It's All Her Fault

I was on the fence after the pilot but my curiosity sucked me in & I ended up watching 15 episodes in a week. I didn't have a hard time following the flashback scenes since they were "labeled" nicely for the viewer. If you stick with this show for a few episodes you won't be disappointed. I thought I had everything figured out more than once...You can't just sit and "Veg" in front of the screen. You are required to pay attention & actually tune in or you may miss something important. I watch via Netflix or DVR so that if I feel like I just missed something I can rewind a scene or 2. I get pretty invested in shows being a TV junkie & this show keeps me feeling fulfilled.

I'm really enjoying the court cases and the work the law students are doing, but every once in a while we have to have tired sex scenes. There are gay scenes and scenes between Keating and Sam. These could be cut out and more plot content put in. Someone coming to a door, and embrace, and a closed door has just as much effect. They seem to be superfluous. Anyway, I am getting into this show despite that single criticism. The characters are unique and the continuing material is being well presented.

"How to Get Away with Murder is the first show of the new television year I'm cutting from my string of weekly shows. From purely a superficial standpoint, the show turns me off with its cool color schemes, jerky camera-work. Just looking at the show downgrades it instantly. I feel as though I turned on the incorrect channel and I'm watching CW, not one of the big network channels. (That criticism is of the show's content, not just the appearance.) Look, I'm sure the show will continue because it appeals to the teenage audience well and with some value, but not value adults want to watch when they approach shows in a serious, artistic way. If this show would have aired eight years ago, I probably would be smitten with it. I do really admire how seriously and appropriately "How to Get Away with Murder" is handling homosexuality. More shows need to follow in its footsteps concerning that topic. Davis' work is not what is making me lose interest, she's excelling at the role. (Is that a surprise?). It took Shonda Rhimes four seasons to really get "Scandal" to work, so I'm sure "How to Get Away with Murder will get to that point too...but I'm not sticking around until that happens.

Grade: C

This episode reminds me of novelist Michael Peterson's case. His wife Kathleen Peterson died, and he claimed she perished after falling down stairs at their home.