Meanwhile, we saw Annalise living under house arrest with her dementia-suffering mother, Ophelia (Cicely Tyson).
And if that wasn’t enough, Annalise finally came out to her mother.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Im assuming you learned the identity of Ashers killer by reading this episode’s script.
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How shocked were you by who it was?
MATT MCGORRY:I was told beforehand, actually.
I can’t remember how long that was, but I think definitely before I got the script.
On the one hand, I was definitely shocked.
It’s a character that Asher’s never met before.
So I think it’s beautiful.
Weve pretty much only known Agent Pollock before as someone we thought was working with Xavier Castillo.
Which is more likely?
I don’t think that Xavier has any direct bone to pick with Asher.
Should we be suspicious of her involvement?
Might there be more than meets the eye with her?
For me, that moment is more about her caring for her brother.
Part of his core being has always been about seeking approval from others.
Because obviously we know that she’s going to go and venture to pick him up.
Ashers check is now in Gabriels hands.
What is going to happen to that 64k?
I don’t quite know.
Gabriel has a great collection of sneakers, so maybe some limited-edition sneakers.
But hopefully it will be enough to get him by for some time.
I feel like I trust that he has some good ways he could spend that.
Maybe there’s some activist organizations the Black Lives Matter web connection?
I trust him to spend that money wisely.
Bonnie seems to be mourning Asher slightly differently from Frank [Charlie Weber] and Annalise.
Shes shaken by the fact that hed never lied to her before that night.
Might she have unresolved feelings for him?
I don’t really know.
It’s hard to say.
But probably even as a friend, the relationship was pretty strong where it could be.
And she’s mourning him in that way.
Was it touching to see them baking cookies in his honor and that final toast to Asher?
Yeah, it was.
It was it felt really special.
It’s been an incredible ride.
How tough was it filming that final video message?
Was it very emotional?
The scene itself is really emotional.
It was definitely a bittersweet moment.
Were you actually filming yourself on a phone?
I expected to feel a little more challenged by looking at myself when I was acting.
But actually, because it felt very in line with what was happening, it felt right.
I suppose it depends on your philosophy of the world.
I personally believe that all human beings have the possibility of redemption.
Much of my social justice politics really centers around that.
[I am] an activist who is a prison abolitionist.
It’s this this idea that prisons and jails are the places we put people who society has failed.
And so with the right support, I do believe that people really can change.
I believe that, inherently, human beings want to be good and want to do good things.
That final video Asher makes is extremely emotional.
Why do you think the FBI shared that with them?
Is it a little manipulative?
I don’t know the answer to that.
So I wouldn’t put it past them.
What does Gabriel and now the remaining three believing the FBI murdered Asher mean for them and their deal?
I would imagine it will make them reconsider.
I think we’re going to learn a lot about people in this period of time.
The pressure is really on.
It’s going to be really revealing to see the direction people take.
If Asher had lived, can you imagine an alternate ending to this story?
Like, do you think he wouldve ended up with Michaela?
I’m always really interested in the human potential of transformation.
Asher the character we’ve seen grow so much over the course of over these six seasons.
How much more of you will we see in the final four episodes in flashbacks?
This was the end of Asher.
