'How to Get Away With Murder' boss explains why he suddenly decided to make Viola Davis' character bisexual

"How to Get Away With Murder" fans learned last week that Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) swings both ways.

"X-Men" actress Famke Jennsen is currently guest-starring as Eve Rothlow, a defense attorney and Annalise's former lesbian lover.

Meeting Eve has been a season in the making. If you recall, Annalise slipped a note to Nate (Billy Brown) after she framed him for her husband's murder on Season 1. It told him to fire his lawyer and call the number in the note. That would lead to Eve.

A former lesbian relationship may feel complicated, but "How to Get Away With Murder's" creator Pete Nowalk hoped it would actually illuminate some things about Annalise.

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