How to Get Away With Murder
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The whole concept of daddy issues or mommy issues is usually sexist and problematic.
Doesnt anyone just have a regular dad who reads books about WWII and sends them clippings from the newspaper?
It turns out that Laurels mom speaks French.
I felt very fancy being able to understand what Laurel and her mom were saying to each other.
Laurel says that her mom is ready to help her by testifying in the custody hearing.
Laurel cant deal with all their questions and doubts about Wess motives.
Meanwhile, Annalise storms into Nates office to ask if him giving her the files was a test.
His dad killed another inmate.
Up until now, Nate was pretty well-adjusted and didnt seem to have any major trauma but BOOM!
daddy issues strike again.
At the courthouse, Laurel goes to confront her father and she asks how her son is.
Then, as shes turning away, he says that he didnt kill Big Wes.
Thats a pretty big reveal to drop on someone as theyre leaving.
Give me a second to deal with that information, doc.
Its time for the custody hearing.
Its so refreshing to actually be in a courtroom during an episode again.
If only for the fact that court happens during the day, this is a good thing.
Then, Laurels asshole fathers lawyer who never gets a name but Im sure itsDale starts cross-examining Laurel.
His line of questioning is basically U CRAZY, BITCH OR NAH?
and he wont accept nah for an answer.
Then Dale asks all sorts of terrible questions: How many men she was sleeping with?
Why did she ask for a paternity test and an abortion?
Dale is OUT OF LINE.
Annalise goes to visit Nates dad in prison.
Hes been in solitary for two years and really sad old black dads make me really sad.
This show is trying to destroy me.
Okay, any feelings of sympathy I had are shifting.
Meanwhile, Oliver is making a GoFundMe page for Simons parents to come visit him.
Connor tells him that setting up that fundraiser makes him look stupidly guilty.
Frank thinks that maybe Laurels dad isnt behind everything and maybe didnt actually kill Wes.
I cant take it if Frank starts doubting all of this.
Bonnie is more concerned about the DA.
Back at the courthouse, Annalise antagonizes Laurels mom.
On the stand, Annalise keeps baiting Laurels mother to admit she was a bad mother.
Never doubt, Annalise.
That should be YOUR first move.
Jimmy Smits takes the stand and everything is going amazingly.
Shes not a cokehead.
This is looking GREAT until Dales salty ass has to cross-examine.
First thing he brings up, You did heroin, right?
Um, this was all nine years ago, DALE.
Too bad, Jimmy.
Were REOPENING THE CASE.
The DA is personally overseeing the whole thing.
Goddamn, this all fell apart quickly.
The judge rules against Laurel.
Annalise goes to Jimmy Smitss office to apologize, but he wont initiate the door.
Probably because hes in his office chair nodding off.
Yes, hes back on the smack again.
Everything is falling apart.
Nate shows up at Annalises apartment with the signed form from his dad and hes feeling frisky.
He gives Annalise a big kiss.
She turns him down, but shes going to make his dad the face case.
Cut to Bonnie, who finds out that Wes put one address in his phone before he was killed.
