Boozy Beginnings: The HTGAWM Pilot

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Happy Wine Wednesday! Sheena returns this week to discuss the
pilot episode of a series that stars one of my all time favorite
messy characters - How To Get Away With Murder.  Long time
listeners know how much I adore when women get to be messy,
flawed, and complicated.  Few have done it better than Viola
Davis in her brilliant portrayal of Annalise Keating.

As we do with all Shondaland shows, we talk about what the HTGAWM
"imprint" is.  Scandal has the fast talking monologues,
Grey's has the opening/closing narration from Meredith - what's
the HTGAWM imprint? Likewise, as with the other shows in the
Shonda-verse, we talk about the location and whether Philadelphia
is as impactful to this series as Washington, DC is to
Scandal. 

Y'all know we unpack the memorable character introductions,
particularly the manner in which the writers introduce us to
Annalise and help frame her world in the pilot. We also talk
about which introductions to the Keating 5 (who I like to refer
to as the "Murder Muppet Babies") and whom among them left a
strong impression with us in the pilot.

Given that Sheena and I are both attorneys, it should come as no
surprise that we had some thoughts about HTGAWM's portrayal of
law school and Annalise's approach to practicing law and
advocating on behalf of her clients.

As always, we have a HTGAWM inspired thirst segment in which we
swoon over cast members and share the celebrity crushes with whom
we'd like to recreate that Annalise/Nate scene. 

Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, we use adult
language, and we have a great time!  Thanks so much for
listening!

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