Character Analysis: How To Get Away With Murder

An ordinary night took an unexpected turn, on the ground lay a lifeless man. Everyone was in full shock and could not believe what happened. Every year television networks debut new shows and my favorite one this year was How To Get Away With Murder. It had the most intense scenes I have seen on a television screen; every week you had to expect the unexpected. I found this show to be like no other and was a not copycat.

How To Get Away With Murder is a brand new television show that made its series debut in the Fall of 2014. A-list actress Viola Davis plays Annalise Keating, and Shonda Rhimes is the executive producer. I expected this show to be the icing on top of Thursday night television, and I have to say that once again Rhimes delivered

and people saying Thank God It's Thursday (TGIT).This show has everything one could ask for in romance and drama.
In the first episode, we are introduced to Professor Annalise Keating. At first, I liked Annalise, but toward the season finale I disdained her. Annalise is not only a professor of defense law but also a criminal defense attorney with five of her best and brightest students working alongside her. The five students are Wes, Connor, Michaela, Asher, and Laurel. Along with the five students, she has two associate attorneys in Frank and Bonnie to assist her. The students worked at Annalise’s firm that is also her house and shares it with her husband, Sam Keating. I find Annalise to be a controlling and manipulative teacher runs her students' to the ground to have an upper edge in a criminal case. Therefore, the show kept me guessing on what will happen next, and my guesses were never correct.
The five students are very different from each other.

Wes is an orphan from Haiti, and his mother committed suicide. Michaela’s engaged, but not sure if she wants to get married since she has pressure to sign a prenup and the possibility of her fiancé having sexual intercourse with Connor. Asher is trying to get away from his father’s shadow who is a judge. Laurel is trying to make a name for herself while not having the support of her family. Connor is trying to find himself and his sexual orientation. My favorite student is Asher because he is goofy and clueless; he is all about enjoying the company of others. One thing I like in Annalise is her work ethic; she works and making sure the clients obtain the least amount of punishment as possible, even though, her antics might not be legal.

In each episode, there is a courtroom scene a case and the students are followed around to see what new facts they can dig up. One of the major cases was finding out who killed Lila. Lila’s best friend was Rebecca, and she was arrested for her death. Wes and Rebecca lived in the same apartment complex and was there for her arrest. As she was being taken to outside Wes said, “ do not say anything.” With the help of Wes, Annalise to started to represent Rebecca even though Annalise did not believe she was innocent, she still did it. Rebecca and Wes became very close, and they began to build an intimate

relationship.
Since the beginning of the series, the question has been who killed Sam? In later episodes, Sam's killer was revealed, but viewers were left asking who killed Rebecca and why? On the outside looking in Sam and Annalise seemed to have the perfect marriage, both have successful careers as professors and a lawyer, but they were unfaithful to each other. Sam impregnated Lila and Annalise’s police officer boyfriend, Nate, is in custody for Sam's death. I could not believe how complacent and easy it is for her to pin the murder on someone else. It was shocking and surprising how her attitude was after Sam’s death; his death seemed planned and as is if she had no emotional connection, but why would she when witnessed his body getting rolled up to get burned in the school bonfire.
In real life, I would hate to see anyone get framed but in a television show it is exciting and adds suspense. Certainly her cons outweigh the pros and she is not a role model figure, as a child I never dreamed of framing people. Additionally, I find Annalise to be manipulative and have people do her dirty work for her. I would describe Frank's job description as a hitmen and plants evidence on people at the command of Annalise.
Even though there was drama, it was difficult to understand everything that happens. The television show is extremely hard to keep track because of the flashback. The episodes do not start at the beginning, but in medias res. While watching the T.V. show, you don't have a transcript to read along with the scenes and remembering what happened from the beginning is difficult. However, this show is very entertaining and addictive, I have enjoyment watching people framed. Additionally, I was drawn to this television show because of their diversity and being the typical show; the main character is a woman and I liked seeing powerful she is.