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
