How To Get Away With Murder

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Are they done with that?

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But this episode does something … else.

It transports us back in history.

The wedding of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles!

The thirdStar Warsprequel arrives in theaters!

Can you hear the eternal songs of Hilary Duff and Franz Ferdinand?

We went back to 2005and stayed there.Lets get to 2005 and the rest of this episode.

The news is spreading that Gabriel knows that Sam is his dad.

Bonnie is scrubbing all the blood thats caked into her callouses when Frank busts in.

Frank, lets observe before we report.

Maybe wait until the next morning?

Or confront Annelise the second youre alone with her?

Also … what is his plan?

Its honestly more interesting if hes going to kill Annelise.

Otherwise, this all could have been an e-mail.

Its gonna be one of these nights, folks.

This is clearly a move to curry back some favor from the couple, but its definitely creepy.

HOW DOES CALLING OLIVER AND CONNOR RIGHT THEN FIX ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS?!?!

This definitely could have waited till the morning.

Its an even greater sin narratively because basically nothing happens with the Keating Gang.

Better sit in this house for like two hours and do nothing.

Back at Annelises, shes staring down Gabriel and his completely unreasonable request.

He says that his mother taught him to protect people worse off then he is.

Man, I would have loved any of this character development instead of him being a beautiful light-skinned cipher.

All Gabriel knew was that his father died before he was born.

I would love if we got to meet Vivian Maddox, Gabriels mother and Sams ex, immediately.

And did we not already know that Sam is very bad?

I thought we were very clear on this?

All right, its time to blast back to the past!

It might be useful to attempt to knock out most of the 2005 storyline in one go.

First of all, Frank has a very dumb haircut.

He looks like Tobey Maguire fromSpiderman 3.

Annelise is fixated on one thing: adopting Christophe, a.k.a.

They fight over and over about it.

Bonnie emotionally touches Sams arm.

Sams reaction to the accident is to look up Vivian Maddox and just bug the shit out of her.

Like, leave her alone.

You made your choice, you monster.

Sam picks without him.

Do we need more evidence that Sam is bad?

The only other storyline that needs to be addressed is Nate covering up Rons death.

In the present, Annelise is trying to do everything she can to get Gabriel off her fucking back.

She ends up playing him the tape of Wes on the phone talking about Sams murder.

Wes did it, can I like go to bed now?

He wants more answers.

Why did Wes do it?

Why would a student kill her husband?

I dont know, Gabriel.

Why dont you watch the first two seasons of the show?

Annelise just wants to put everything behind her.

Was his mom the most universally loved and respected profession?

… Um … sexy nurse?

He shows up at Vivians door and her mom comes out to tell him to get lost.

Suddenly a basketball thats definitely a metaphor rolls over to his feet and he picks it up.

It belongs to baby Gabriel.

He catches it and then hands it back to him in a really weird way.

Bonnie is in love with Sam and Frank has been threatened by Sam about the accident.

She finds Annelise on the floor in the bathroom after overdosing.

When Annelise comes to, she doesnt remember that she lost the baby.

Just hand Viola Davis another Emmy, like.

Annelise knows that Bonnie loves Sam but Annelise needs Bonnie more right now.

I found myself asking if Annelise had any female friends?

There is a very strange answer to this question coming soon.

Sam returns home and Frank hands him an e-mail Sam wrote to Vivian.

Frank tells Sam that hes going to GET HIS SHIT TOGETHER because Annelise needs someone.

Its time for the final montage.

Gabriel sits and cries holding his metaphor basketball and makes a phone call.

They found out who I am.

Can you call me back?

Present-day Annelise opens her door to find who?

And in the past, Eve gives Frank the printout of the e-mail.

Eve says he never deserved you, Annelise.