How to get away with murder S2

[Sam2]

Posted: 11/16/15 at 1:22am

Who's still watching the second season of ABC's law-thriller? All though I think this second season totally forgot everything that was going on until the last episode of the first season, I'm still enjoying it. (But still: the story about Lila was abruptly ended for some reason) Besides that I love Viola Davis and while the entire show feels a little too soapy and 'teenager-ish' at some points, this coming from me being a teenager myself, I love the drama and am still very excited to find out what the deal is with those flash forwards we've been seeing for the entire season. 

[javero]

Posted: 11/16/15 at 6:22pm

Stop watching fairly early in S1.  Just couldn't get into it.  Happy viewing!

[Sam2]

Posted: 11/16/15 at 7:49pm

It's no Shakespeare, off course. But I think still it's an enjoyable hour of television. Seems like I'm one of the few on here. :)

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/16/15 at 7:51pm

For some reason, I really loathe this show.  I watched 4 episodes of S1 and threw in the towel.

[hork]

Posted: 11/16/15 at 11:31pm

I watched one episode of S1 and threw in the towel. It just seemed like Grey's Anatomy and Scandal were combined into one, dumber show.

[Sam2]

Posted: 11/16/15 at 11:35pm

If anyone looks for me, I'll be watching this in my basement! :)

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 1:11am

I still watch, too. I think they should retitle the show HOW TO GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING. Some of the subplots may be ridiculous, but I love Viola. I'll even watch her just read the phone book. 

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 9:28am

I watch the show - I usually cannot even discern what is occurring and the camera work is always so dark! 

[adamgreer]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 10:53am

The two most recent episodes have been significantly better than the rest of the season. The plot remains ridiculous, and I'd like nothing more than for the lot of them to all end up in prison (the show's biggest problem- none of these characters have any redeeming qualities, save for Oliver), but it's still a fun piece of trash that I watch every week. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 11:33am

I enjoyed season 1. Watched the first two episodes of season 2 & I lost interest. The show just fell flat this season, I missed a few episodes & just had no desire to try and catch-up on this season.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 11:55am

This season really is a hot mess. But I think the problem it's having is the same that most other shows are having lately. This new model that's being used is terrible, where it's no longer one season a year, it's two "mini seasons", the first ending with the "winter finale". It used to be until a year or so ago that shows would just not air many (if any) new episodes from Thanksgiving to the New Year, but now they decide they need to have a big finale. That means that they have to set up something huge and build towards it, not once but twice a year and it's obvious they're just trying WAY too hard on these shows.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 12:58pm

Jordan Catalano said: "This season really is a hot mess. But I think the problem it's having is the same that most other shows are having lately. This new model that's being used is terrible, where it's no longer one season a year, it's two "mini seasons", the first ending with the "winter finale". It used to be until a year or so ago that shows would just not air many (if any) new episodes from Thanksgiving to the New Year, but now they decide they need to have a big finale. That means that they have to set up something huge and build towards it, not once but twice a year and it's obvious they're just trying WAY too hard on these shows.

 

Shonda shows, in particular, tend to have this problem because she feels the need to throw in useless "shocking moments" whether they're important to the narrative or not. I remember this all starting back when Lost was on the air- they wanted to air the season without interruption and repeat weeks, so they broke the seasons in half. I seem to remember 24 also doing this. 

 

[Sam2]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 1:15pm

While I'm not the biggest fan of the mini-season idea that's really been hyped since a few years ago, I prefer it over the random hiatuses a lot of shows I used to watch did. Shows interrupting their air schedule, with or without any specific cliff hanger, is not only confusing for the viewer, are u supposed to guess when it's coming back, it also really breaks the tense for me. I'd rather watch a show like Homeland which only airs new episodes for 3 months but without interruption. 

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 2:31pm

I don't mind the mini season per se as opposed to what was the common occurrence of a show airing 4 episodes, then show a couple of repeats, then go dark a couple of weeks, before coming back with new episodes.  That was one of the reasons I stopped watching Desperate Housewives.

[SmoothLover]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 3:58pm

The lead actress has always elevated the show. If she was not on it I probably would not watch it. I also get a little confused with what is going on perhaps because so many characters are lying all of the time. I am happy that Conrad is still alive and will be able to take breaks from The king and I from time to time.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 4:07pm

I like the scheduling structure, and it's worked well for the networks as viewership becomes more and more fragmented across viewing platforms.

I've given up on this show in season 2.  I was fascinated by the development of the show in season 1, even when it was annoying.  I gave S2 a shot, but am not sticking with it...

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 11/17/15 at 8:13pm

I found the two I watched this season worked much better if I DVRed the show and read the Vulture recap while watching the show the day after it aired.  Then I realized this was a lot of work so I stopped watching all together.  

[NYadgal]

Posted: 11/18/15 at 9:44am

Yeah.  That sounds kind of exhausting.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/18/15 at 10:15am

I'm kind of feeling very indifferent about Scandal right now as well.