#pll 1x01

[forbescaroline]

TOP 5/10 CHARACTERS PER SHOW (as voted by my followers) ↳ pretty little liars edition #1. Spencer Hastings portrayed by Troian Bellisario

[rhcenyra]

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS | PILOT

Do you remember what Ali said that night, about our secrets keeping us close? I think it was the opposite.

[pllcentral]

tv show challenge 📺 1/9 characters

alison dilaurentis | pretty little liars

[winnie-the-monster]

“I’m still here bitches and I know everything. A”

[phantomoftheorpheum]

y'all, I wrote this ridiculously long analysis of the first 2 eps of PLL: OS (Summer School), but it was too long so this is what you get instead.

*Spoilers for 1x01, 1x02, and the "Weeks Ahead" trailer

I see a lot of people suspicious that Christian may be related to (or good friends) with Chip, and I do understand where those theories are coming from. I personally think it's more likely that Christian will be an early suspect of the season. I think the girls will discover that Christian made the "Bloody Rose" mask/costume, and believe he is involved, but that we will find out that it was a commissioned work and he doesn't know the identity of the person who bought it (they might even use this to have him describe a character who came to pick up the mask/outfit, but intentionally make us think of someone else- like describing an older white lady and the show points us at Chip's mom, or Kelly's mom, or Dr. Sullivan, etc. depending on who they don't want us to suspect). Obviously this is conjecture and I could be totally off base, but that's my read on Christian. This is also not to suggest that I think he's 100% above board (I have some other theories about him), but this is where I am with him at this moment.

Female rage has always been a major theme of this reboot, and it feels particularly relevant, considering "Rose" is our scary person in a mask, so personally I really do hope the main person responsible (even if there are multiple people involved) this season is a woman. I think it just fits the theme of the show really well. That being said, I could be talked around to alternatives.

I can't stop considering how the Our Mother of Holy Grace church comes into play here. So, here's where that takes my brain. This church is led by Pastor Malachi. Interesting choice of names- Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament. It focuses on criticizing those who are not committed/faithful enough, and also criticizes those who question God's justice. We know that Rose Waters (the real Rose Waters) was incredibly religious, and that she wielded religion as a tool in her abuse of Angela and Archie. "Bloody Rose" wears a crown of thorns, an incredibly famous bit of religious imagery. The actual Rose Waters walked the path of "religious woman who failed her children (was abusive towards them & did not protect Angela from her "friends") and lost one to violence, then became violent with those she blamed for this." We have another character who could easily walk that same path- Mrs. Beasley is a religious woman who failed her children (Karen, dead. Kelly isolated & traumatized, neither protected from this sequence of events) and lost one to violence, then became violent with those she blamed for this (stabbed her husband). But there could be a lot more people than Tom Beasley on her "blame" list. Particularly if her feelings/grief around Karen have become tangled up in her religious devotion. That is to say that, so far, everyone who has died in this season (though the first few kills were Archie's) could easily be considered a "sinner" ("the guilty" from season 1, the teens in the cabin, Sandy "tempting" Greg), and "Bloody Rose" may see herself as meting out God's justice. But then... why the girls? Well, it sounds like they are getting "tests" this year, which, similar to last season, makes me think they are not kill targets (yet), that "Rose" is still deciding about them. Anyway, again, all conjecture/interpretation and I could be completely off base.

I think people are gonna hate to hear it, but- I think we might be getting a lot of Faran & Greg this season (I don't mean this romantically, though I don't think that's 100% out of the question, either). Greg's actor got his billing upgraded between seasons, which implies he'll have more screen time. I don't think the Henry/Faran relationship is long for this world (she's lying to him, he seems resentful that he chose to stay behind with her, she told Kelly she doesn't know what they have in common outside of dance, he ignored her when she asked him to let her handle things, they just aren't clicking), and I think Faran & Greg may end up (unwillingly) teamed up trying to figure out what's going on with Kelly & the church.

Random, but I think we might get a "secluded cabin in the woods" episode this season, since that's a big summer slasher trope and they reminded us right away that Imogen's dad has one of those.

I have 3 categories for characters (not including the main 5 girls), "actual suspects," "suspicious by default, but could go either way," and "keeping my eye on you." Here they are-

Actual Suspects - Mrs. Beasley, Mrs Beasley + Kelly, Mrs. Beasley + Pastor Malachi, Any combination of people from the church, Chip's Mom, Dr. Sullivan.

Suspicious By Default, But Could Go Either Way - Jen, Christian, Johnny, Coach Rhodes, Imogen's dad.

Keeping My Eye On You - Wes, Shawn, Ash, Henry

I think that's it for now. I'm sure I'm wrong about a lot of stuff, but it's the guessing that makes it fun imo.

[jaggedwolf]

pll:original sin 1x01-1x04

I spent so long wondering if I'd seen Imogen's actress before, contemplating if she was Callie from The Fosters and going nah not quite it, only to eventually look it up and realize it's Callie's half-sister. Good casting, The Fosters

uhh very much more of a slasher vibe than OG PLL

that slowed down opening theme is sick 🔥

Tabitha's special interest is movies and she will not let us forget it. dear god.

can't believe there's no canon f/f with any of the main liars afaik. this is pretty little liars, you're not even restricted by abc family's double-standards department anymore, come on! emily fields is disappointed.

Imogen and Tabitha's friendship is cute and I could ship that

though, I find Imogen's pre-pregnancy dynamics with the girls a little undercooked? They all hate Karen and Kelly, understandably, but I don't get a sense of what they thought of Imogen back when she was BFFs with the twins

that said, I immediately bought the initial group bonding + them at the dance

poor noa. just, poor, poor noa, I hope she gets a break soon. :(

I like that Tabby's mom shares some deets about Y2K and Angela Waters with her daughter and Imogen, but it makes it way less understandable why no one is telling the moms about the creepy guy they keep seeing and the texts referencing Y2K.

I'm just saying, the original Liars were in a bit of a frog-boiling situation with A. It started with blackmail texts before escalating to direct threats on anyone's life, and the kind of blackmail you absolutely don't tell your mom!

here only Tabitha has a secret, but A hasn't really threatened to reveal it?

Faran being the least suffering liar is so funny. Girl could literally move to Pittsburgh away from this shitty little town, and probably negotiate with her mom to figure out her dad being there too. Why are you still here!

Not!Ezra is exactly as creepy as he should be, I hate him, his affect reminds me of Christian Bale in American Psycho

wonder if we'll see a liar mom fuck over angela waters in every episode. did the beasleys have beef with her too?

Mouse's mom has no discernable character trait other than being Lea Salonga.

show is actively taunting us about the possibility of a twin switch...

[channelrat]

rating the random pll songs that came up on my youtube suggestions for some reason based solely on how i remember the scene playing out

begin again 6/10 - very nostalgic feeling but i don’t remember the exact scene it came on during so i just have that feeling of being 12 and watching a silly show (only 2 seasons at that point it was still so normal)

suggestions 10/10 - :( it wasnt ali but im 99% sure they did this during maya too which makes me so so sad

hands of time 10/10 - very good i lived for this when i was 12

secret 10/10 - so iconic

wicked game 8/10 - im gonna rewatch the show as an adult i’ll update you but for now it’s an 8

fresh pair of eyes 3/10 - i didn’t like this scene but the song is fine

every breath you take 10/10 - this rendition is everything but i cannot for the life of me remember the scene. it was evil ezra era so idk probably something with aria.

the devil within 10/10 - not 100% this was actually ON the show?? season 4 era if it was

where the lonely ones roam 10/10 - again, idk if it was on the show but its so so good. if it was on the show it was definitely a finale

in my veins 6/10 - i liked the song not the scene again im rewatching as an adult at some point so i’ll update you

all those pretty lights 3/10 - the song is fine but oh my god noel and that dance and the WHOLE everything about it i CANNOT

happiness 4/10  - ive heard better songs and it’s BARELY in the scene and she’s a vegan and ordered a hamburger the continuity errors. anyway 1x01 before she kills a girl <3

never get to heaven 7/10 - i dont remember the scene but i remember hearing it

bones 10/10 - pretty sure this is around the time jason fell down the elevator shaft which was ✨scary✨ idk if that was the exact scene but it feels season 3B era

salty sweet 10/10 - i do not remember the scene at ALL but it was spencer and she looked REALLY CUTE annnnnd i looked for this song for like 3 years before finding it :)

jar of hearts 100000/10 - the MOST PAINFUL SCENE

the end thats all youtube randomly gave me & im not seeking more tonight

[prettylittleliarsstuff]

Jason: What does Spencer love ?

Alison: Her books.

Aria: And coffee.

Y/n: Once, we bought her a book about coffee and she almost collapsed from the excitement.

Spencer: I hate you all

[locksz]

﹟ pretty little liars!

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[ethnicrapunzel]

[noncanonfan]

Aria said “I️’d never want to get you in trouble” basically as a way of saying goodbye and it fully could have ended there but nope Ezr* was just like nope sike fuck the law and general ethnics

[crazyariaisa]

After Alison hands a red cup over to Aria in the opening scene for “Pilot” (1x01), Aria raises it to her lips and starts to drink, but is interrupted when Spencer says...

“Careful, Aria. Take too much, and you’ll tell us all your secrets.”

After Spencer warns Aria not to drink too much, Aria looks in Spencer’s direction, and a somewhat menacing expression comes over her face. When Spencer sees the look on Aria’s face, she scoots a little closer to Hanna and lets out a fit of nervous giggles, seemingly a little scared of Aria. Alison goes on to say....

“Friends share secrets. That’s what keeps us close. Drink up.”

Alison prompted Aria to keep drinking, interested in what secrets Aria could be keeping from the group. But what secrets of Aria’s does Alison want to know? We know that Alison didn’t trust at least one or two of the liars, and they were Aria and Spencer, or just Aria. Perhaps Alison had suspicions about Aria and Spencer, or just Aria working against her as an anonymous cyberbully. I feel like I’m onto something. 

Tell me what you think!

Kisses, -A.

[writtenwordsoffic]

Dammit....they got me again

😅😅😅😅

Well I get to start theorizing again...for five years....

[pllcentral]

[winnie-the-monster]

[phantomoftheorpheum]

The PLL Reboot Needs to Kill More Important Characters

I've had fun watching the PLL reboot, but I can't stop thinking about how limited they are by the plot armor on the main cast and basically everyone they care about. The reboot really wants to be a slasher, something the original show was not, but none of the main Liars have died, only one has lost a family member, and none have lost love interests, unless that love interest turns out to be an antagonist (Chip). There are a reasonable number of deaths when you start adding them up, but most of them pack no emotional punch whatsoever, and don't really create a sense of danger.

In 1x01, we're introduced to our main characters- Imogen, Tabby, Noa, Faran, and Mouse. And by the end of season 2, the only deeply personal deaths they have suffered are Davie (Imogen's mother in 1x01), and arguably Chip (though he is a villain), maybe Karen because they feel responsible for setting Archie on her and she and Imogen were friends once, but none of them ever seem to actually miss her or anything. They've dated a collective 8 characters, and only 1 has been killed (again, Chip, who is a villain).

By contrast, if you look at another high school teen slasher show, MTV's Scream, you'll see a large difference in the importance of the deaths. In 1x01, we're introduced to our main characters- Emma, Audrey, Riley, Brooke, Noah, Will, Jake, and Kieran. By the end of season 2 (including the holiday special), literally half of them are dead. All of the survivors have had at least 1 love interest murdered, and most of them have had 2. Some have lost antagonistic love interests, but all of them have lost at least 1 genuine protagonist love interest. More than one have lost a parent. And that's not even counting the 2 members of the group who were killed as the opener to the show (because they aren't really main characters, but they are friends/members from the main group, making their deaths personal to our core protagonists in a way Angela's opening death is not).

PLL doesn't even kill the main villains (all 4 have survived the first two seasons, even Wes who got pitchforked in the chest??), whereas Scream killed their main villains either immediately or shortly after their reveals (only 2, but they still killed both of them). While PLL has been willing to take out secondary antagonists and random characters, Scream took out main characters, main love interests, secondary protagonists, main villains, secondary antagonists, and random characters, making the deaths feel less predictable and the killers more dangerous, even though I don't think there's a huge body count difference between the two properties.

Now, I'm not arguing that MTV'S Scream is by any means a masterpiece, but I do really appreciate that they didn't wrap everyone up in plot armor. Emma is obviously your final girl who the mystery centers on, so I didn't ever feel she was in danger of dying, but everyone else felt reasonably fair game, and that really helped hold onto the tension. I really thought season 2 of the PLL reboot might have the guts to take out one of the main girls (or at least a main love interest and/or family member) to make things feel actually dangerous, but they just never did.

If there's a season 3, I think they really need to be gutsier about who they're willing to take out. At this point, the plot armor is so thick, I almost think the only way to regain your tension is to kill a Liar.

Anyway, idk how everyone else feels, but this was one of my biggest issues with season 2. Bloody Rose doesn't feel scary because we already know all the girls will pass their final girl tests.