The worst outcome, a public shaming, divorce, and job loss from such a scandal at a moderate-sized university, might drive some men over the edge to murder. I might be wrong, but I don’t or can’t see mild-mannered Sam as a murderer. He has yet to show his backbone or raise his voice. There hasn’t been any foreshadowing of his possible guilt apart from the affair. It would be unfair to cobble together a few scenes over the final two episodes before revealing his killer. The easiest culprit would be Rebecca as Sam’s killer. She arrived at Annalise’s house splattered in blood and carried undetected upstairs by Wes to wash up and settle her nerves. I accept Rebecca’s confession that she’s guilty of murder as false and arbitrary, yet another red herring. She’s no Hannibal Lecter to gloat about victims after the fact. She manipulates the low-hanging fruit of the Keating Five, but I don’t think she’s crafty or intelligent enough to fool Annalise.
Is this the beginning of the end for Wes after having finally slept with Rebecca? He has been tireless prior to sex, a veritable lovestruck Boy Scout, but let’s see if the puppy matures into a vicious pit bull.
Wes shouldn’t have sway over Annalise, but I’ve oftentimes stated this, yet he continues to disrupt her flow. I’m all for writers having opportunities in the spotlight, but a possible downside is a mishmash of character voices, intentions and consistency. I’d rather one or two writers work in tandem over the course of the first season to build a solid foundation before handing the baby over to various nannies. Each caretaker imprints on the impressionable, absorbent newborn. I hope the showrunner and writing team revisits their original motivation for the show and its characters over the upcoming winter break.
What type of woman is grateful for miscarriages? What type of woman free of her own misgivings and sins, rebuffs her cheating husband’s embrace and comfort? A woman who is thankful for miscarriages and not feel saddened by the loss, doesn’t know who she is and what type of mother she’d be. To be thankful for not having a child with her husband, given the circumstances of how they met and married, might speak more to a dark place inside of her that she feels the child would grow and fester during the pregnancy. Why does Annalise need more time to behave as Sam’s wife? Is it all about Lila and Rebecca? Or is this seasoned stage actress going deeper than the others, television actors, and performing on levels not written in the weekly scripts?
There has to be another killer. My money’s on Nate, but again, same question. Why? If the jilted ex-lover is the killer, why would the students get involved? They have no previous connection and relationship. The one person the bleating sheep would follow to the edge of a cliff is their professor. It gives credence to the show’s title, and who better to teach a class on getting away with murder other than the mastermind herself? That wouldn’t work because of the reverse timeline of the show. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
