How To Get Away With Murder Season 2 Episodes 12-15 Reviews: We're All Bad People (Season Finale)

When we last checked in with Annalise and the Keating Five they were being blackmailed by a mystery person. He/she emails Conner with video from the night Sinclair was killed and Annalise was shot. They want $1 million or else. Silly blackmailer! All of the Keating Five are murderers (some, several times over). Someone's in over their heads.

Annalise returns home to Memphis to dodge the latest legal entanglements. She still has a rocky relationship with her mother Ophelia (Cecily Tyson). Anna Mae (as her mother calls her) is estranged from her father. Mac abandoned Ophelia years ago but now they're back together. Annalise is none too happy. Annalise's father reminds her that he and are very much alike. I'm sure that burned. Family can give you a reality check like no one else. Nate also makes a surprise visit. Everyone loves Nate.

Annalise breaks down and tells her mother that she was pregnant but lost the baby. Ophelia encourages her to write a note to her unborn child and bury it in the yard. It's scenes like this that remind us why Viola Davis won an Emmy for "Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series" last year (becoming the first African American woman to do so). Cecily Tyson is not too shabby either.

We learn more about Frank. Annalise and Eve were working on a case for Rose (Wes' mother). Wallace Mahoney raped Rose and is Wes' father. Frank is bribed to spy on Annalise. Wallace Mahoney wanted a mistrial at any cost. He's responsible for the car accident where Annalise lost her child. Wes confronts his father on the street. But Mahoney is shot dead right in front of his eyes. Poor Wes can't catch a break. He ends up covered in blood at least once per season.

In the continued flashback, Frank tells Sam the truth. Sam then blackmails Frank into doing his dirty work (including killing Lila). He convinces Frank that the truth will kill Annalise. The really terrible part (besides the obvious) is that Annalise blamed herself for her child's death for all these years.

There's a warrant for Annalise for obstruction of justice so she returns to Philly. That's where she recounts what REALLY happened with the Hapstalls. Caleb killed his parents. He was wearing a FitBit at the time. Phillip hacked into it and (with Catherine's help) supplied the evidence for Annalise.

So poor Michaela has made another poor choice in the boyfriend department. First she had a gay boyfriend. Then she's in the lover with a killer. Next she and Asher hook up (but he's a killer too). In other relationship news, Oliver rips up Conner's Stanford acceptance letter because he wants to stay in town. Is everyone on this show doomed to have an unhappy love life? Apparently so.

The final scene is a shot of Caleb dead in the tub. Did he kill himself or did one of the Keating Five help him along... or maybe it was Phillip or Catherine or Frank or Bonnie or Annalise or Nate or Eve. Who can tell on this crazy show?

Here's HTGAWM's murder tally to date. Let me know if I've forgotten anyone.

Sam (Annalise's husband)- killed by the Keating Five during season 1. Asher is the only person not involved.
Lila (pregnant with Sam's baby)- killed by Frank at Sam's request.
Rebecca (Wes' girlfriend)- killed by Bonnie.
DA Emily St Clair- run over by Asher after she threatened to expose his judge father (who later committed suicide).
Rose (Wes' mother)- stabbed herself in the neck in front of Annalise.
Sam Jr (Annalise's unborn baby) killed in a car crash orchestrated by Wallace Mahoney.
Wallace Mahoney (Wes' father, he raped Rose)- shot dead in front of Wes. We dont see the shooter but I assume Frank is to blame.
Caleb Hapstall- bled out in a tub. Did he commit suicide or was he murdered?
Caleb and Catherine's adoptive parents- We learn at the end of season 2 they were killed by Caleb (and then Catherine was framed by Annalise for the crime).
Helena Hapstall (Philip's mom/Caleb's aunt)- found dead in the car, killed by Caleb.
Annalise's uncle- died in a mysterious fire after molesting her. It is hinted that Ophelia helped him along a little.
Frank?- he is MIA so not sure if he's dead. Annalise did say "he has to go". Does that mean leave the law firm... or "kill him"?
And let's not forget that Annalise was shot by Wes (and barely survived).

Favorite Quotes:

"Stop apologizing. We're all bad people. That's the only thing we have in common"- Bonnie to Asher after he apologizes to the Keating Five for ruining their lives.
"Get in the shower Anna Mae. GET IN THE SHOWER!"- Annalise's mother. Too funny!
Annalise: "Why do you do that?" Bonnie: "What?" Annalise: "Believe what men tell you?"
"Why is your penis on a dead girl's phone?"- Annalise to Sam about Lila. Yes, this is from season 1 but it's still one of my favorites.

Grade: 4 1/2 Monsters (out of 5). Was this season finale as good as last year's? Not really, but that's not a deal breaker for me. The twists and turns are still great fun. Viola Davis continues to be an acting powerhouse. Her performances are mesmerizing. All of the awards should immediately go to her. And the supporting cast is none too shabby either.