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Character Analysis: How To Get Away With Murder
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
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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 comfortable and easy it is for her to pin the murder on someone else. It was shocking and surprising how Annalise attitude was after Sam’s death; his death seemed planned and as is if she had no emotional connection. Annalise showed no remorse or anger toward her husband's death, but why would she when of her student killed him and 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. Annalise is a role model figure as a child I never dreamed of getting married and cheating on my husband and have close associates kill him. Certainly she has great characteristic a person wants but the cons outweigh the pros.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 frame and plants evidence on people at the command of

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