The WORST episodes of How to Get Away with Murder
Every episode of How to Get Away with Murder ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of How to Get Away with Murder!
Brilliant criminal defense attorney and law professor Annalise Keating, plus five of her students, become involved in a twisted murder case.
#1 - Vivian's Here
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2019
As Michaela, Asher and Connor gear up for their last semester of law school, they take on a weighty case involving an illegal immigrant who wants asylum. Meanwhile, Michaela boycotts going to class after a blowup with Annalise about her father. Elsewhere, in an unexpected confrontation, Annalise learns a shocking truth that makes her question everything she thought she knew.
#2 - Don't Go Dark on Me
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/24/2019
As the investigation into Miller’s murder intensifies, Bonnie and Nate formulate their alibis while Annalise devises a plan to ensure Gabriel never learns the truth about his father.
#3 - We Can Find Him
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2018
Annalise receives a call from Governor Birkhead, and she’s forced to weigh an interesting offer, while Bonnie reunites with her sister looking for answers from what happened years ago. Connor and Oliver try to keep their cool while their mothers are in town helping with wedding plans, and Tegan surprisingly enlists Laurel’s help on a big case at the firm.
#4 - I Got Played
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2018
Connor and Oliver attempt to secure a church for their wedding to appease their moms. Annalise and Nate continue their quest for justice in the face of endless obstacles. Annalise begins to doubt the governor’s dedication to her cause.
#5 - Whose Blood Is That?
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2018
Annalise preps to defend her first class action plaintiff and adjusts to the politics of the new job. Frank is suspicious of Gabriel and does some investigating of his own. Asher complicates Bonnie's new life away from Annalise.
#6 - Your Funeral
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2018
Annalise selects students for her new legal clinic and juggles job offers from competing firms. the Keating 4 attempt to move on from last semester’s turmoil. A new mystery is introduced and it shakes things up for everyone.
#7 - Where Are Your Parents?
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/2019
Annalise gathers everyone together for the holidays while she wrestles over a difficult decision about her future, and the investigation into Miller’s murder starts to widen.
#8 - Be the Martyr
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/31/2019
Nate is on a mission to prove he was right about the culprit in his father’s murder. Bonnie begins to doubt herself. Annalise turns the tables in the courtroom.
#9 - It Was the Worst Day of My Life
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2018
After Annalise chooses Gabriel as her second chair, the unexpected duo puts all of their efforts into Nate Sr.’s murder re-trial as they try to convince a jury to grant an insanity plea. Bonnie struggles to rebound after a dark part of her past resurfaces.
#10 - It's Her Kid
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2018
Annalise and Nate look to get Nate’s dad a psych evaluation so that they can have his murder case retried under an insanity plea. Michaela works overtime to convince Tegan to give her a chance to earn her trust back, and Bonnie gets an offer she mulls over.
#11 - It's All Her Fault
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2014
Annalise takes on a new client, Max St. Vincent, an eccentric millionaire who is the key suspect in his wife's brutal murder. All the clues point to St. Vincent as the killer, but Annalise challenges her students to prove he's innocent - whether that's the truth or not. Meanwhile, Annalise deals with issues in her own home when her growing suspicions that Sam is somehow involved in Lila's disappearance start to affect their marriage. In flash forwards, we go back to the night of the murder and learn that Wes might be hiding a few secrets of his own.
#12 - Let's Get to Scooping
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2014
Annalise and her students uncover a shocking truth while investigating the case of Marren Trudeau, founder and CEO of a major brokerage firm, who has recently been arrested for insider trading. Meanwhile, Wes discovers a cell phone hidden by Rebecca whose contents reveal an unsettling clue in the Lila Stangard murder case.
#13 - Freakin' Whack-a-Mole
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2014
A case gets personal for Annalise and the team when their client is a man from the projects who was sentenced to death by Asher’s father several years ago. Meanwhile, Wes is still angry at Annalise for hiding information about Lila’s case, so Annalise must convince him to get back in line. In flash-forwards, we find out exactly where Asher was on the night of the murder.
#14 - I Want You to Die
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2015
Annalise and the team are hired to represent a client accused of badgering somebody to the point of suicide. Eve returns to defend Nate after ADA Sinclair serves him for a possible new murder charge, and Bonnie learns about what happened at Trotter Lake.
#15 - We're Not Friends
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2014
Annalise takes on a tough case defending a minor who fatally shoots his police officer father. Meanwhile, Annalise and Sam continue to argue over his relationship with Lila, and Wes and Rebecca begin to question Annalise’s motives. In flash-forwards, we learn more about Laurel’s relationship with Frank and why he was calling her the night of Sam’s death.
#16 - Smile, or Go to Jail
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2014
Annalise helps Paula Murphy, a suburban soccer mom, get released from jail after she was arrested for a misdemeanor, but just as she’s about to walk free, she’s arrested again by the FBI in connection for felony murder. Annalise and her students are tasked with proving her innocence which will depend on the testimony from another suspect in the case. Meanwhile, the Middleton University president asks Annalise to represent Griffin O’ Reilly, the star quarterback who has also been linked to Lila’s disappearance but she’s unable to make a decision until she knows that Sam wasn’t involved in the case. In flash forwards, more clues are revealed and we discover someone else was also there besides the students during the night of the murder.
#17 - He Deserved to Die
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2014
Annalise and the team are focused on Rebecca’s case, but when the judge enforces a gag order, Rebecca takes things into her own hands. Meanwhile, Michaela is surprised by a pre-nup, sparks fly between Laurel and Frank, and in flash-forwards, we find out more about Wes and Rebecca’s relationship.
#18 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2014
Annalise Keating is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor will be - brilliant, passionate, creative and charismatic. She's also everything you don't expect - sexy, glamorous, unpredictable and dangerous. As fearless in the courtroom as she is in the classroom, Annalise is a defense attorney who represents the most hardened, violent criminals - people who've committed everything from fraud to arson to murder - and she'll do almost anything to win their freedom. Each year, Annalise selects a group of the smartest, most promising students to come work at her law firm. Working for Annalise is the opportunity of a lifetime, one that can change the course of our students' lives forever, which is exactly what happens when they find themselves involved in a murder plot that will rock the entire university.
#19 - Mama's Here Now
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/2015
Annalise is wracked with guilt and turns to an unlikely source for help. Meanwhile, Bonnie must step up and represent a new client accused of rape.
#20 - She's a Murderer
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/2015
A stunning discovery in Sam's murder case leads to changes for Annalise and the students.
#21 - Two Birds, One Millstone
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2015
Annalise takes on a new client, a transgender professor accused of killing her husband. The Keating 5 are left to handle the Hapstall case and they discover a shocking new suspect.
#22 - Skanks Get Shanked
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2015
When a teenager is found murdered in the woods, Annalise and her team is hired to represent an unlikely suspect named in the case. Asher comes across a shocking confession, and Wes learns new information about Rebecca’s disappearance.
#23 - Best Christmas Ever
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/2015
School is back in session after the holiday break and the entire university is talking about Annalise's missing husband. The Keating Five continue to be questioned by the police and we find out exactly how they've been dealing with the guilt of killing Sam. Meanwhile, Annalise tries to keep things business as usual by taking on a new client who is in the mob, but Hannah continues to pressure her for answers.
#24 - She's Dying
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2015
Annalise and her team are blindsided when investigators try to pin a new charge on the wealthy siblings she’s been hired to represent. Things for Annalise become even more difficult when she’s brutally cross-examined on the witness stand during Nate’s preliminary hearing.
#25 - He Has a Wife
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2014
The team represents a mother who's on trial for killing her family's nanny while on heavy medication. Meanwhile, a shocking discovery is revealed in Lila's case that could change everything for Rebecca and Bonnie's loyalty to Annalise. In flashbacks, we learn more about Lila and Sam's relationship.