This review contains spoilers for S5E9 He Betrayed Us Both.
At the end of the last episode we find out who Gabriel is…SAM’S KID!! So Sam never told Annalise about Gabriel. In the flashbacks we get to see that Sam did know about his son and wanted to see him, but his mother, Vivian, wouldn’t allow it, after Sam left her for Annalise. Sam was only able to get a glimpse of his son. I’m glad they are getting into this story line. Hopefully we will find out how Sam and Annalise’s relationship really developed.
Annalise, Annalise, Annalise, always with a stash of Vodka SOMEWHERE! Gabriel breaks into her apartment to question her about Sam’s death. But Annalise says she never knew Sam’s ex-wife and didn’t know Gabriel existed until that night. I definitely thought Gabriel was there to kill her. He didn’t try it, but it does seem like he didn’t get whatever he was hoping for.
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Flashbacks also show Frank torn up over causing the accident with Annalise, causing her to lose her baby. Bonnie saves Annalise from an overdose. Annalise is so grief stricken over the lose of her child. Both Sam and Annalise are grieving, the reason why Sam reaches out to his ex-wife to try to see his son, and why Annalise does what she does.
So we find out “the adoption” Governor Birkhead’s office found out about was Annalise attempting to adopt Wes after his mother was killed. Sam intercepted the adoption application and stopped it. I guess the story line wouldn’t have been as interesting if the adoption had gone through.
Frank, Bonnie, and Nate continue with the cover-up of Miller’s murder. They are the only three that know what happened, even though Michaela saw blood on Bonnie’s leg. Nate shows up after taking care of Miller’s body and lets Bonnie know it wasn’t her fault. Nate was enraged when he murdered Miller, for good reason. I still wonder if Miller really set up his father’s death though.
The whole gang now knows who Gabriel is and no one can rest, not knowing what he is in town for.
In the closing scenes Gabriel calls someone, “I screwed up, they found out who I am.” Who could he be working with? Maybe Sam’s sister.
Annalise’s friend, Eve, shows up with an email that Sam drafted to his ex-wife after he and Annalise lost their baby. In the email he asks to see his son and tells Vivian he never stopped loving her. At the time, Eve some how got the draft email and brought it to Frank’s attention, who then gets Sam to forget about sending the email and delete it. Eve tells Annalise he never deserved her. Her timing though, Frank may have called her to make sure Annalise was okay.
A good premier, I expected nothing less.
How to Get Away with Murder airs Thursday nights on ABC.