Warning, spoilers abound below.
Quick show of hands: did anyone see this happening? Anyone see it going down like this? Yeah, definitely did NOT see any of the final five minutes coming.
The only way to top an episode like last week’s is to throw in reveal a season-long in coming and another mystery to chew on until the fall when “How to Get Away With Murder” returns (yay for the season renewal announced at the end of the episode!)
Which is why the 20 or so minutes we spend on the case of the week are painfully wasted. Although there’s something to be drawn from the fact that the only client Annalise fails is one who admits to his guilt to save someone he loves. The fact that Annalise and her crew could take a few tips from the priest who killed a fellow priest who was a molester, and then confessed to keep the woman he chastely loved from incriminating himself is alarming in itself. Also, the fact that the above story barely phases “How to Get Away With Murder” viewers speaks to the number of twists we’ve been through this season already. It takes a lot to rile us up.
In plot points that we care about, Oliver decides to do the responsible thing and asks that he and Connor go get tested for HIV. The episode turns into a bit of a PSA midway there about the need for protection, but hey — more power to Shondaland for speaking out about an important issue.
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While Frank did the dirty deed, Annalise is right that Sam is Lila’s murderer. Frank wouldn’t have been there unless coerced, and Sam set the events in motion with his affair. But what did Frank do to make himself at Annalise and Sam’s beck and call? Does Annalise know? And why did he lie to Laurel about being a hitman? And just WHAT? Watched the episode four times before publishing this, and every time it still shocks.
Mostly because, in the closing minute of the episode, Annalise and Frank ask each other if they murdered Rebecca, who has been lying dead in the basement since this afternoon in the best twist of the season. Who could have killed her? We have absolutely no idea, but here’s why our best guess on why each of them could have done it:
We’ll spend all next season figuring out whodunnit, and we couldn’t be more excited. Thanks for following along for the wild ride folks — til next season.
“How to Get Away With Murder” will return this fall on ABC.
