenic person's files by Emily. He gets fired because he yells at Emily for her ignorance that if you fuck with Annalise and Company, you will die. And guess what happened? Emily died. And Wes called him, because you know what? It's not Annalise and Wes. It's Nate and Wes. Do whatever you want with that mental picture as you please, because I no longer want it.
Frank: Frank just casually takes Catherine and y'know, kind of smothers her and makes her ingest some of Nia's pills. Don't worry, she's not dead! However, Frank looks dead inside while he's doing this all. He basically is the definition of the phrase, "Been there, done that," and I don't know how to feel about it.
The (new) Murder Five (but still technically only 2/5 are actually murderers... as far as we know):
Connor: Connor wasn't too fond of the idea that they would make it look like a crime scene. You know, because now he is living the domestic life and his totally normal cinnamon roll of a boyfriend would not appreciate if he shot his professor. The professor that he doesn't think is that intimidating. He leaves the mansion after refusing to shoot Annalise. The last moment we see with him is him looking off into the distance, when he's probably reflecting on what the fuck went wrong with his life.
Michaela: Okay, this episode made me feel really bad for Michaela. In all of the previous flashforwards, she didn't look so upset. So I thought that maybe she kind of, y'know, accepted that this was her, uh, destiny. But nope, she pretty much had to watch her friend almost shoot the woman who told her that it was totally okay to believe that the guy she liked was innocent. She had to watch her friend almost shoot the woman who she aspired to be like. And she stood directly in front of him. And I was making my weird mouth noises, because as you all know, Michaela and Connor hold a special place in my heart.
Laurel: She starts off the episode by being an art critic towards Catherine's creepy paintings. She tried to decide what to do with the gun, but ultimately, Murder Night 2.0 isn't about her. Maybe Murder Night 3.0 will be her night. Anyways, in the final seconds, I was totally expecting for the girl to just shoot Annalise for bringing up her dad. But instead she gets a little bit teary-eyed and says that maybe they should all go to jail for all the sick bullshit they get put through. Which made me a little bit emo, because I want to find good in these fictional characters and have them have alright lives. You know, like the fact Wes has had a rough life and he might have watched his mom kill himself, or the fact that Connor knows that people don't see the good in him and he's probably been referred to as a slut more times than he wants to be, or the fact that Laurel wants to become a lawyer to help the poor (even though she doesn't need the money), and Michaela, the girl from a shitty place who used academics to get herself where she needed to be.
Asher: After Emily pushed his dad to suicide by releasing information to the press, he takes matters into his own hands and gains entrance into the Murder Club by backing up into her with his car. Wait, was I actually right about something on this show? Holy shit. This makes it twice now, and oh my god, both times were with Asher! I have Asher Senses! Of course, the kid is a bit traumatized, but it'll all get better from here! Or worse. Whatever.
Wes: He didn't play that big of a part this murder night 2.0 at first. He just kind of stood around awkwardly while almost everyone else danced around like ballerinas on crack to make it seem like the whole Emily thing was an accident. Then Annalise told him that she killed his girlfriend, so obviously that pissed him off and he took the gun and shot her where it hurt. That's right, ladies and gentleman, (and anyone in between, or even none of the above) Wes Gibbins didn't even shoot his professor in the leg. He aimed for something more serious.
Then we get to the flashback from 10 years ago. After Wes shot Annalise, you can hear Annalise whispering, "Christophe," and it's fucking frightening because you know there's going to be some terrible stuff that's going to end in a cliffhanger.
So Tiny Baby Child Wes is sitting down being asked questions about his mom. He asks if his mom is dead. Then the camera pans out and you see Annalise (with braids nevertheless) and Eve. Eve asks what they've done, and Annalise looks... remorseful.
Hapstall Case of Happenings:
Emily Sinclair (or St Clair.. I am never going to learn it, lbr): Bringing up a man's dead wife is a gross thing. However, Bonnie bringing her dead body to the mansion is a new kind of fucked up. RIP Emily. Although lbr nobody on this show rests in peace. Just pieces. Congrats on being the only character on the show that died before getting a sex scene.
Catherine: Okay, so Frank gets her and makes her pass out. And of course, Annalise pins everything on her, because who else better to pin it on? If you're not there for .5 seconds, murder will be pinned on you. That's what I've learned from How to Get Away With Murder. That's why I stay in all of my classes and never skip a day, because what if one of my fellow classmates get murdered? #StayInSchool (or in Catherine's case, #StayHome)
Caleb: There's a lot I would do for my siblings. But nope, trying to hide a gun is too far. F-O-L-G-E-R-S. Then Michaela plans to livetext (it's like liveblogging... just... texting....) the whole thing for him. Of course, you probably can't send hey babe... my professor asked me to kill her.... over text.
Phillip: He goes around trying to meet up with Catherine, but I guess we won't know what happens until February 11th.
Quote of the Night: Connor to Laurel, "Who thought we would be the last ones on the screw the client list?"
Anyways, HTGAWM comes back February 11th. I know, I'll be dying too. I'll probably post my (terrible) theories throughout the break.
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