ABC would probably ask me why they should censor homosexual but not heterosexual sex scenes. Viola Davis’s character had a sex scene earlier in the show as well, but I wasn’t nearly as shocked. My first thought was to write ABC’s executives to express my outrage and disappointment. the more people get used to two men kissing, the less weird it will be for people.” The show’s creator says, “I knew I wanted to push the envelope, especially with the gay sex.” What’s his motive? “To me, writing the gay characterization and writing some real gay sex into a network show is to right the wrong of all the straight sex that you see on TV. What we didn’t expect was a gay sex scene, the most graphic I’ve ever seen. My wife and I watched the pilot last week, expecting brilliant acting and an interesting plot. When she was announced as the lead in ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder, the show became one of the most anticipated in the new television season. Viola Davis is a terrific actress, with two Tony Awards and two Academy Award nominations.