Robyn McCall
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Somehow, Wes Gibbins is causing more chaos in death than he ever did in life. And thats really saying something.
On Thursdays episode of How to Get Away With Murder, the effects of Wes death continued to ripple through Middletons campus and the Philadelphia court system, leading to (1) a deeply uncomfortable funeral service, (2) an unsettling family matter for Annalise and (3) a truly WTF?! moment at the morgue.
TVLine spoke with Billy Brown, the man behind Nate, to get his thoughts on that episode-ending revelation and whether viewers should be wary of the detective in the final weeks of Season 3.
TVLINE | Prior to getting the script for this episode, had you spoken with series creator Pete Nowalk about Nate becoming a suspicious factor in Wes death?
No. That kind of detail would not be shared with me. When we did the pilot, and I probably had two or three scenes, I had no clue how they were going to relate to the following episode. Pete just said, Dont worry. Its going to be great. Its going to be a lot of stuff you probably havent done before. But just trust in the process. And that stands true for Season 3, Episodes 11 and 12.
TVLINE | So, in that case, what was your reaction to learning that Nate and Wes encountered each other at Annalises house, prior to the fire? Did it make sense to you, since we did know that Nate was in the house at some point?
I was surprised that Wes pops in. Because keep in mind, from the beginning of the season, the actors were confronted with each of their characters possibly being under the sheet. There was always heightened speculation about that. So, yeah, I was surprised [when Nate and Wes saw each other], but you get acclimated to low-oxygen survival. Its a high-altitude tightrope act.
TVLINE | Nate seems to be at the center of a lot of shady business. The medical examiner first tells him that Wes cause of death was not the fire, then says it is the fire. Then, in this weeks episode, someone signs Nates name to the transfer papers for Wes body. Can you speak to how soon well get an answer about whats going on?
With this being Episode 12 out of our 15, theres a lot youre going to find out quite quickly in the next three weeks.
TVLINE | Do you have any guesses as to who signed Nates name on those transfer papers?
No guesses. But it was done in such an amateur-ish way. To think that youd be able to forge Detective Laheys signature, and have him and others not immediately raise an Olympian amount of suspicion, is almost absurd, in Laheys assessment. He thinks, This is the most fking ridiculous thing ever. So it cant be someone with too big a brain. It emboldens Lahey to move forward on that trajectory, and his force of will grows greater and greater with every possible impugning of his character. Hes not faltering at all in the face of these growing storms around him.
TVLINE | Where do you think Nates loyalties lie right now?
To himself. To himself, for sure.
TVLINE | Should viewers be trusting him, then, if hes only looking out for himself?
Lahey can be trusted. The question is more pointed if asked, Who can trust Lahey? Because those in his immediate orbit cant trust themselves or one another. Laheys reaction of only having loyalty to himself is based entirely upon prior circumstances, generated by the scallywags and all the skullduggery that continues to bombard his shores.
TVLINE | Thats a very poetic way of putting it.
Oh, thanks. I wrote that down at the start of the season, and Ive been waiting to use it. [Laughs] But I have to say, it really just gets better. Everything thats been crafted up til now, with the suspicions and back-stabbings and unknowns, it really gets deeper and darker. Theres huge things that have happened with respect to the Mahoney family. Thats definitely something to lick your chops over.
http://tvline.com/2017/02/09/how-to-get-away-with-murder-recap-season-3-episode-12-nate-kill-wes/