The Best Episodes of How to Get Away with Murder Season 5
Every episode of How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of How to Get Away with Murder Season 5!
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
Season 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "How to Get Away with Murder" season 5 is "Your Funeral", rated 8/10 from 1317 user votes. It was directed by Stephen Cragg and written by Peter Nowalk. "Your Funeral" aired on 9/27/2018 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Whose Blood Is That?".
8.0/10 1,317 votes#1 - Your Funeral
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2018
Annalise selects students for her new legal clinic at Middleton and juggles job offers from competing firms, all while the Keating 4 attempt to move on from last semester’s turmoil. And in a startling flash-forward, a new mystery is introduced and it shakes things up for everyone.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Peter Nowalk
7.9/10 1,191 votes#2 - Whose Blood Is That?
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2018
Annalise preps to defend her first class action plaintiff and adjusts to the politics of the new job. Meanwhile, Frank is suspicious of Gabriel and does some investigating of his own, and Asher complicates Bonnie’s new life away from Annalise.
Director: Michael Smith
Writer: Sarah L. Thompson
8.0/10 1,140 votes#3 - The Baby Was Never Dead
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2018
Annalise and Emmett defend a wealthy CEO accused of killing his business partner, while the governor goes after Annalise and puts her new caseload and legal clinic in jeopardy. Bonnie struggles to accept her budding romance, and Asher tries to outmaneuver his old mentor.
Director: Valerie Weiss
Writer: Erika Harrison
7.9/10 1,098 votes#4 - It's Her Kid
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2018
Annalise and Nate look to get Nate’s dad a psych evaluation so that they can have his murder case retried under an insanity plea. Meanwhile, Michaela works overtime to convince Tegan to give her a chance to earn her trust back, and Bonnie gets an offer she mulls over.
Director: Cherie Nowlan
Writer: Maisha Closson
8.5/10 1,201 votes#5 - It Was the Worst Day of My Life
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2018
After Annalise chooses Gabriel as her second chair, the unexpected duo puts all of their efforts into Nate Sr.’s murder re-trial as they try to convince a jury to grant an insanity plea. Meanwhile, Bonnie struggles to rebound after a dark part of her past resurfaces.
Director: Laura Innes
Writer: Michael Russo
8.3/10 1,132 votes#6 - We Can Find Him
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2018
Annalise receives a call from Governor Birkhead, and she’s forced to weigh an interesting offer, while Bonnie reunites with her sister looking for answers from what happened years ago. Connor and Oliver try to keep their cool while their mothers are in town helping with wedding plans, and Tegan surprisingly enlists Laurel’s help on a big case at the firm.
Director: Jonathan Brown
Writer: Tess Leibowitz
8.2/10 1,096 votes#7 - I Got Played
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2018
Connor and Oliver attempt to secure a church for their wedding to appease their moms; Annalise and Nate continue their quest for justice in the face of endless obstacles; Annalise begins to doubt the governor's dedication to her cause.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Maya Goldsmith
9.0/10 1,536 votes#8 - I Want to Love You Until the Day I Die
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2018
From the warden's phone records, Nate identifies the person responsible for his dad's death. Frank tells Annalise about Gabriel at the wedding.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Joe Fazzio
7.4/10 1,134 votes#9 - He Betrayed Us Both
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/17/2019
Now that Connor and Oliver have tied the knot, the crew must deal with the consequences of the wedding night’s murder; and Annalise is forced to reckon with secrets from her past.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Daniel Robinson
8.0/10 1,013 votes#10 - Don't Go Dark on Me
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/24/2019
As the investigation into Miller’s murder intensifies, Bonnie and Nate formulate their alibis while Annalise devises a plan to ensure Gabriel never learns the truth about his father.
Director: Cherie Nowlan
Writer: Sara Rose Feinberg
7.9/10 1,005 votes#11 - Be the Martyr
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/31/2019
Nate is on a mission to prove he was right about the culprit in his father’s murder, while Bonnie begins to doubt herself; and Annalise turns the tables in the courtroom.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Matthew Cruz
8.2/10 1,011 votes#12 - We Know Everything
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/7/2019
Nate and Annalise both need to keep Gabriel close to ensure their secrets stay hidden.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger
Writer: Sarah L. Thompson, Michael Russo
8.4/10 1,061 votes#13 - Where Are Your Parents?
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/2019
Annalise gathers everyone together for the holidays while she wrestles over a difficult decision about her future, and the investigation into Miller’s murder starts to widen.
Director: DeMane Davis
Writer: Daniel Robinson, Maya Goldsmith
8.7/10 1,126 votes#14 - Make Me the Enemy
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/21/2019
Annalise is determined to get to the truth about Nate Sr.’s murder and will stop at nothing until she does.
Director: Michael Smith
Writer: Erika Harrison, Matthew Cruz
9.0/10 1,478 votes#15 - Please Say No One Else Is Dead
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/28/2019
Annalise and her team need to get to the truth before the truth gets them.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Joe Fazzio