The trick to writing a good TV show isn’t avoiding a formula; it’s finding a good formula. So far, How to Get Away with Murder has been on the right path, and this episode displays plenty of the formula’s best quirks. Again, the case of the week doesn’t hinge on who’s guilty, it hinges on…
“We get to be spies!” That’s Asher (Matt McGorry), the student whose only characterization so far has been ‘douchebag,’ finally showing his geeky side over a case in which the five law students get to snoop around a workplace. McGorry’s baby-face has been telling me that he’s actually the loveable douchebag of the cast, but…
I’ve never been great at remembering people’s names, and this show is not helping. The main cast is composed of Annalise Keating (Viola Davis), five law students, two associate attorneys, and a handful of others. This episode doesn’t feature any onscreen murders, so waiting until they all die off isn’t an option. Looks like I’ll…
We learn one major fact about How to Get Away with Murder from its second episode: this show has buckets of plot, and it enjoys emptying them with as much shock value as pig’s blood at a prom. Most second episodes define the show better than the premiere. Shot on a high budget with the…
Ever wonder how you might have to dispose of a body? Hide evidence? Plan the perfect crime? ABC’s latest TV show has, and it isn’t being coy about the fact: it’s titled How to Get Away with Murder. The show opens in media res: four law students are in the woods at night over a…
