Eve Rothlow, How to Get Away with Murder
Eve Rothlow (Famke Janssen)
Eve was introduced in Season 2 as a no-nonsense death row attorney. She and Annalise had an intimate relationship in the past, before the series’ chronology, while they both attended Harvard Law. The two were close friends before becoming lovers. Annalise decided to end her relationship with Eve so that she could be with (and eventually marry) her therapist, Sam Keating. Eve did not take well to the breakup and when she was introduced to the show, had yet to move on, still thinking about her former lover every day (2×01 “It’s Time to Move On”).
During Season 2, Annalise called Eve asking for help to defend Nate. The story was told between a combination of flashbacks of their college relationship and present affair. The two then continued to have romantic moments, but Eve made it clear that they were only “friends having fun.”
Eve returned for one episode in season 3, episode 4: Eve and Annalise caught up, made out, and Eve announced she was in love with someone else and left the show.
Appearances:
- 7 episodes. Recurring in S2, Guest in S3
Female love interests:
- Annalise Keating (Viola Davis, bisexual, main cast)
Relationship story arc with a woman: Questionable
No male love interests
Relationship story arc with a man: No
Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No
Filter Relationship Arc:
Storyline during sweeps? No
[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.
Quotes
I like that their relationship doesn’t fit in a box, I think Annalise was really drunk. I think they’re both victims of child abuse. They’re really close. I think Annalise feels really lonely — there’s multiple tiers of that. It felt really weird and messy to me.
— Screenertv, Executive producer Pete Nowalk, talking about the Annalise/Bonnie kiss in episode 3x09.
Pete Nowalk
November 21, 2016
My guess is it’s not going to be sexual, but that’s my guess. I don’t know with Pete [Nowalk], though, because she does kiss Bonnie in this episode, but it’s more out of — well, it could be sexual — but it definitely is loneliness, it’s definitely abandonment, it’s definitely in a drunken stupor; it doesn’t make it any less real, though.
— Entertainment Weekly, Viola Davis (Annalise), talking about the kiss with Bonnie in episode 3x09.
Viola Davis
November 18, 2016
There’s a real need to connect and feel seen, so I think that can be confusing to everyone. But I think there’s also a maternal thing that they have with each other. They take turns taking care of each other in a very pure way. I don’t know if it’s going to be as sexualized as people might initially think.
— Entertainment Weekly, Actress Liza Weil (Bonnie), referring to the relationship with Annalise.
Liza Weil
November 18, 2016
A kiss can mean a lot of things, but Annalise is at rock bottom in episode 9, even before she finds out her house has been burned down and Wes has been killed inside. She’s desperate and she’s drunk and she’s alone. She’s as alone as we’ve seen her, which says a lot, and in a moment of drunkenness, she needs to feel close to someone. So, yes, there’s a kiss between her and Bonnie. I think what I love about the show and the characters is they’re really messy and they cross boundaries they shouldn’t have crossed.
— Entertainment Weekly, Executive producer Pete Nowalk, talking about the Annalise/Bonnie kiss in episode 3x09.
Pete Nowalk
November 17, 2016
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