#pll reveal

[lesbianmaxevans]

2.07 || 2.08

[pzyii]

Ahhhh cece, our favourite very problematic trans representation. But who cares cause at least she was funny and iconic!!!

[dark-fics-4-you]

Vivian Darkbloom for Halloween tonight!

[lesbianjudasiscariot]

ive seen the best shows of my generation ruined by writers changing the secret identity of a major character after the fan base correctly guessed who it was

[prettylittlelesbiaan]

I think we can all agree Mona had the best A reveal. Possibly the only good one.. Charlotte’s was interesting but making the only Trans character evil ruined it.

[sadbeautifutragic]

this show keeps making it a point to poke fun at the idea that alison is messing with them beyond the grave which only further fuels my current suspicions 🕴🏾

[bluewlnteroses]

one of my favorite things is to think about new yorkers and spiderman. that post saying his identity is a well known secret and probably everyone knows who he is behind the mask but does nothing to reveal it is top tier to me i can even imagine having kids who are absolutely genius in tech having his back and help delete every shit that might leak through social media about peter and he doesn't even know about it

[queerstudiesnatural]

"do you remember where you were when x historical event happened" but it's do you remember where you were when you first saw the toby is A reveal

[vikingpoteto]

I know I shouldn't expect much when Roberto Aguire Sucasa is involved but *holy shit.*

[comradecowplant]

Love how the new PLL writers were like okay FINE fans were right to point out that A was never really a slasher villain and continuing to use that moniker for these new villains is a slap in the face to the original evil girlbosses-- Mona, Cece, and Ello Spensah-- who worked 👏 hard 👏 scheming and stooging (sometimes YEARS of preparation!) in order to torture the original liars...... so for these new girls we will call the villains B instead :)

[theswifterhood]

rewatching pll bc of the mike’s mic recaps and i forgot how wacky this show is. it’s also so problematic the amount of gross age gaps that are just. normalized. is so weird!!!!! ew. anyways this show is my guilty pleasure and it was one of the first shows i ever really loved (right up there with hannah montana and mystery incorporated) so it has a special spot in my heart.

[autism-swagger]

HAPPY TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE BEST REVEAL IN THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION

[roryparis]

i love love triangles btw

[lesbianjudasiscariot]

okay SHE'S STILL SIXTEEN YOU CREEP

[hadesisqueer]

I’m so curious on your take!

Do you feel Brooklynn being alive helped the suspense? Cause for me the show building up this all and then us finding out she’s alive made the show more interesting to me and more suspenseful. Like yes I became less anxious to know if she was dead or alive but I still feel afraid.

Also did you like the fact she was authentically cast? Cause for me the way they went out of their way to find someone missing a limb who sounded like Jenna but also had love for the franchise makes the show better for me imo

I really don't think Brooklynn turning out to be alive killed the suspense any more than Alison DiLaurentis turning out to be alive in Pretty Little Liars (to give an example about a mystery show with a character who faked her death as well). PLL was not perfect at all lmao and I didn't exactly like the ending, but it was a big show for me in my early teens and damn didn't the whole mystery have in. And after Alison was revealwd to be alive? There was still a lot of suspense about who A was, what had caused Alison to fake her death, who tried to kill her and why, what really happened that night, could she be trusted or not, drama with Emily, with her family-- if anything, that reveal made the show have more suspense and drama. Chaos Theory is very different to PLL of course, but-- what happened that night? Who exactly wanted her dead? How did she survive? Someone helped her? Who helped her? And if you're into drama, you're also waiting to see her version of things with that whole Darius stuff, but that's not even top 3 questions, the main one is "What has she been up to?" So, yeah, you're right, the reveal didn't kill the suspense, if anything it made me feel more eager.

Also, yes, I love that they casted a disabled voice actress to voice Brooklynn. Rep is important and I'm sure the show is gonna show how Brooklynn is dealing with her disability, so casting someone who knows how it feels (and who, as you said, on top of that loves the franchise and sounds a lot like Jenna) brings a sense of authenticity that I really like.

[frozen-heart]

Thoughts on episode 8

Here we go again! Lots of thoughts & feelings.. So let's go!

I won't lie I was gagged when I first watched this episode. I was on the edge of my seat!

But now that I've had time to let it sit in my brain I just can't help but think that it was... lacking.. It wasn't bad, but was it good?

Reveal

I once mentioned before how I didn't want it to be Wes, but I was still shocked when he did his thing this episode.. Mrs Langsberry being Bloody Rose was fine. She was suspicious from the start, but I had other theories that I liked more. But it definitely makes sense with Tabby being the final girl.

I don't really know if I like Wes as the big bad. I didn't dislike it, as much as I thought I would before I watched this episode. But other theories captured my heart more..

Kelly

I'm glad Kelly survived. I was sure she would and here we are :D

I still don't get why Bloody Rose attacked her. It was so random, even for this movie plot thing. It didn't fit Bloody Rose at all. And then Bloody Rose standing there and watching Faran go in to save Kelly? Go girl give us nothing.

I'm sad they cut Kelly's storyline short. As if Kelly's mom just needed to have a talk with Kelly to stop literally ABUSING her?! And the weird reactions from the girls, when Kelly said there was no more prayer closet time with her mom gave me an ick.

I was also weirded out how she's suddenly included again after Imogen THREATENED to make her life a living hell. And Kelly got over her cult mindset and trauma way to quickly!

I loved her hug with Faran and I hope these two end up together. I've been shipping them since season 1.

Also, not that I care, but where was Greg? That storyline with Faran and Greg is just left in the open. Did Kelly find out? Did they just have a one time thing?? Hello?

Imogen & Johnny

The whole time after Imogen attacked Johnny I was screaming internally for someone to get him out of the fucking freezer T_T That poor guy. I thought Imogen killed him 100%! I thought that would carry out into season 3! But no.. Why didn't she call the police? I mean even in Rosewood, which has the worst police department in history, they were called when dead bodies showed up! I love Imogen, but that was so stupid. I get freaking out on Johnny and I can still excuse her knocking him out, but anything after? Questionable. Choices were made. Still love her tho.

I'm a bit sad because I came to love their relationship, despite it being rushed. I don't think they would get back together, but who knows with this show.

Dr Sullivan

I actually can't believe they butchered Dr Sullivan's character. I know she's a crappy therapist! But you can't make me believe she's so money hungry that she does all of this for a fucking book! She felt like a totally different character! In the original PLL she was still helpful and kind to the Liars and in this she had some good bonding moments with Imogen..

Why was she kidnapped in the first place? That was so random. And stopping therapy is like the last thing the Liars need. Especially Tabby and Imogen. Why is Tabby's mom okay with them stopping therapy?

I also can't get over this timeline with Archie/Dr Sullivan and the og show. It still feels out of character for Archie to randomly kill her son and only now killing her. I gotta admit it was brutal to murder her without answering her question about her son, but that whole story felt like a lie.

Clanton

AND PLEASE WHERE IS CLANTON??? It always seemed like Archie killed, because Clanton ordered it. Archie isn't actually A, Clanton is. He's the mastermind behind it. And it seems like that whole thing was just dropped?

I also thought Bloody Rose would have a bigger team. I mean it had this while Bloody Rose cult, but besides Wes and Mrs Langsberry, there was no one else involved that we knew or cared about. That was a bit dissapointing.

Jen/Noa

I was hoping till the end that Jen turns out to be evil. Especially when she accused Christian and Johnny of being suspicious, as if she hadn't suddenly turned up in Millwood as well?! That was so suspicious and I hoped they would follow through... The bar is so low and they still didn't deliver. Why did they wait until the last episode to TRY to make Jen likable?

Noa/Jen/Shawn storyline was really the biggest failure of this season and really dragged the quality down for me. As if there were no consequences for Noa and Jen after stealing money and wrecking Shawn's car?? Then Noa stealing a car (which was justified in that situation). How are these two not in jail right now???

Overall

I feel like the episode had a good pace until the time jump they did after Tabby's test. It was way to rushed!

I think I'll have to rewatch this episode. Maybe the whole season to really know whether to like it or not. For now I actually think I prefer season 1 overall, which is really surprising to me. When the first two episodes came out I was sure I would love this season more. I know many hated the reveal of season 1. I don't remember my initial thoughts I had back then, but I still think I preferred that reveal for now. Even if it was a random twin situation 😭

And where was Ash?? I thought he would have a bigger part in the reveal.. Where were the moms? Where were the parents overall this season??

That's it for now. I hope I didn't miss anything. Maybe I'll have more thoughts after rewatching the entire season