How To Get Away With Murder: Season 1 - Snapshot

I downloaded Season 1 of How To Get Away With Murder a while ago, and finally got around to watching it recently. Though the name of the show is quite explanatory, I got into it with unclear expectations as to how things would be presented. Running with the murder element, the show tries to maintain a dark look, especially with a lot of the scenes in the dimly lit Keating residence. There is a law element, a group of graduating classmates, and a murder twist at play, as the narrative progresses. The main murder plot runs the course of the season, with other individual cases forming the sub-plot for each of the episodes. While the shows tries to be a little different, it ends up trying its hand at many things, sadly succeeding at none. As a law show its poor, with the court room litigation being okay, but weak compared to other comparable serials. The classmates come off as silly and juvenile, with none of the characters being really likable. Viola Davis who plays Annalise Keating is pretty hardcore, and does a good job, but her character is annoying at times, thus making her hardly likable. Personally, the only characters I found moderately interesting were Frank and Laurel. At some points it reminded me of the MTV murder mystery show Eyecandy, but at least that presented itself as a teen pop-culture show, with a techie hacking crime element. How To Get Away With Murder on the other hand masquerades as a complex show, which in reality it isn't. Another very average show it shared similarities with was Scandal; with a lady at the helm driving a team to work on individual pieces to achieve a final desired outcome. That show too failed to impress, as does this one. In conclusion, though the show came highly recommended, it's just about an okay watch. I wouldn’t waste my time on Season 2. 

My Recommendation: Watch It – (Law students learning the loop holes of the legal system, to get away with murder).