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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Recap: ‘The Blonde Leading The Blind’

Posted By: Jess | January 27, 2012 | Category: ABC Family

Men of Rosewood: If you value life and limb, do not date one of the “Pretty Little Liars.” That was basically the over-arching lesson of Monday’s episode of the ABC Family drama. Whether this also applies to women (i.e. Maya) is yet to be seen, as she was conveniently absent from the proceedings. Let’s review the other rocky romances:

Spencer and Toby
Spencer, more than anyone, is a pro at sending mixed messages. Sure, she and Toby shouldn’t be together, but that doesn’t mean they can’t make out in his pick-up truck on occasion, right? Wrong. A knows about their clandestine kissing, texting Spencer as much. So when Toby stops by the Hastings’ to pick up his tools, and rings Spencer’s cell, it’s Emily who answers saying S is “unavailable at the moment.” Smooth, Em. Toby returns later to dismantle the scaffolding around the barn, but A (sort of) beats him to it, loosening a screw which sends the supports (and Toby) tumbling. It’s okay, though! He only has a concussion and a broken arm. But it’s enough to spur Spencer to end things once and for all…in probably the most cowardly way ever. She has Emily (her official Toby liaison, apparently) tell him she’s into someone else. Toby assumes its Dr. McGleamy (Wren) and splits from Rosewood. Forever?

Aria and Ezra
Recently-returned-to-Rosewood Holden is officially Aria’s beard (and she his). But is he gay? That’s the question, and the girls are pretty sure he is. Aria spies him checking out a girl, though, and isn’t entirely convinced. She calls Ezra (on Emily’s phone, natch) and leaves a message to meet her in front of the clock in Rittenhouse Square if he thinks there’s any chance of them ever being together. (Of course, we already saw this moment on the Brooklyn Bridge in the “Sex and the City” movie, so we kind of knew it’d end happy.) Under the guise of a friendly get-together, Ella drives Aria and her beard into the city, where Holden goes on his way as Aria waits. And waits. And waits. All hope looks lost until, through the foggy mist, drives Ezra ready for a rain-drenched smooch that would make Nicholas Sparks proud.

(Oh, and if you’re wondering, Holden isn’t gay. But he is up to something…)

Hanna and Caleb
Caleb is able to retrieve more footage from A’s cell phone, and it shows Ian and Ali in the woods, breaking to a bit of static before returning with Ian hiding the camera in Ali’s room (right before Jenna and Garrett walk in). What does this all mean? The trio were not only in Rosewood the night of Ali’s murder, BUT WERE IN THE VICTIM’S BEDROOM. Hanna decides things are getting too dangerous for Caleb (Officer Garrett was seemingly spying on him at a cafe, after all), so she takes the drive with the data and blends it into an electric smoothie. But that doesn’t deter Caleb (who wisely saved a back-up copy on his computer), who appeals to Emily and Spencer to let him continue investigating. They agree, revealing the need-to-knows to Caleb but keeping Hanna in the dark.

Also worth a mention: The girls find evidence that A was terrorizing Ali before her death, and Noel Kahn is rebounding from Mona with Jenna. These will no doubt be important tidbits as we get closer and closer to learning A’s identity.

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Why ”You’ll All Be Screaming at Your TVs” During Finale

Posted By: Jess | January 27, 2012 | Category: ABC Family Ashley Benson Episodes Exclusives Ian Harding Interviews

In an exclusive interview with Wetpaint Entertainment, Pretty Little Liars producer Lisa Cochran-Neilan revealed some behind-the-scenes scoop on whether “A”’s real identity was planned from the start, what happened to Alison’s (Sasha Pieterse) twin from the books and Season 2, Episode 3: “The First Secret,” and why fans will be “screaming at their TVs” during the Season 2 finale.

Wetpaint Entertainment: When did you find out who “A” was, and how did you react?

Lisa Cochran-Neilan: You know, “A” has always been very, very elusive. We refer to “A” as Shim, as in she/him/it. It has been really an excellent job by our writing staff to keep many many avenues open and it really is by design. They do a wonderful job of keeping characters slightly in the shadows, in the dark, in the light and it really keeps your interest going. I will tell you there was not a lot of time before we knew, again by design.

Was it who you thought it was?

Nope. I think that fans will love it. Because I think that many things will be answered and many things will be opened up for new questions. I think there’s going to be, I think [Executive Producer] Marlene [King] calls it an end and a beginning.

Does finding out who “A” is solve the mystery of who killed Alison?

There are two different stories, two very different stories that are going on on Pretty Little Liars. There is a person, whoever that person is, who is “A.” There is a murder mystery, who killed Alison [Sasha Pieterse]. They are not necessarily the very same person, and I think the story has done a fairly good job of sometimes explaining that. Clues sometimes help you believe that it can or cannot be the same person, based on if you’re listening to the clues. The girls are actually trying to put it together in the story in dialogue, but they are two very separate lines that run through the series.

Where should fans be looking for clues in particular?

They should be looking at everything. There are some incredibly subtle and wonderful pieces that are in our sets, that are in our story, in the dialogue. There are wonderful pieces that we talk about and that we lay in there. What we really like is picking up or reading a blog or something where somebody picks [up a clue] and we get a kick out of it. It was insignificant to a lot of people, but they pick it up.

Is there going to be a happy ending for Ezria?

We just watched a really wonderful kiss in the rain. The next day the comments that were made…and I go through my Twitter account while the show is on and when Ezria is on that screen, it goes viral. It’s amazing. I think that they have a very tough road ahead of them. These are very, very committed people, we’ve seen them, they’ve come out public. I can’t imagine anybody thinking that the road ahead of them is going to be anything but uphill.

If you had to describe the finale in one word…

If I had to choose one I would say in many ways, it’s heartbreaking. Although you are going to laugh, it’s visually beautiful, it answers things, there’s a lot of “Oh my Gods.” But I think it’s heartbreaking and I think our girls deliver.

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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Creator Marlene King’s Got Some Secrets!

Posted By: Jess | January 27, 2012 | Category: ABC Family Episodes

With it’s blend of thoughtful personal stories wrapped up in a fantastical mystery, it’s four smart, talented and stunning stars and its spot-on supporting cast, ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars has found a recipe for success that holds appeal far beyond the core teen demographic it depicts, and showrunner and creator Marlene King is a key player in that success.

No stranger to writing about teen girls, King penned 1995’s coming-of-age crowd-pleaser Now and Then, produced by Demi Moore and starring Cristina Ricci. While teen material may appear to be King’s raison d’être, she also tackled writing about the weighty subject of abortion throughout the decades in HBO’s If These Walls Could Talk, which Moore also produced.

Based on Sara Shepard’s teen novels of the same name, King wrote the pilot for Pretty Little Liars that brought Aria, Hanna, Spencer and Emily life on the small screen. Since the pilot premiered in 2010 the show has become a juggernaut of a success teeming with pop culture touchstones – including plenty of Hitchcock references – and compassionate personal stories of the four pretty little liars’ friendships, loves and losses. Not to mention that King and the gang have managed to turn the mystery of “Who is A?” into watercooler, Twitter and Facebook conversation. It’s just the cherry on top that Pretty Little Liars features a compassionately told coming out story for the show’s lesbian character Emily that has garnered accolades and awards throughout the LGBT community.

King chatted with SheWired about Emily’s status as Rosewood’s lady killer, the show’s amazing Hitchcock homages, just who’ll be returning for the back side of Season 2 and Pretty Little Liars / Revenge viewing parties.

Thanks so much for chatting with me. Can you talk about your professional trajectory? How did you become the queen of teen material?

Marlene King: I got into the business just by writing. I went to college at Pepperdine out here in Malibu, California. I didn’t major in film or writing. I was a broadcast major, and I just realized I loved writing. I had a great teacher, a great broadcast/writing teacher and I started writing screenplays and I met Demi Moore. She produced Now and Then and she sort of gave me my first big break. After that, I did several movies for her and really this was my first television project.

How did the Pretty Little Liars material come to you?

I had a general meeting with the folks at ABC Family because they loved Now and Then, and it seemed like we had very similar sensibilities. They developed programs for the target audience that I really seemed to have a lot of fun writing with and for… I left that meeting and the very next day they called and said “Hey, we have a book for you to take a look at.” It was Pretty Little Liars.

So, what was your response after reading that book?

I loved it! I read it in one sitting and called and said, “Can I have the next book please? And when can I come in and talk about the television show?”

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ABC Insider – PLL 2×18 Spoilers

Posted By: emi | January 27, 2012 | Category: ABC Family Spoilers Videos