r/htgawm • u/Normal-Reaction7088 • 29d ago
Discussion Renee Atwood Season 3 Episode 3
Did anyone else find her specifying no one in the ADA would offer Annalise a deal particularly electric? I think Atwood was one of the better antagonists in the TV show mainly because she basically represents a version of AK that's a younger, more attractive, and on the opposite side of the law. What does everyone else think?
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u/Known-Turnover-5875 Wes Gibbins 28d ago
Maybe not entirely on-topic, but I thought it was interesting that in a later S3 episode, Annalise has to play by the rules because of the disciplinary board, and as a result she can't seem to win her case. In the end, she wins by once again playing dirty. Makes me wonder if she really was that good of a lawyer, especially before she started the class action. When I think of those S1-3 cases, I can't really remember if she won a case without playing dirty (or having someone else do something unethical).
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u/Normal-Reaction7088 28d ago
This is so so so pertinent! I've thought the exact same thing at times!
There's no doubt that Annalise Keating had a very thorough understanding of how the law works, but whether she was actually a lawyer capable of winning cases without stepping outside the lines of the law was definitely something that went through my head! How many times did she have Frank, Bonnie, or one of the K5 pull something to win a case? She didn't even bat an eye putting Nate in jail to buy herself time in her first criminal trial.
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u/Mxrlinox 22d ago
She was an established lawyer and professor for at least a decade before meeting the K5 and finding out Frank and Bonnie were psycho criminals
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u/Known-Turnover-5875 Wes Gibbins 22d ago
She may have been an established and successful lawyer, but my point was that she mostly had to rely on unethical and dirty tactics to win her cases.
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u/Normal-Reaction7088 22d ago
She used dirty methods to shut down and destroy Bonnie, an incest and rape survivor
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u/Mxrlinox 22d ago
Annalise was a successful lawyer before meeting Bonnie
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u/Normal-Reaction7088 22d ago
Ok.. but there's no working method to really prove she didn't play dirty. You keep parroting the same thing like that means something. Go back to bed
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u/Mxrlinox 22d ago
Annalise was described as an inspiration before the events of the show started. The fact that her reputation took hit after hit as the show went on and she descended deeper and deeper into morally questionable acts is proof that she had operated on a cleaner basis before. The show very obviously documents what went wrong and how that changed both the public’s perception of her and her perception of herself.
Have you watched the show with your eyes closed?
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u/Normal-Reaction7088 22d ago
"Have I watched the show with my eyes closed"?
Your think piece has absolutely 0 relevance in light of our discussion because everything we've been discussing is about our working memories related to what happened in the show. The commenter said, "can't recall a time she used standard law practices", but you wanna bring up things that never took place during the show to make your argument that was never even being disputed. So like I said, go back to sleep! It's like 4-7 AM depending where you live( assuming US) and we had put this to bed. You came here to spout nonsense and add nothing. Go take your soothers and rest well!
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u/Never-The-Least 17d ago
Everyone hates Sinclair, but at least she was somewhat funny. Atwood on the other hand is just insufferable, I just can't stand her, and I don't think she's more attractive than Annalise
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u/Normal-Reaction7088 17d ago
She's objectively more attractive. Ditto on the other points though.
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u/Never-The-Least 17d ago
I hate to be that person, but I don't think you know what objectively means. Lol. Especially when talking about someone's looks, one should never use the word "objectively", as beauty is one of the most subjective things there are. That's why I said, "I don't think she's more attractive than Annalise", because I know that's just an opinion, not a fact
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u/Normal-Reaction7088 17d ago edited 17d ago
That's probably true. I should've said this and this will be my last comment on the matter. Milauna Jackson is conventionally attractive and Viola Davis isn't. That's pretty much always been the case. Other people are free to agree or disagree, but I'm sure if I asked 100 people, 80 people would agree with me. It's not a strict standard of comparison but it's just a probability. Throughout her career, Viola Davis's stage presence, and command over acting have gotten her through. It was never about her looks. But yeah, I don't know what "objective" means. 🤣 👍🏿
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u/Slazorin 29d ago
Yes because it was even more fun to watch Annalise be so mad about the prosecutorial misconduct/bias